D IGGS -L ATHAM E LEMENTARY Winston-Salem, NC Megan Proctor

D IGGS -L ATHAM : P ROFILE Location: 986 Hutton St. Winston-Salem, NC (off of Peter’s Creek Parkway). Magnet School for Visual and Performing Arts (one of 17 K-12 magnet schools in district; enrollment preference given to students in school’s residential area). PK-5 Total number of students ≈ 410 (based on school year). Lower than both the average for district and state. Demographics: 53.7% Hispanic, 38.6% African American, 6% White, 1.7% Multi Title I School

C URRICULUM G OALS Strategic Plan: 1. Globally Competitive Students st Century Personnel 3. Safe & Caring Schools st Century Systems 5. Collaborative Partnerships Common Core Standards Arts: instruction in visual art, choral music, dance, piano, music composition, band, orchestra, and theater Global Studies: explore diverse cultures, global issues and networking. Common Core 21 st Century technology focus Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Diggs-Latham Elementary School

D IGGS -L ATHAM : EOG PERFORMANCE School’s Designation: Priority School ( School Year)  expected growth not received. Though EOG scores were slowly trending upwards from , they saw ≈ 9% decline in student performance in both reading and math during the school year. Reading scores for Grades 3 and 4 were anywhere from % below the district and state percentages. Grade 5 about 9% below. Math scores for Grades 3 and 4 were anywhere from 12-15% below the district and state percentages. Grade 5 only 1.2% below.

D IGGS - LATHAM : RESOURCES Average age of library collection: 2000 (3-4 years more recent than district and state). Number of books per student: 39 (more than twice that of district and state). Number of students per digital learning device: 0.97 Number of students per internet connected learning device: % of classrooms connected to the internet Media Playgroup: A weekly collaboration between teachers, administrators and SML to focus on media/technology and sharing ideas and techniques with one another.

D IGGS - LATHAM : T EACHING EXPERIENCE 0-3 years4-10 years10+ years Our School13%43%45% District14%30%56% State18%32%50% The table below shows the years of teaching experience the teachers at Diggs-Latham have. When considered with the 16% teacher turnover rate for (higher than district and state), this data could suggest the need for professional development opportunities within and outside of the school.

D IGGS - LATHAM MEDIA CENTER Employs three staff members: media coordinator, technology specialist, and media assistant. Media Center Information as part of the school’s website has not been regularly updated. Use of Wikispaces, podcasts, helpful educational links, resources for teachers, book fairs, global awareness projects, magazine blog, etc.

W INSTON - SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA 4 th largest city in NC Population: 229,000 Demographics (2010): 51.2% White, 34.7% black, 14.7% Hispanic, 1.13% Asian, etc. 11.2% of population below the poverty line 4.3% of families below poverty line (≈918 out of 76,247 households). Unemployment rate: 8.4% Language other than English spoken at home: 16.6%.

W INSTON -S ALEM : T HE A RTS Cultural Opportunities : Children’s Museum of Winston-Salem Old Salem Reynolda House Piedmont Opera/Wind Symphony SECCA W-S Little Theatre W-S Symphony W-S Youth Chorus SciWorks Museum of Anthropology Children’s Theatre of W-S Delta Arts Center The Healing Force A/perture Cinema Many more… The City of Arts and Innovation

W INSTON - SALEM : L OCAL CULTURAL EVENTS Throughout the year, Winston-Salem hosts a plethora of culturally enriching events. A few examples: RiverRun International Film Festival National Black Theatre Festival Reynolda Film Festival Rock the Block Dixie Classic Fair Six Days in November

W INSTON -S ALEM : E DUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS University of North Carolina School of the Arts Salem College Winston-Salem State University Wake Forest University Magnet Schools for Visual and Performing Arts: Mineral Springs Middle School Parkland Magnet High School Reynolds High School

F ORSYTH C OUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY The public library system includes its’ main branch in downtown Winston-Salem and its’ additional branches throughout Forsyth County. Nearest Locations: Central Library 660 W. 5th Street, Winston-Salem, NC Southside Branch 3185 Buchanan Street, Winston-Salem, NC Youth Mini-Libraries: Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club 2100 Reynolds Park Road, Winston-Salem, NC YWCA Empowering Family Center 610 N. Liberty Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101

D ISTRICT P ARTNERSHIPS The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School System actively partners with businesses in the community. Their website provides a list of their participating Systemwide Partners: The only partnership cited for Diggs-Latham is Centenary Methodist Church, in contrast to most schools which have several partnerships. This suggests more work should be done forming partnerships and collaborating with the entrepreneurial sides of the community.

C ONNECT YOUR COMMUNITY ( CYC ) A partnership of WinstonNet, Winston- Salem/Forsyth County Schools, and Forsyth County Public Library to increase Internet access in Forsyth County. Offers free internet and computer classes for adults that range from basic skills to social networking to communicating with your child’s school. Information last updated in 2011

S OURCES Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools: Diggs-Latham Elementary School Website: NC School Report Cards: Code=430&pLEACode=340&pYear= Code=430&pLEACode=340&pYear= City of Winston-Salem NC Website: Visit Winston-Salem North Carolina: Census Bureau Quick Facts – Winston-Salem, NC: Winston-Salem NC Chamber of Commerce, Education: