11th ARC - Dare County Schools

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Dare County Schools
Dare County Schools
11th
Annual Report
2010-2011
Dare County Schools
“Educate Every Child”
Message from the Superintendent
Dear Residents of Dare County:
I am pleased to present the Eleventh Annual Report Card for Dare
County Schools. This publication provides highlights of some of the
school district’s outstanding programs and accomplishments as they
relate to the Dare County Board of Education goals. You will also
find facts and figures about our enrollment and budget.
By exposing all of our students to a rigorous and relevant curriculum,
we are committed to providing them with all available opportunities
to be productive citizens in the 21st Century. We’re pleased to report
that:
• Dare County is the only NC district to post an on-time
graduation rate of more than 90% for three years in a row;
• Dare County students’ participation rates and average scores
on the 2011 SAT are second best in North Carolina for the third
year in a row; and
• Dare County ranks as third highest in the state for AP
participation rates and scores.
Our goal is to graduate 100 percent of students on time prepared for
college and work, as we embrace our mission to “Educate
Every Child.”
Thank you for your interest and support of Dare County Schools.
Sincerely,
Sue F. Burgess, Ed.D.
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Dare county Board Of Education
Ben Sproul, Chairman
Benjamin Cahoon, Vice-Chairman
Bea Basnight
Anthony Fletcher
Walter Holton
Margaret Lawler
David Oaksmith
Accolades
• First Flight and Manteo High schools both achieved graduation rates
exceeding 95% in 2011.
Director of Secondary Instruction
Nancy C. Griffin and MHS Principal
John Luciano, with State Superintendent
June Atkinson, as she recognized Dare
County Schools Class of 2011 on-time
graduation rate of 90.1% as fourth
among all NC school districts.
Staff recognitions
• A team of three Kitty Hawk Elementary School teachers, technology
coordinator Brian Wehner, media specialist Ellen Bryson, and
kindergarten teacher Nicole Farrell, received the North Carolina
Technology in Education Society (NCTIES) 2011 Media Specialist
Technology Innovation Award.
• For the third consecutive year, under the leadership of Anna McGinnis,
Chief Financial Officer, the Finance Department was awarded a
Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by
the Government Finance Officers Association, signifying that Dare
County Schools’ financial reporting met the highest standards in
governmental accounting.
• Kristin Gray, Cape Hatteras Elementary School, was named Dare
County Schools 2011 NC Council of Teachers of Mathematics
(NCCTM) Outstanding Elementary School Mathematics Teacher.
• Dawn Edwards, Lead EC teacher and Behavioral Specialist, Dare
County Alternative School, was named Dare County Exceptional
Children Teacher of Excellence for 2010-2011 in a recognition
program sponsored by the EC Division of the NC Department of
Public Instruction.
• Tricia Eldridge, First Flight Elementary School, was Dare County’s
2011 Outstanding Teacher of the Gifted, in a program sponsored
by the NC Association for the Gifted and Talented (NCAGT).
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PERSONnel
Total Employees
Certified
Classified
Dare County Schools
2010-2011
Classified Employee of the Year
Delphine McMurrin,
Manteo Middle School
737
465
272
• Approximately 40% of Dare County
classroom teachers hold advanced
degrees.
• The number and percentage of Dare
County Schools personnel holding
National Board Certification have
increased from 4 (3%) in 2000 to 96
(25%) in 2011, which is higher than the
state average of 19%. North Carolina
leads the nation in the number of
National Board Certified Teachers.
• For the past three years, 99% of Dare
County teachers have met state
standards as Highly Qualified:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Fully licensed by the state in a core subject area
- Passed the Praxis II standardized teacher test
Teacher of the Year
Stephen Nichols,
Manteo High School
• The top three reasons teachers left the
district were for retirement, family relocation, and family responsibility/
child care.
Teacher Assistants – Paraprofessionals
Principal of the Year
Margie Parker,
First Flight Elementary School
District paraprofessionals who did
not have a minimum of an associate
degree began coursework to obtain an
associate degree or equivalent by the
end of school year 2011-2012.
