FCS Convocation 2012

Our Future, Our Commitment, Our Students

Board of Education

• Gilbert Johnson Board Chair• Debra Brodie Board Vice

Chair• Bernard Hall Member• Dr. Bobbie Richardson Member• Synthia Richardson Member• Paige Sayles Member• Rev. Dannie T. Williams Member

Superintendent’s Cabinet

• Dr. Eddie Ingram Superintendent• Tommy Piper Asst. Superintendent for Auxiliary Services• Lynn Henderson Asst. Superintendent for Human Resources• Doug Moore Asst. Superintendent for Business & Finance• Dr. Beverly Joseph Asst. Superintendent for Student Services

and Exceptional Children• Dr. Elizabeth Keith Director of Secondary Education• Linda Frederickson Director for Elementary Education/Title I• Laureen Jones Director of Career and Technical Education• Patty Jones Director of Student Accountability• Chris Shearer Chief Technology Officer• Joe Baisley Public Information Officer/Special Projects

Teacher of the Year

Colleen MalenaEdward Best Elementary

Teacher Assistant of the Year

Linda WilliamsYoungsville Elementary

Principal of the Year

Roosevelt Alston

Bunn Middle

Assistant Principal of the Year

Geoffrey Hawthorne

Cedar Creek Middle

Curriculum Resource Teachers of the Year

Jennifer GreenRoyal Elementary

Kim HellerCedar Creek

Middle

Hope CoatsFranklinton High

SCHOOL CELEBRATIONSElementary School Level

Bunn Elementary School

• 98% Parent Participation at Report Card Pick-Up Conferences

• Successful  tour around the globe with the Parade of Countries Event

• Record number of miles walked in their Wildcat Walk Program

• Implementation of MTSS (Multi Tiered Student Support - RTI)

• Began PBIS implementation in January

Edward Best Elementary School

• Colleen Malena – Franklin County Teacher of the Year

• School of Distinction• Large Increase on 5th Grade

Science EOG• PTA Campus Beautification

Project

Franklinton Elementary School

• Second Year Silver Award Winner for Healthy Alliance

• NC Exemplary PBIS School• 2011-12 Recipient of Fruit and Veggie

Grant• School of Progress• Met Expected Growth• United Way and Bright Idea

Grant Recipients• NC K-2 School Nutrition Association

Student Essay Winner

Laurel Mill Elementary School

• Increase in Performance Composite• Battle of the Books Champions• PBIS Model School Application Level• Over 100 students participated in

PBIS Trip to the Mudcats game in the Spring

• Increase in the number of grants received for classroom resources

Long Mill Elementary School

• PBIS Exemplar School• Alliance for a Healthier

Generation Silver Award Winner• School of Distinction/High

Growth• Service Award Winner

Louisburg Elementary School

• Met Expected Growth• Finished Runner-Up for Elementary

Battle of the Books• First Place in United Way Spelling Bee• Elevated from Green Ribbon to Model

School Status for PBIS• Silver Award Recipient for Healthy

Alliance

Royal Elementary School

• Met Expected Growth• Recognition for School PBIS Model• Awarded Gold Medals at the State

Level for Special Olympics• Awarded Three United Way Grants• School will be 100% Interactive This

Year

Youngsville Elementary School

• School of Distinction• Met High Growth• 86% Test Score Composite• Continued PBIS Success• Smartboards in every classroom as

part of the building plan• Over 96% attendance rate

SCHOOL CELEBRATIONSMiddle School Level

Bunn Middle School

• North Carolina School of Distinction• Met Expected Growth • Successful Implementation of “Algebra

Project” – 89 of 95 students proficient!• Successful Transition Programming for New

6th Grade Students• Earned PBIS Recognition for 80% Total SET

Score• Home of Champions: Football, Boy’s Soccer,

Volleyball, Wrestling, Boy’s and Girl’s Basketball, Softball, Baseball, Boy’s and Girl’s Track

Cedar Creek Middle School

• All students in Algebra I scored at Level IV on the EOG and also made growth

• Met High Growth• PBIS Exemplar Status for the third consecutive

year• Number 1 in Soccer• Won Battle of the Books at the District Level• Reduced discipline referrals• We had 134 Betas and expecting more this year• The 7th and 8th grade bands received ratings of

excellent and superior from the North Carolina Bandmasters Association Concert Festival

Terrell Lane Middle School

• Met Expected Growth• 100% of Algebra I Students Passed• Quiz Bowl Winners• Third Year Winners of Designers of

Tomorrow• No Teacher Turnover• Softball Champions of the Year

SCHOOL CELEBRATIONSHigh School Level

Bunn High School

• Achieved highest test scores in history, including EOCs and VoCATS

• AP Tests:  100% of students who tested in Calculus, Statistics, and Chemistry achieved a score that will earn them college credit

• School Graduation Rate is 82.3%• BHS students also excelled in their

extracurricular endeavors:– 7 athletic teams won conference championships– Band earned “Superior” ratings in elite competitions– Clubs participated in a number of community service

projects.  A significant example was FBLA’s leadership in collecting 3000 food items for United Way.

Early College High School

• Performance Composite Increase of 15.1%

• Third Full Year on VGCC Campus• Increased Enrollment• Continued Cooperative Relationship

with Vance-Granville Community College

• Partnership with Novozymes to Utilize Resources for STEM Education

Franklinton High School

• School of Distinction for the third consecutive year

• EOC Performance Composite of 84.0%• Graduation Rate is 83.3%• Achieved High Growth Status• Met 100% (17 of 17) Annual

Measurable Objectives (AMOs)

Louisburg High School

• Increased Performance Composite of 76.32%

• Growth in Algebra I and Biology• High Growth in English I• CTE Classes Met FCS and NC goals• Science Olympiad Team Advanced to

State Competition

BELIEFS AND GOALS

Beliefs

• Effort is as important as intellectual ability.

• When we provide students with engaging schoolwork, they will learn more.

• If you think you can and you work hard, you get smart.

• Even though our Free and Reduced Lunch percentage has increased nearly 10% in the last five years, and with a steadily declining state budget, our overall academic performance has increased.

• Our graduation rate has improved steadily from 61.5% in 2005-2006 to 80.12% in 2011-2012.

• Our dropout rate has declined from 5.97% in 2005-2006 to 2.84% in 2010-2011.

• Our performance composite has increased from 61.67% in 2007-2008 to 78.18% in 2011-2012.

• Our suspension rates have decreased around 34% since 2009.

District Accomplishments

District Data

Free & Reduced

Lunch 2008 2009 2010 2011 201240506070

51.71

52.7 55.44

58.33

60.56

Graduation Rate

2008 2009 2010 2011 201260708090 71.6

74.16

76.65

78.59

80.12

Dropout Rate

2008 2009 2010 2011 20120

2

4

3.7 3.682.7 2.84 3.02

District Data

Suspension Rate

2008 2009 2010 2011 20120

1000

2000

3000

20332580

1938 1541 1708

Performance

Composite2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

50

60

70

80 61.67

70.7575.78 76.31 78.18

District Goals

• Ninety-five percent of all Franklin County Schools’ students will be reading and doing math at least on grade level at least by the end of third grade by the year 2013.

• Franklin County Schools will produce a graduation rate of 90% by the year 2013.

• Franklin County Schools’ dropout rate will be reduced to 2.0% by the year 2013.

District Goals

• At least 25% of all Franklin County Schools’ students will pass at least one AP course during their high school careers.

• All Franklin County Schools will be schools of distinction (performance composite 80%) by 2013.

• Schools will reduce their out-of-school suspensions by 5% each school year.

• Schools will reduce their achievement gaps by 5% per each school year.

CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

AMOs – The “New Kid on the Block”

• Bunn Elementary• Bunn Middle• Cedar Creek Middle• Edward Best Elementary• Franklinton High• Long Mill Elementary• Louisburg High• Youngsville Elementary

ABCs High Growth

• Cedar Creek Middle• Edward Best Elementary• Franklinton High• Long Mill Elementary• Louisburg High• Youngsville Elementary

ABCs Expected Growth

• Bunn Elementary• Bunn Middle• Franklinton Elementary• Louisburg Elementary• Royal Elementary• Terrell Lane Middle School

Composite Increases

• Bunn Elementary• Bunn Middle• Bunn High• Cedar Creek Middle• Edward Best

Elementary• Franklin County

Early College High• Franklinton

Elementary

• Franklinton High• Laurel Mill

Elementary• Long Mill

Elementary• Louisburg

Elementary• Louisburg High• Terrell Lane

Middle

PLCs

• System-wide program

• Focus on Common Core and Essential Standards

• Positive impact on student achievement

• Early Release Days dedicated to PLC work

• Keep up the good work!

Elementary Schools

• Full implementation of the K-5 reporting system for parents

• Wireless Generation• Full implementation of the Common

Core and Essential Standards • RTI (Responsiveness to Instruction)

Middle Schools

• Significant Increase in Technology• Continue Planning on Sixth Grade

Transition Plan• Full implementation of the Common

Core and Essential Standards• Continue to Explore ABCI Grading

System

High Schools

• Third Full Year of Early College High School with Partnership of Novozymes

• Development of STEM Initiatives• Increased Emphasis on Graduation

Rate• Full implementation of the Common

Core and Essential Standards• Continued Increase in EOC Results

Creative Education Center

• Nationally recognized for offering online programs in:– Coursework alternatives to long-term

suspensions– Coursework alternatives to short-term

suspensions– Placement for exceptional children– Afterschool course retrievals– Independent studies in distance learning labs– Summer School course retrieval– Homebound intervention

Career & Technical Education

Celebrations• In 2011-2012, Franklin County CTE

students earned an impressive number of certifications throughout the program areas:– Career Readiness, WorkKeys – 135

Recipients– Everfi – 64 Credential Recipients– MSITA – 345 Credential Recipients– NCCER – 167 Credential Recipients– ServSafe – 43 Credential Recipients

Career & Technical Education

Celebrations• CTE EOC Scores for 2011-2012:

– Bunn High School at 89.87%– Franklinton High School at 85.45%– Louisburg High School at 83.18%– Franklin County at 86.73%

Technology – Online Safety

• Each teacher is responsible for teaching online safety and cyberbullying– Lots of free resources– See Tech Facilitator for ideas

Technology – Wireless Upgrades

• Wireless Upgrades– Over 500 wireless access points were

installed across the district this summer– Many are working, but many still need to

be configured– The goal is to have all

running by December

Technology – Online Professional Development

• Online PD– Tech Facilitators generated some online

Moodle courses – Lots of teachers and staff have utilized

these– CEUs available– More to come– Tablet Winners

OTHER IMPORTANT ITEMS

Employee Handbook

• Available Online

• Please make sure you read it carefully!

The Dress Code

• Keep signs posted• Enforce it!

Code of Conduct

• Available Online• Minor additions/

revisions weremade

Name Badges

• Please wearyour badge whenon any campus.

• It’s a goodsecurity andsafety measure.

Benjamin Franklin

2012-2013

Supervision

Students should be

supervised at

ALL timesin ALL places!

Volunteers

• Make sure volunteers are registered.• Anyone who helps out at school or at

a school event must be cleared to do so.

• Any volunteer who supervises students must be a Level II volunteer and pass a background check.

United Way of Franklin County

• Important FCS Partner• Hundreds of thousands

in teacher grants• FCS is the largest

United Way donor• FCS gets as much as it

gives• Dale Byrns is the

United Way President• Teacher Grant

Applications Due September 14

Closing Remarks

“Get over the idea that only children should spend their time in study. Be a student so long as you have something to learn...”

-Henry L. DohertyHave a great school

year!