36,000 PARENT VOLUNTEER HOURS: RADICALLY CHANGING CHARTER SCHOOL DYNAMICS Belmont Academy Charter School Michael Cady, Principal Dominique Ward, Assistant Principal

BELMONT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL Inaugural school year: Inaugural school year: Currently Serves 405 Students in Pre-K through 10 th grades Currently Serves 405 Students in Pre-K through 10 th grades 24 Faculty Members 24 Faculty Members Located in Lake City, Florida Located in Lake City, Florida Columbia County School District Columbia County School District

Vision Academic Excellence through Visionary Leaders, Empowered Teachers, and Involved Parents

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS Earned an A with 610/800 Points for the School Year Earned an A with 610/800 Points for the School Year Rated 13 th in Florida’s K-8 Combination Schools Rated 13 th in Florida’s K-8 Combination Schools Top in District for all Middle School Grades Top in District for all Middle School Grades FCAT Math, FCAT Reading, FCAT Writing, FCAT Science, & Civics EOC FCAT Math, FCAT Reading, FCAT Writing, FCAT Science, & Civics EOC Top in District for Elementary Top in District for Elementary 3 rd Grade Reading, 5 th Grade Reading and Science 3 rd Grade Reading, 5 th Grade Reading and Science

INAUGURAL YEAR ACCOMPLISHMENTS 96.2 % Attendance Rate: Highest in Columbia County 96.2 % Attendance Rate: Highest in Columbia County Zero Behavioral Referrals Zero Behavioral Referrals Candidate for AdvancED Accreditation in June 2015 Candidate for AdvancED Accreditation in June 2015 Successful Annual Financial Audit Report Successful Annual Financial Audit Report Collaborative Relationship with CCSD, our Charter Sponsor Collaborative Relationship with CCSD, our Charter Sponsor Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten Program Established Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten Program Established Approved by District for Grades Pre-K to 12 by Approved by District for Grades Pre-K to 12 by

BACKGROUND Families of Home-Schooled Children Charter Approved in June 2012 Building Construction Began Late Summer 2012 School Opened August 2013

THE STRATEGIC PLAN Volunteer Requirement in Enrollment Agreement Volunteer Requirement in Enrollment Agreement 100 Hours/Year, 50 Hours/Semester, 3 Hours/Week 100 Hours/Year, 50 Hours/Semester, 3 Hours/Week Created Necessary Volunteer Categories to Meet School Needs Created Necessary Volunteer Categories to Meet School Needs Collected Volunteer Interest Survey Data from Families Collected Volunteer Interest Survey Data from Families Assigned Families to Different Categories Assigned Families to Different Categories Subscribe to Planning Center Online Subscribe to Planning Center Online Utilize Raptor System to Track Volunteer Hours Utilize Raptor System to Track Volunteer Hours Utilize Mail Chimp Newsletters to Communicate with Families Utilize Mail Chimp Newsletters to Communicate with Families

VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES Arrival & Dismissal Teams Arrival & Dismissal Teams Front Desk Clerk Front Desk Clerk Classroom Helpers Classroom Helpers Lunch Crew Lunch Crew Special Area Helpers Special Area Helpers Cleaning Crews Cleaning Crews Landscaping and Building Crews Landscaping and Building Crews At-Home Assistance At-Home Assistance

ARRIVAL/DISMISSAL TEAMS

FRONT DESK CLERK Greet Families Answers Telephone Handles Early Dismissals Check In All Visitors and Volunteers using Raptor System

CLERICAL ASSISTANCE CopyingLaminating

CLASSROOM HELPERS Differentiated Instruction Reduced Teacher: Student Ratio Small Group Assistance Individual Work

CLASSROOM HELPERS Escort & Supervise Elementary Students Special Area Recess Lunch Dismissal

LUNCH CREWS Supervises students during lunch Clean tables Assist classes with entering and dismissing from lunch

SPECIAL AREA HELPERS Art Music Physical Education Tech Lab

CLEANING CREWS After-School Mon-Fri Saturday Mornings Following Special School Functions

LANDSCAPING & BUILDING CREWS

AT-HOME & AFTER-SCHOOL ASSISTANCE

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AT SPECIAL EVENTS Open House Open House Fall Festival Fall Festival Planning and Set-Up Planning and Set-Up Scholastic Book Fair Scholastic Book Fair Decorating Decorating Science Fair Science Fair Judging Judging

HOW DID WE ORGANIZE ALL OF THIS? Planning and Managing Data

MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Planning Center Online Planning Center Online Schedules volunteers via Schedules volunteers via Volunteers can accept or decline invitations Volunteers can accept or decline invitations If a volunteer declines an invitation for a regularly- scheduled position, they are encouraged to find replacement. If a volunteer declines an invitation for a regularly- scheduled position, they are encouraged to find replacement.

PLANNING CENTER ONLINE

RAPTOR SYSTEM REPORT

BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS Safety Patrol assist Arrival/Dismissal Teams Safety Patrol assist Arrival/Dismissal Teams Secondary Students tutoring Elementary Students Secondary Students tutoring Elementary Students Students pre-clean classrooms for Cleaning Crew Students pre-clean classrooms for Cleaning Crew Students work alongside Landscape Crew Students work alongside Landscape Crew

BELMONT BENEFITS! Support for our school’s vision Support for our school’s vision Academic Excellence through Visionary Leaders, Empowered Teachers, and Involved Parents Academic Excellence through Visionary Leaders, Empowered Teachers, and Involved Parents Increased Sense of Community Increased Sense of Community Family Ownership Family Ownership Increased Exposure of Adult Positive Role Models Increased Exposure of Adult Positive Role Models 200 Volunteer Hours per Day 200 Volunteer Hours per Day School’s Academic Focus Expanded School’s Academic Focus Expanded 25 Volunteers have Acquired Paraprofessional Certification 25 Volunteers have Acquired Paraprofessional Certification

BELMONT BENEFITS! Student Safety Student Safety Availability of Adult Advocates for All Students Availability of Adult Advocates for All Students Scholastic Improvement Scholastic Improvement Ability to differentiate teaching and learning Ability to differentiate teaching and learning Increased personnel to provide instructional support Increased personnel to provide instructional support Higher Teacher Morale Higher Teacher Morale Increased Planning Time Increased Planning Time Decreased Distractions Decreased Distractions Decreased Non-Instructional Tasks- “I Just Want to Teach!” Decreased Non-Instructional Tasks- “I Just Want to Teach!” Reduced Student Misbehavior Reduced Student Misbehavior Increased adult supervision on campus Increased adult supervision on campus

Belmont Academy Charter School 1476 SW Walter Avenue Lake City, Florida