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2010-2011
teachers of the year
Erin DelMonte, CHSSCS
Esther Balance Doxey, MES
Tricia Eldridge, FFES
Mary Ann Hodges, MMS
Danielle James, FFHS
Paula Miller, FFMS
Stephen Nichols, MHS
Kookie Skinner, DCAS
Page Sorey, NHES
Kim Whitehurst, KHES
Karla Willis, CHES
Dare Education Foundation and East
Carolina Bank sponsor the annual
Teachers of the Year Dinner
2010-2011
Classified Employees of the year
Kelly Ballard, FFMS
Fred Bradford, MES
Marilyn Bryne, Transportation
Shelawn Burton-Gibbs,
After-School Enrichment
Pam Buscemi, MHS
DuWayne Gibbs, DCAS
Ralph Horne, Maintenance
Kim Liverman, FFES
Alice McGreevy, CHES
Delphine McMurrin, MMS
Debbie Mitchell, FFHS
Marizol Muniz, NHES
Eleen Peterson, Child Nutrition
Deanna Purser, KHES
Kathryn Snider Warren, CHSSCS
Maureen Welch, Central Office
Community Ace Hardware stores sponsor
the annual Employees of the Year Dinner
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at a glance
Student Membership - 4856
• White 82.54%, Hispanic 10.79%, Black, 2.99%, Other 3.68%
• In the past five years, the enrollment of English Language Learners
has increased 46%.
2000-01 – 71%
2001-02 – 75%
2002-03 – 78%
2003-04 – 78%
2004-05 – 80%
2005-06 – 83%
2006-07 – 84%
2007-08 – 85%
2008-09 – 88%
2009-10 – 86%
2010-11 – 86%
Expenditures 10-11
Instruction 86%
Operations 8%
Transportation 3%
Administration 3%
Revenues 10-11
State 52%
County 39%
Federal 7%
Other 2%
Child Nutrition
Transportation
497,525 lunches sold in 2010-2011
Participation in School Meals
Revised bus scheduling and cost
distribution resulted in an improved
budget rating from 84.65% to
90.63%, adding approximately
$20,000 more in state funding
despite a 2.64% cut by the state to
transportation funds.
Percentage of Students Eligible to
Participate in Free or Reduced
Price School Meal Programs
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Facilities and maintenance
• With a combined staff of 10, the Dare County Schools Facilities
and Maintenance department maintains over 1,223,000 square
feet of space at 11 schools and two office buildings, in addition to
its responsibility for upkeep of 132 acres of grounds.
• Maintenance staff completed over 2700 work orders during
2010-2011. Over the past six years, the department has averaged
a work order completion rate of 99%.
• In addition to performing daily maintenance and fulfilling work
orders, Facilities and Maintenance staff assisted schools in the
planning and installation of special outdoor learning sites at
Manteo and First Flight High Schools, First Flight Elementary
School, and First Flight Middle School in 2010-2011.
TECHNOLOGY
• Technology is infused into all aspects of daily instruction to provide
students with essential tools and skills for research, communication
and collaboration.
• Research-based software programs reinforce instruction and
provide opportunities for students in kindergarten through grade 12
to practice new skills at school and at home 24 hours a day, seven
days a week.
• Online options expand curriculum offerings as well as provide
opportunities for accelerated coursework and credit recovery.
• Electronic readers supplement textbooks and enhance instruction
in district schools.
• Through creative funding, awards, and grants,
Dare County Schools is acquiring iPads or
additional mobile labs for increased instructional
versatility in every school.
• Students with special needs have benefitted
from advances in technology, such as iPads,
that provide specialized software designed for
specific disabilities, and build on strengths using
auditory and/or visual cues.
