Nurturing a Positive School System Culture Dr. Diane Frost Superintendent Asheboro City Schools March 25, 2013

Our Changing Community Asheboro City Schools...the subject is excellence!

Our Demographics Asheboro City Schools...the subject is excellence! White 93.24%51.22%40.3% Hispanic 1.42%28.43%38.7% Black 5.03%14.23%15.2%

Celebrating Diversity There are over 20 different national origin languages spoken by our students and their families.  Spanish (1631)  Hindi/Indian/Urdu (21)  Tarasco (14)  Arabic/Egyptian/ Lebanese/ Syrian (9)  Pushto/Eastern Pashto (7) (from CFDC data) In , 44.4% of our Pre-K and 18.6% of our K -12 students are Limited English Proficient. Asheboro City Schools...the subject is excellence!

Socioeconomic Factors The percent of students who qualify for free/reduced lunch has increased over the past five years from 59% to 70%. 33.0% of all families in Asheboro City, with children under 18 years of age, have incomes below the poverty level. (Margin of Error: +/-8.9%) Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Asheboro City Schools...the subject is excellence!

Keys to a Positive Culture 1.Vision 2.Focus—clear goals, alignment, coherence 3.Build capacity 4.Partner with community 5.Feedback and celebrations! Asheboro City Schools...the subject is excellence!

Asheboro City Board of Education Asheboro City Schools...the subject is excellence!

OUR VISION A system of excellence where EVERY student graduates, globally competitive and READY for careers, college, and citizenship Asheboro City Schools...the subject is excellence!

Asheboro City Schools...the subject is excellence! Collaborative Culture Integrity Respect Student Centered Focus on Learning Continuous Improvement and Innovation High Expectations for All Core Values Safety and Security Trusting Relationships

Keys to a Positive Culture 1.Vision 2.Focus—clear goals, alignment, coherence 3.Build capacity 4.Partner with community 5.Feedback and celebrations! Asheboro City Schools...the subject is excellence!

Strategic Planning Asheboro City Schools...the subject is excellence!

College Access Asheboro City Schools...the subject is excellence!

Asheboro City Schools...the subject is excellence! College tours Readiness assessments (PSAT, Learning styles, etc.) Parent workshops Summer enrichment Implemented in grades 7-12 Support for rigorous college- prep courses Tutoring

Blue Comet Academy Asheboro City Schools...the subject is excellence! Small Learning Community for 9 th grade students High expectations Facilitate transition to high school

AHS Zoo School Asheboro City Schools...the subject is excellence!

Asheboro City Schools...the subject is excellence!

Graduation Rate Asheboro City Schools...the subject is excellence! Class of 2010Class of 2011Class of year Cohort Rate 76.1% 83.7% 85.1%

Graduation Rate by Subgroup Asheboro City Schools...the subject is excellence!

Class of 2012 Asheboro City Schools...the subject is excellence!

Keys to a Positive Culture 1.Vision 2.Focus—clear goals, alignment, coherence 3.Build capacity 4.Partner with community 5.Feedback and celebrations! Asheboro City Schools...the subject is excellence!

Asheboro City Schools...the subject is excellence! 21 st CENTURY PROFESSIONALS 33 % of teachers have Advanced Degrees 16% have National Board Certification Teacher Leadership Academy Professional Development Professional Learning Communities

Asheboro City Schools...the subject is excellence! Teacher Leadership Academy Knowing yourself—personal leadership Understanding and working as teams Conflict, culture, and change Professional communities of best practice Transforming school culture to reach shared goals High poverty high performing schools The complexity of change

Asheboro City Schools...the subject is excellence!

Asheboro City Schools...the subject is excellence! FOCUS AREAS Common Core and North Carolina Essential Standards (Common Core adopted by 45 states and 3 territories) Continued focus on literacy across the curriculum Using formative and common assessments to monitor student learning throughout the year

Asheboro City Schools...the subject is excellence! NEW STANDARDS Updated standards Raised expectations A “higher bar” to help our students become globally competitive

Asheboro City Schools...the subject is excellence! Administrative Leadership Monthly meetings organized around focus areas (literacy, Common Core, common assessments) Classroom walkthroughs Continuous improvement plan as living document Learning with and from one another

Asheboro City Schools...the subject is excellence! Keys to a Positive Culture 1.Vision 2.Focus—clear goals, alignment, coherence 3.Build capacity 4.Partner with community 5.Feedback and celebrations!

Community Partnerships Asheboro City Schools...the subject is excellence!

“What the best and wisest parent wants for his own child, that must the community want for all its children. Any other ideal for our schools is narrow and unlovely; acted upon it destroys our democracy.” John Dewey Asheboro City Schools...the subject is excellence!

Microsoft Academy Certifications Computer Programming and AP Computer Science Robotics I and II Project Lead the Way—Engineering and Biomedical Sciences Expanded offerings in Health Careers Personal Finance Internships IC3 Certifications and Exploring Biotechnology (MS) Remodeling Career and Technical Education Asheboro City Schools...the subject is excellence!

Certifications Earned Asheboro City Schools...the subject is excellence! AHS certifications: Microsoft Word – 55 Microsoft PowerPoint – 93 Microsoft Excel – 7 First Aid-CPR – 39 NC Nurse Aide I (CNA) – 13 Bronze – 38 Silver – 55 Gold – 12 Middle School IC3 Certifications (Internet & Computing Core Certification) IC3 Key Applications– 9 ( Pilot year at NAMS) th and 8 th grade students at NAMS and SAMS enrolled in IC3 courses will have the opportunity to test for certifications in three areas: Key Applications, Computing Fundamentals, and Living Online.

Technology as a Tool Asheboro City Schools...the subject is excellence! 1 laptop per student in grades 4-12 Robust infrastructure/network Enhanced technical support Learning Management Systems (Moodle and Edmodo) and online assessments Blended professional development EduVision secure video service

Digital Literacy Asheboro City Schools...the subject is excellence! Locating and consuming digital content Creating digital content Communicating digital content

Asheboro City Schools...the subject is excellence! McCrary School and Habitat for Humanity

Keys to a Positive Culture 1.Vision 2.Focus—clear goals, alignment, coherence 3.Build capacity 4.Partner with community 5.Feedback and celebrations! Asheboro City Schools...the subject is excellence!

Asheboro City Schools...the subject is excellence! First Annual Digital Expo

First Grade Writing Celebration Asheboro City Schools...the subject is excellence!

Closing the Reading Achievement Gap End-of-Grade Tests Gaps persist when comparing the percent of students, grouped by ethnicity, who were proficient on READING End-of-Grade Assessments in grades 3-8. These gaps have narrowed each of the past three years. Asheboro City Schools...the subject is excellence!

Closing the Math Achievement Gap End-of-Grade Tests Gaps persist when comparing the percent of students, grouped by ethnicity, who were proficient on the MATH end-of-grade assessments in grades 3-8. These gaps have narrowed each of the past three years. Asheboro City Schools...the subject is excellence!

Closing the Achievement Gap End-of-Course Tests Gaps persist in the comparing the percent of students earning proficient scores on state End-of-Course tests by ethnicity subgroups. Asheboro City Schools...the subject is excellence!

Asheboro City Schools...the subject is excellence!

Dr. Diane Frost, Superintendent Asheboro City Schools 1126 South Park Street Asheboro, NC Asheboro City Schools...the subject is excellence!