1. 36,000 PARENT VOLUNTEER HOURS: RADICALLY CHANGING CHARTER SCHOOL DYNAMICS Belmont Academy Charter School Michael Cady, Principal Dominique Ward, Assistant Principal

3. BELMONT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL Inaugural school year: 2013-2014 Inaugural school year: 2013-2014 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

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

5. ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS Earned an A with 610/800 Points for the 2013-2014 School Year Earned an A with 610/800 Points for the 2013-2014 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

7. 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 2016-2017 Approved by District for Grades Pre-K to 12 by 2016-2017

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

9. 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

10. 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

11. ARRIVAL/DISMISSAL TEAMS

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

13. CLERICAL ASSISTANCE CopyingLaminating

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

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

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

17. SPECIAL AREA HELPERS Art Music Physical Education Tech Lab

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

19. LANDSCAPING & BUILDING CREWS

20. AT-HOME & AFTER-SCHOOL ASSISTANCE

21. 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

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

23. MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Planning Center Online Planning Center Online Schedules volunteers via e-mail Schedules volunteers via e-mail 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.

24. PLANNING CENTER ONLINE

25. RAPTOR SYSTEM REPORT

27. 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

28. 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

29. 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

30. Belmont Academy Charter School 1476 SW Walter Avenue Lake City, Florida 32024 www.belmontacademy.com