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Class of 2011
2011 High School Graduates
Cape Hatteras Secondary
School of Coastal Studies
First Flight High School
Manteo High School
Dare County Alternative School
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206
106
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Total
362
Graduate Intentions
More than 86% of 2011 graduates
had immediate plans to continue
their education. The percentage
of graduates completing the
requirements of the rigorous University
Prep and/or College Tech Prep
Diploma has increased from 67% in
2001 to 94.4% in 2011.
Scholarships
• The Class of 2011 received scholarships totaling $1,161,690.
• Forty graduates received four-year scholarships.
Dropout Rate 2010-2011
Since 2001, Dare County has
improved its state rank from 96th
out of 115 districts to 3rd statewide.
For the past eight years, Dare’s rate
has ranked among the six best
dropout rates in North Carolina.
dropout rate Trends
Dare County Schools On-time Graduation Rate
The “on-time” graduation rate is the percentage of students in a
graduating class who earn a diploma in four years or less. Dare
County’s on-time graduation rate increased from 82.8 percent in
2007 to 90.1 percent for the Class of 2011. Dare County is the only
district in the state to break the 90% threshold for three
consecutive years.
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cOLLEGE READINESS
Advanced Placement (AP)
For 2010-2011:
• Dare County ranked number 3 in the
state for AP participation rates and
scores.
• Thirty-nine percent of graduates
completed at least one AP course.
• Dare students took 536 AP courses.
• 21.5% of Dare County’s Class of 2011 earned at least one college
credit through AP curriculum, compared to 17.5% of North
Carolina and 16.9% of US graduates.
• Based on AP participation, all three Dare County high schools
were included in the top 1900 public schools in the nation as
published on the Washington Post website.
AP Scholars
• An AP scholar is a student who has
scored sufficiently high on AP Exams to earn
credit for at least three college courses.
• Thirty-eight Dare County students qualified
as AP Scholars in 2011.
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• Dare students’ average
score of 1020 on the
mathematics and critical
reading portions of the
SAT exceeded the state
average of 1001 and
national average of 1011
for 2011.
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student
performance
Kitty Hawk Elementary School was
recognized by the NC Department of
Public Instruction as an Honor School
of Excellence in both 2010 and 2011.
NC ABCs Standardized Testing
Each of Dare County’s schools earned recognition in North Carolina’s
standardized testing program (ABCs), based on growth and/or composite
scores. The “growth” formula determines if students made at least one
year of academic progress during a single school year. Other factors, such
as attendance and the dropout rate, are included in the formula.
To earn recognition, a school’s student body must demonstrate at least
the “expected growth” that should be attained during one academic
year. Five of Dare’s schools exceeded “expected growth” to earn “high
growth” recognition.
• Schools making “high growth” were First Flight Middle School,
Manteo Middle School, Cape Hatteras Elementary School,
First Flight Elementary School, Nags Head Elementary School, and
Kitty Hawk Elementary School.
• Schools making “expected growth” were Cape Hatteras
Secondary School, First Flight High School, Manteo High School,
and Manteo Elementary School.
Schools may also earn recognition for their proficiency scores,
which refer to the percentage of students who are at or above
grade level. Schools with 90 percent or more at or above grade
level receive the prestigious designation of “School of Excellence.”
“School of Distinction” is reserved for schools with 80 to 89.9
percent of students at or above grade level. “School of Progress”
refers to schools with 70 to 79.9 percent at or above grade level.
• Kitty Hawk Elementary School, which demonstrated high growth
and achieved a composite proficiency score of 94.6 percent,
received top recognition as an “Honor School of Excellence.” Only
eleven schools in North Carolina’s Northeast Region and only 211
statewide (8.4%) qualified for this honor.
• Seven schools were named Schools of Distinction: Cape Hatteras
Elementary (87.8%), First Flight Elementary (86.8%), Nags Head
Elementary (84.4%), First Flight Middle (89.7%), Manteo Middle (84.4%),
First Flight High School (88.4%), and Manteo High School (84.5%).
• Qualifying as Schools of Progress were Manteo Elementary and
Cape Hatteras Secondary.
