august 2016 member meeting on education

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8:30-10:00 a.m., Monday, Aug. 15

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DR. LORI CARLINPublic Information Officer, Chatham County Schools

Chatham County and Our Public Schools

Current CCS Facts

▪17 Schools▪4 high schools

(3 traditional, 1 early college/alternative)▪3 middle schools▪5 K-8 schools▪5 elementary schools.

▪92 yellow school buses ▪over one million miles each school year

transporting approximately 3,900 students daily

We are in the process of planning for one additional

high school and one elementary school, both on the

east side of the county.

Who We Are:• 8,400 Students (approximately)

• K-5: 3950• 6-8: 1986• 9-12: 2121

• Employees• 85 Nationally Board Certified Teachers• 47%Teachers with advanced degrees• The district is the largest employer in the county.• Teacher retention for 2014 was 87.24%

CCS Partnerships

Strong partnerships are a major component of community schools.

•The Chatham Education Foundation supported 32 grants reaching over 1,700 students and 119 teachers this year

•The PTSA Thrift Shop – a school/community endeavor over 30 years raising over $1.6M for schools and programs.

•Central Carolina Works – partnership with CCCC

•Area civic, church, arts, and professional organizations work with the schools to provide grants and scholarships for students.

The Year Ahead...

ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS

• Growth data is embargoed until September, so stay tuned!• Online and college level courses as well as award-winning Arts and

Career and Technical Education programs are available to high school students.

• SAT scores have risen an average of 10 points in the last few years• Dual Language programs are achieving international recognition• Graduation Rate exceeding the state average

• National & Regional Career & Technical Education Organization Winners

• 2 High Schools Recognized as Nationally Ranked Top Schools• Central Carolina Works - dual enrollment

• Chatham County School of Science and Engineering - SAGE August 2016

Accomplishments

AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination)

▪All three traditional high schools have the AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) program.

▪The voluntary program targets middle-performing students and those who will be first generation college students who have the desire, academic potential, and determination to succeed in a rigorous high school curriculum.

▪High school staff work with 280 students across the district in the AVID program.

▪Due to its success, AVID strategies are now being used with other high school and middle school students.

▪100% College Acceptance Rate for our AVID seniors

ACADEMIC TALKING POINTS

Northwood High School & Jordan-Matthews named in the

top US High Schools

2013 America’s Most Challenging High Schools

#53 in NC

1:1 Technology Plan• We have a strong commitment to meeting the needs of our 21st century

learners by giving them the best technology we can offer.

• The district is entirely wireless.

• High school students are issued individual laptops.

• All other schools have carts of iBook laptops for classroom use.

• The district issues a laptop computer to every teacher for educational use at school and home.

• K-8 schools are getting Chromebooks this year.

EXTRACURRICULAR OFFERINGS

• Highly successful athletic teams• Jordan-Matthews HOSA & DECA winners• CCHS FFA Team 2nd in National Event• NHS DECA winners• Scholar Athlete of the Month• High achieving BETA Clubs• Dual-Language Programs• International Spanish Language Academy• Well known & supported Arts Education

programs

What comes next?:• Flightplan 2020 - New Strategic Plan• Primed for Growth on both sides of the county• Continue to implement the higher & deeper

curriculum standards.• Positive Behavior Interventions & Support• Enhanced Responsiveness to Instruction• Common Instructional Framework• Read to Achieve – 3rd Grade• Partnerships with local businesses and

organizations.• Early College expansion

ARTS

ATHLETICS

ACTIVITIES

ACADEMICS

PHILIP HOLMESInterim Executive Director of Professional Learning and Project ADVANCE, CHCCS

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

About Us…

- Highest average SAT scores in NC- Cohort graduation rate = 94.6 (#1 in NC)- 93% of our graduates go to 2- or 4-year college- Class of 2014 earned over $10M in scholarships- Second highest local per pupil expenditure in NC- 26 Advanced Placement courses offered

About Us…

- More than 250 nationally certified teachers- At least one full-time art, music, technology specialist in every school- Gifted education specialists in all elementary and middle schools- Dual language options in Spanish and Mandarin- World language instruction offered in Chinese, French,

German, Japanese, Latin and Spanish

About Us…

- High schools offer 23 different sports- Middle schools support 17 different sports- More than 1,300 local residents volunteered more than

33,000 hours in 2013-14 for an in-kind value in excess of $740,000!!!

