1. Wednesday, Jan. 31
10:30 a.m.
Thursday, Feb. 1
4:30 p.m.

2. Fun Facts Welcome! 450,000 rolls of toilet paper per year
127,000 miles traveled each week
76,000 pounds of fruit each month
6,000 light bulbs replaced in April prior to testing
Welcome!
TP: 35 miles of toilet paper
Travel: 51 times to Los Angeles, 8 times to Sydney

3. By 2018, our graduation rate will be 90 percent.
By 2018, we will close the achievement gap between subgroups by 10 percentage points while increasing the performance of all subgroups.
By 2020, 90 percent of 3rd grade students will read on or above grade level.
Our Goals

4. By 2018, our graduation rate will be 90 percent.
By 2018, we will close the achievement gap between subgroups by 10 percentage points while increasing the performance of all subgroups.
By 2020, 90 percent of 3rd grade students will read on or above grade level.
Our Goals

5. Graduation Rate Trend Data

6. Graduation Rate EOC Data
Math I
55.5%
62.6%
Biology
53.6%
58.0%
Eng. II
56.8%
58.2%
Graduation Rate EOC Data

7. Graduation Rate Strategies
Graduation Initiatives Teams
Community Support
Partnerships
Mentoring
United Way
Project Graduation
College Advisor
Graduation Rate Strategies
See for specifics

8. Graduation Rate Success Story
Reynolds High School
Increased Graduation Rate from
87.4% (2016) to 93.4% (2017)
We were able to raise our graduation rate through an intentional partnership with our guidance department, our social worker, and United Way.  We created a mentoring program, a credit recovery program, and a Saturday Academy that ensured our students in danger of dropping out were guided through the process with the extra support they needed to graduate. 
--Leslie Alexander, WS/FCS Principal of the Year
Graduation Rate Success Story

9. By 2018, our graduation rate will be 90 percent.
By 2018, we will close the achievement gap between subgroups by 10 percentage points while increasing the performance of all subgroups.
By 2020, 90 percent of 3rd grade students will read on or above grade level.
Our Goals

10. Closing the Gap Trend Data
SUBGROUP
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
Asian / Pacific Islander
74.6
78.6
77.2
77.9 
White
71.6
73.2
73.7
74.0 
75.1
Two or More Races
55.5
55.4
56.4 
58.5
American Indian
59.5 54
56.6
60.7 
49.6
Hispanic
36.4
36.7
36.6
37.0 
38.3
African American
33.6
34.7
34.4
35.3 
35.2
Female
54.1
55.2
55.8
Male
51.3
51.5
50.8
51.2 
51.6
Students with Disabilities (SWD)
20.1
20.5
21.3
20.6 
22.2
Economically Disadvantaged (EDS)
35.4
36.1
36.1 
36.3
Limited English Proficient (LEP)
17.9
18.6 17
17.5 
14.6
Academically/Intellectually Gifted (AIG)
97.1
97.5
97.7
97.2 
97.3
Total
52.7
53.4
53.1
53.2 
53.6
Closing the Gap Trend Data

11. Closing the Gap Strategies
Core Instruction
Data Analysis
Social Studies Infusion Resources
Demographic Relevant Materials
Closing the Gap Strategies

12. Cultural Infusion Sample US History I

13. Closing the Gap Success Stories
Glenn High School
Standards-Based Lesson Plans
Reading Instruction Across Content Areas
Student Engagement/Input
Closing the Gap Success Stories
English II
Gap Difference
White
62.0
57.9
African-American
28.1 (-33.9)
43.2 (-14.7)
+19.2
Hispanic
28.2 (-33.9)
39.7 (-18.2)
+15.6

14. Closing the Gap Success Stories
Sedge Garden Elementary
Guided Reading Implementation
Smaller, Flexible Groups for Struggling Students
Focus on Relationships
Closing the Gap Success Stories
Reading
Gap Difference
White
64.8
70.1
African-American
43.8 (-21.0)
55.1 (-15.0)
+6.0
Hispanic
42.5 (-22.3)
49 (-21.1)
+1.2

15. By 2018, our graduation rate will be 90 percent.
By 2018, we will close the achievement gap between subgroups by 10 percentage points while increasing the performance of all subgroups.
By 2020, 90 percent of 3rd grade students will read on or above grade level.
Our Goals

16. Early Literacy 3rd Grade Trend Data

17. Early Literacy Strategies
Project Impact Pre-K Classrooms
Provides 14 additional classrooms, serving additional students
Pathway to K (7 sites)
Provides support for students who have limited to no pre-school experience
Pathway to 1 (6 sites)
Provides support for students struggling to adapt to school
Office of Early Learning
Provides centralized support for Pre-K through Grade 2 teachers
Literacy Plan
Provides targeted professional development for 3rd grade teachers and administrators
Early Literacy Strategies

18. Early Literacy Success Story
Cook Literacy Model School
Early Literacy Success Story

19. Paisley-Lowrance Middle Konnoak Elementary Mount Tabor High Stadium
Technology Upgrades
WS/FCS Bond Information: wsfcs.k12.nc.us/2016bond
Forsyth County Bond Tracker: forsyth.cc/bondtracker/
Bond Projects

20. Evidence-Based Strategies
Sense of Urgency
Core Values & Beliefs
Evidence-Based Strategies
Moving Forward

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