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student performance
Adequate yearly progress
• To meet the rigorous requirements of the No Child Left Behind federal
legislation, each subgroup of students in a school, such as students with
disabilities, students receiving free or reduced lunch, ethnic groups,
and students for whom English is a second language must achieve
at a predetermined level. If even one subgroup does not meet the
mandated mark, the school cannot achieve “Adequate Yearly Progress”
(AYP) toward the 2014 national goal of 100% of students achieving at or
above grade level.
• Students at Dare County’s eleven public schools achieved 133 of 144
district targets for a success rate of 92 percent. Notably, the 2011-2012
school year was one in which the required proficiency levels were
adjusted upward significantly, some jumping from 77.2 to 88.6 percent.
The following Dare County Schools met 100% of their target scores:
Cape Hatteras Elementary, Cape Hatteras Secondary School,
First Flight Elementary, Nags Head Elementary, Kitty Hawk Elementary,
Manteo High School, and Dare County Alternative School.
The following schools missed one or more targets:
First Flight High School, First Flight Middle School,
Manteo Elementary School, and Manteo Middle School.
Career and technical education (cte)
• Fifty-seven high school students earned MS Office Specialist PowerPoint
2010 certification, and 45 high school students earned MS Office Specialist
Word 2010 certification.
• Fifty-one students earned 178 semester hours of community college
credit by meeting specified criteria in high school Career and Technical
Education courses.
• Sixteen First Flight and Manteo High students earned ServSafe certification,
a restaurant industry credential. Eight students met criteria for the Early
Childhood credential.
• Five Manteo High School students qualified for certification through the
National Center for Construction Education Research (NCCER). NCCER
maintains a database of those certified for potential employers to access.
• Three high school students earned a welding certificate through the Basic
Welding Processes course offered at The College of the Albemarle.
• One hundred percent of high school students in the following nine CTE
Programs met or exceeded state standards:
Manteo High School – Foods II, Career Management, Early Childhood II,
Digital Media II
Cape Hatteras Secondary School of Coastal Studies - Travel, Tourism, &
Recreation Marketing
First Flight High School – Early Childhood II, Parenting & Child Development,
Allied Health Science II, Marketing Management
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Exemplary academic programs
More at four/NC Pre-K
More at Four, the research-based, kindergarten readiness program,
served 126 at-risk Dare County four-year olds in 2010-2011. The
program, which emphasizes academic skills and provides a rich
learning environment, began locally at Manteo Elementary in 2003.
In the summer of 2011, this program was renamed “NC Pre-K” by the
NC General Assembly. When state funding was reduced, Dare County
Schools reallocated some of its federal funding in order to continue to
provide services for 126 children.
• In 2010-2011, 126 children were served in
6 MAF and 1Title I Pre-K classes (six classrooms of
18 students located at four elementary schools);
• 396 children were served from 2003-2011;
99% have been promoted in each
successive grade; and
• MAF graduates have performed well on the
state’s standardized tests.
Quality pre-kindergarten opportunities benefit communities by
decreasing retentions and dropouts, and by improving overall
student achievement.
AVID
Advancement Via individual Determination
Dare County Schools first AVID graduates:
100% of MHS AVID Class of 2011 continued
on to college.
• Since 2005, AVID has provided academic
and social support to local students
preparing to be the first generation in
their families to attend college.
• AVID expanded to sixth grade throughout Dare County in 2010-2011, serving a total of 249 students in grades 6-12.
• Each AVID site team trains the school’s teachers
to use research-based strategies that strengthen
organizational, reading, writing, thinking, and
collaborative skills.
• The number of minorities taking Honors/AP classes
in Dare County high schools increased from 27 in
2005 to 276 in 2011.
AVID is funded in part by Dare Education Foundation (DEF).
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highlights
• Dare County Alternative School
students received a community
service award from the Office of the
Governor for their volunteering with
the Food for Thought program.