Challenges…

- Nearly 30% free/reduced lunch- Closing the gap- Changing demographics/cultures/expectations- Recruiting/retaining quality teachers- Project ADVANCE- Superintendent search- School Bond – November 8

DR. BERT L’HOMME

Superintendent, Durham Public Schools

DR. TODD WIRT

Superintendent, Orange County Schools

Orange County

SchoolsAn Introduction

Number of Schools(6 traditional and 1 year-round elementary; 3 middle schools; 3 high schools)

13

Number of Pre-K Programs 9Teachers 553Teacher Assistants 122Support Staff (Guidance, Psychology, Media etc)

90

Principals 13Assistant Principals 17Central Office Administrators 15National Board Certified Teachers 128Licensed Staff with Advanced Degrees 332Total Number of Employees 1150

School year 2015-16Student Enrollment 7,5262015-16 Graduation rate 89.3%Male/Female 52.5%/47.5%Free and Reduced Lunch 42.37%American Indian 0.2%Asian 1.15%Black 14.27%Pacific Islander 0.07%Hispanic 20.83%Multiracial 3.85%White 59.63%

Demographics

59.6320.83

14.27

3.85 1.15 0.2 0.07Ethnic groups

WhiteHispanic/LatinoBlackMultiracialAsianAmer. IndianPac. Islander

OCS CURRICULAR PROGRAM

International Baccalaureate Programme (IB)- students from Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools attend OCS to take courses

Advanced Placement (AP)- College level courses (Physics, Chemistry, English, Calculus, Biology, US History, Biology)

Career and Technical Education (CTE)

Efland-Cheeks Global Elementary School

By choice year round school: Hillsborough Elementary

National Award-winning Woodworking classes

1:1 Technology

Project House (began 1966)- Hands for Habitat; During the school year, students build a green-certified homes

Morehead Scholar

Governor’s School Students

Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID)

OCS Recognition Highlights

2015-16 NC Teachers Voice Network Fellow2015 NC Social Studies Teacher of the Year2015-16 Outstanding Young Educator (Dr.

Todd Wirt)2015 NC Outstanding Band Director2015-16 Lighthouse Award School- Gravelly

Hill Middle School2016-17 Kenan Fellow recipient

Student Honors: 2015 & 2016 Gold and First Place awards in National Skills USA Competition, Blue Ribbon winners at NC State Fair for FFA members and Woodworking, 2015 Gold Award Nat’l FCCLA, 2015 NC Water Tower Comp. 1st Place

OCS Highlights, cont. 2016 Google For Education Certified Innovator

2015-16 Middle School Teacher to Watch (1 of 2 in the state this year)

2016 Skills USA Gold Medal Winner in Cabinetmaking

2013-15 Award of Excellence from NC DPI PBIS School (Grady Brown Elementary)

OCS Child Nutrition Services 2013, 2014, 2015 Awards of Excellence- NC Dept of Public Instruction and Universal Breakfast at all Elementary Schools

2015-16 News and Observer Male Athlete of the Year

2015-16 All-State Soccer Athlete (Women’s)

2015-16 FFA State Champions in Parliamentary Procedure (National Qualifiers)

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CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF FIX-A-HOME

INTRODUCING 2016 RECIPIENTS PAUL & BELINDA CALDWELL

SAVE THE DATEOCTOBER MEMBER MEETING8:30-10:00 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 13

Whitted Building in Hillsborough

SAVE THE DATENOVEMBER ECONOMIC SUMMIT

12-2 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 15

Rizzo Conference Center, Chapel Hill

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