• Five Cape Hatteras Secondary School of Coastal Studies students, entering as the Hatteras Green Eco Team, won a finalist spot in the 2011 Lexus Eco Challenge Land/Water competition. The CHSS/CS team was one of two high school team finalists in the eastern region of the United States (one of eight nationally).
• Six Dare County Schools seniors won NC Teaching Fellows Scholarships.
• Three Dare County Schools students were selected to attend NC Governor’s School.
• For the fourth consecutive year, FFHS ROV (remotely operated vehicle) team won the (6-state) Marine Advanced Technology Education Center’s Mid-Atlantic Regional ROV competition, and participated in international competition in Houston, TX in the summer of 2011.
• For the second consecutive year, Cape Hatteras Elementary School was nominated for sustained achievement in the National Title I Distinguished Schools recognition program.
• Through programs managed by the Center for
International Understanding at the University of
North Carolina, CHSSCS’ principal and two
teachers traveled to its partner school, Tønder
Gymnasium in Denmark. In FFHS’s China
Partnership, 11 FFHS students traveled to China
accompanied by a teacher and community
member; 20 students and two teachers from
China’s Wuxi province visited FFHS and stayed
with local families.
• Dare County Schools was one of 13 districts in North Carolina invited to be an inaugural member of the NC Global Schools Network, an alliance of school districts, organizations and businesses committed to creating collaborative approaches to international education.
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highlights
• Through daily scheduled opportunities for
enrichment and intervention, all students
are provided with time in which they can
engage in enrichment activities, have help
from teachers and/or peer tutors, participate
in teacher-assigned intervention, and/or
make up work.
• Five members of the Manteo High School Technology Student Association took first place awards at the 2011 state conference. Two Manteo Middle School TSA members won first place awards.
• Fifteen Dare County middle and high school
students were named to the 2011 North Carolina
Bandmaster’s Association Eastern District’s
All-District Band. Two high school students were
named to the 2011 NC All-State Honors Band.
• The FFHS newspaper Nighthawk News and the MHS yearbook Sandfiddler won a prestigious NC Scholastic Media Association
Tarheel Award.
• A Nags Head Elementary School fifth grade
student’s musical composition in the 2011 PTA
Reflections program won first place in state and
advanced to earn a national award of merit.
• A First Flight Middle School Odyssey of the Mind team won first place at the state level and represented Dare County at 2011
World Competition.
• Two high school students (MHS Poetry/FFHS Mixed Media Poster) won first place awards in the 2011 National Career Development Poetry and Poster Contest.
• More than 800 high school students participated in classroom, school and/or districtwide poetry recitations through Poetry Out Loud.
• The percentage of Dare County middle school students completing Algebra I for high school credit by the end of eighth grade increased from 24% in 2009-2010 to 39% in 2010-2011.
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highlights
• Approximately 100 elementary
students in grades 3-5 participated in
the district’s 2011 Fiction Diggers competition. Forty students advanced to final competition, won by Manteo Elementary for the second consecutive year.
• The work of approximately 200 elementary, middle and high school art students was displayed at the annual districtwide art show.
• Manteo Elementary School is among 13 NC schools selected by the Department of Public Instruction to pilot a program that trains teachers to use handheld technology to conduct K-2 mathematics assessments and develop targeted instruction.
• MES and KHES are participants in the Department of Public
Instruction-sponsored “Reading 3D” Program. This program uses technology in grades K-5 to assess students in the “big ideas” of reading; phonemic awareness, alphabetic principle, fluency with text, vocabulary, and comprehension. This student information helps
teachers plan their lessons and makes suggestions for specific activities to increase students’ success in reading.
• One hundred twenty-five parents participated in Manteo High School’s annual “Bring Your Parent to School” Day.
• Two teams of First Flight Middle School 7th grade students achieved first and second place in the northeast region in the fall 2010 session of the NC Council on Economic Education sponsored Stock Market Game™ competition.
• Dare County Schools Dropout Prevention Program was published online in the 2011 national Magna Awards Best Practices.
• An artist in residency
sponsored by the Dare
County Arts Council,
Outer Banks Patrons of the
Arts, and DEF provided
more than 80 students an
opportunity for a clinic and
concert with internationally
renowned cellist Soo Bae
in the Fall of 2010.
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community partnerships and support
• The Dare Education Foundation provided more than $95,000 to support students, teachers, and classroom innovations in 2010-2011.
• Food For Thought is a local
non-profit that provides school year weekend meals for qualifying children. By May of 2011, FFT volunteers were packaging food for over 500 students.
• For each of the past six years, parents and community volunteers have given over 21,000 volunteer hours annually in Dare County Schools.
• Recorded donations to schools totaled $243,169 in 2010-2011.
• Participants in BOSS (Businesses Offering Schools Support), a collaboration with local services, businesses, crafts persons and artists who support school employees with discounts, increased to 250, up from 189 in 2009.
• Children and Youth Partnership, Dare County libraries, and Dare County Schools collaborated on an initiative to increase the
literacy skills of 18 First Flight Elementary School Pre-K students. Called “Raising a Reader,” the program provided book totes,
featured weekly read-alouds, and included field trips to the Kill Devil Hills Library.
• Since 1973 through its LAMB (Least Among My Brethren) project, the 8759 Council of the Knights of Columbus has contributed
more than $300,000 to programs benefitting special needs students. The KOC 2011 donation to Dare County Schools was nearly $10,000.
• Dare County’s elementary and middle school
students participated in an average of four
cultural arts programs sponsored by parent/
teacher organizations and local and state arts councils.
• The Dare Education Foundation brought This I Believe essay series co-editor
Dan Gediman to the Outer Banks for
speaking engagements with the community and Dare County Schools
teachers and students.
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community partnerships and support
• Manteo High School opened its expanded “Enhanced Stormwater,
Wetland and Outdoor Learning Area Project” with multiple rain gardens, a boardwalk, outdoor classroom areas and kayak launch. With support from Albemarle Resource Conservation and
Development Council, US Fish and Wildlife, NCDENR Division of Water Quality, UNC Coastal Studies Institute, and NC Soil and Water Conservation, MHS students have vast opportunities to engage in experiential, real-world science.
• North Carolina Coastal Federation brings hands-on classroom and field experiences relating to water quality and coastal habitat to eighth grade students at First Flight Middle and Manteo Middle schools.
• Cape Hatteras Secondary School of Coastal Studies continues partnering with the Coastal Wildlife Refuge Society at Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge where opportunities for field study are
supplemented by instruction from the NC Wildlife Commission via video conferences.
• UNC Coastal Studies Institute’s Education Outreach staff and programs impact student learning throughout the county by providing instructional support and expertise for First Flight High School’s ROV pursuits, Manteo High School’s multifaceted Wetland project, and Cape Hatteras Secondary School of Coastal Studies’ aquaculture, oyster research sanctuary, and general coastal studies programs.
• Hatteras Connection, a project dedicated to sustainable economic
development and environmental stewardship, partnered with North Carolina Sea Grant and Cape Hatteras Secondary School of Coastal Studies to create a seafood marketing youth team. Advertising products created by the students will be available to Outer Banks Catch and other state and local seafood branding programs and agencies.
• The 2011 Empty Bowls dinner and silent auction held at Kitty Hawk Elementary School raised over $5,000 to support local food banks.
• Through its annual Giving Tree project, the Kill Devil Hills Police
Department provided holiday gifts for ten families whose children
participate in the After-School Enrichment Program.
• Dare County Government Access Channel collaborated with high
school drama and carpentry students to design and build a versatile studio set for its video productions.
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community partnerships and support
• The Kenneth W. Oden Charitable trust
donated $95,000 to support the band
program at Cape Hatteras Secondary
School of Coastal Studies and to establish an on-campus research pier.
• First Flight High School’s Band performed at
the 2010 Sugar Bowl. This trip was made
possible by the support of individual and
business sponsorships.
• For the third consecutive year, Dare County Schools participation
and funds raised in the American Heart Association Jump Rope and
Hoops for Heart campaigns were first among all participants in the
mid-Atlantic region.
• The Outer Banks Community Foundation funded the development
or resource/activity books for fourth and eighth grade social studies
classes. The booklets were produced collaboratively by Outer Banks
History Center staff.
• In the second year of a partnership with Dare County, school
cafeterias and classrooms collected a combined total of 94 tons of
recyclable material, an increase of 4 tons.
Available to elementary and middle school students in Dare County,
GO FAR is an eight-week walking/running program with lessons
on character education and healthy lifestyles which culminates
with participation in local 5K races in the fall and spring. GO FAR
was introduced in Dare County Schools through its After-School
Enrichment Program (ASEP).
GO FAR is a perfect companion to the empowerMe healthy living
course used in the district’s After-School Enrichment Programs
(ASEP). EmpowerME equips children with new attitudes, skills and
knowledge about eating better and moving more for life. The
program has experienced phenomenal growth, largely due to the
commitment of volunteer coaches and community support. To
prepare GO FAR participants for upcoming runs, coaches train with
students after school. The 275 student participants include students
with special needs.
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RACE TO THE TOP
• Dare County Schools will receive a total of $241,000 over four years as part of NC’s $400 million Race to the Top federally-funded initiative.
• The district will use these funds to provide professional development to prepare staff to implement a completely new curriculum in all grades and all courses.
• During 2010-11, Dare County Schools submitted a detailed plan
for how the district will meet 25 different mandated objectives by
2014 regarding technology, personnel recruitment and evaluation,
professional development, curriculum, instruction and assessment.
• As part of its plan, the district established targets to improve
outcomes related to state and local priority goals that address
student achievement, graduation rates, college readiness and
college enrollment over the next four years.
Common Core/essential standards
• NC is one of 47 states that have adopted the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts and Mathematics to be
implemented and assessed no later than 2012-13. The researchbased curriculum was developed to prepare all students to meet
rigorous expectations of college and the workplace and to become
globally competitive.
• NC has also adopted new state curricula, called Essential Standards,
for all other content areas, which too will be implemented and
assessed no later than 2012-13.
• In 2010-11, the district established
a District Standards Leadership
Team consisting of 18 Lead
Teachers and 4 Central Office
Administrators to plan and provide
professional development to all 453
certified staff in preparation to
teach a new curriculum.
• Staff attended workshops and
webinars and completed online
modules developed by the NC Department of Public Instruction in
order to facilitate local training. Topics included New Mathematical
Practices for the Common Core, Reading Informational Text, and Best
Practices for New Essential Standards.
• “Preparing for New Curriculum Standards” on the district’s website
(www.darecountyschoolsonline.com) provides links and explanatory
video clips for those wanting to learn more about the changes for
students and teachers in NC and across the nation.
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BOARD OF EDUCATION GOALS
• Recruit, train and retain quality teachers and administrators.
• Prepare students for the 21st Century.
• Emphasize monthly reporting of revenues and expenditures, an informative and user-friendly budget format, and efficiencies in all areas of operation.
Continue to follow sound financial procedures.
• Continue to implement the Facilities Plan and to provide responsible maintenance of facilities and grounds.
• Continue an active public relations program to engender community support.
• Develop a 5-year strategic plan that incorporates the Board of Education goals.
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Dare County Schools
Dare County Schools
Dare County Schools
3020 Wrightsville Ave.
P.O, Box 1508, Nags Head, NC 27959
(252) 480-8888 Phone (252) 480-8885 FAX
www.darecountyschoolsonline.com
Sue F. Burgess, Ed.D., Superintendent
John M. Winston, Jr., Assistant Superintendent
Cover photo of Cape Hatteras Lighthouse courtesy National Park Service