1. Welcome to Erwin High School Advisory Council Meeting August 30th, 2011 5:30 p.m. Erwin High School Media Center

2. Athletic Department Request  Purchase of steel poles for new football scoreboard=$3,000.00  Installation of new scoreboard=$9,700.00  Install new retaining wall at football stadium=$9,500.00  Advisory Council approval needed to request this disbursement of funds from the capital improvement account

3. Erwin’s 2011-2012 Advisory Council  Vicki LandolfNancy Nesbitt  Gary GriffinPatricia Johnson  Patricia CainSonya Robinson  Wade WoodKarol Speight  Bonnie SmithDonna Drake  Shana Duncan Antonio Herrera  Yvonne Chambers Keith Watkins  Jan MorganFran Bivens  Avery PageSavannah Maynor  Jim Brown (Ex-Officio Member)

4. Business Items  Complete applications on all new members  Elect a Chairperson and Vice- Chairperson  Set Dates for Meetings October 11 th —County-wide meeting February 21 st, 2012—review mid-year June 5 th, 2012—review year end

5. Welcome to our new staff! Heather Brookshire—Assistant Principal Kasey King—Assistant Principal David Rhoney—PE/Boy’s Basketball Coach Sean Gaffney—EC Math Brian Greathouse—Interim Math Emily Houlditch—3/4 time English Jason Fountain—1/4 time Math Bobby Allsion—Natural Resources Ag Pamela Crain—Cafeteria Manager TBA-EC Social Studies

6. EOC / ABC / AYP Clyde A. Erwin High School is a 2010-2011 “School of Progress (with High Growth)” 64.854% scored proficient We did not meet “Adequate Yearly Progress” under No Child Left Behind 10 of 20 sub-groups met their Academic Growth Standards Graduation Cohort rose significantly from 60.4% in 2009-10 to 73.5 % in 2010-11

7. Drop-outs

8. VOCATS Spring 2011 The following courses had the highest scores in Buncombe County: Allied Health II (Elizabeth Ingle) Drafting I (Matt Carpenter) Early Childhood I (Krista Reed) Early Childhood II (Krista Reed)

9. More VOCATS  The following courses met proficiency with a score of 77% or higher on VOCATS: Computer Applications (Angie Cannon) Foods II (Lacey Davis) Multimedia & Webpage Design (Jeff Haake) Parenting (Christine Mukosiej) Small Business (Bucky Tarr) Sports & Entertainment Marketing I (Shelley Stevens) Teen Living (Susan Holt) CONGRATULATIONS TO CTE!!!!!!!!!!

10. Changes for 2011-2012  Homeroom is moving from before 1 st period to between 1 st and 2 nd periods due to significant reduction in our ADM%  Exam exemption policy is no longer in effect all courses will have a final exam that is worth 25% of the final grade. all courses will have a final exam that is worth 25% of the final grade. Comprehensive/ aligned with the SCOS Comprehensive/ aligned with the SCOS Multiple choice format with a minimum of 60 to a maximum of 100 questions Multiple choice format with a minimum of 60 to a maximum of 100 questions Submit a copy to the administrator who observes your department by September 30 th Submit a copy to the administrator who observes your department by September 30 th

11. North Carolina’s Race to the Top Initiative A Message from State Superintendent Dr. June Atkinson and North Carolina’s Board of Education Chairman Dr. Bill Harrison

12. Understanding Understandingthe Common Core State Standards and NC Essential Standards 12

13. Common Core State Standards (Adopted by 48 states and the District of Columbia)  English Language Arts  Mathematics NC Essential Standards  Science  Social Studies  World Languages  Arts Education  Healthful Living  Career & Tech Ed  Exceptional Children  English as Second Language  English Language Development (approved 2008)  Information & Technology NOTE: English Language Development and Information & Technology Essential Standards must be delivered by classroom teachers through ALL content areas, in appropriate grade levels– in collaboration with AIG, EC, ESL, media coordinators and tech facilitators. 13

14. What do the Common Core State and NC Essential Standards look Like? 14

15. Common Core Big Picture 1.Aligned with college and work expectations 2.Focused and coherent 3.Includes rigorous content and application of knowledge through higher-order skills 15

16. …more on Common Core 4. Internationally benchmarked – prepares students for global economy & society 5. Based on evidence and research

17. NC Essential Standards Big Picture  Curriculum content is narrower and deeper  Clear articulation of skills, understandings, and learning experiences critical at each grade level  Infusion of writing; 21st century content; thinking and learning skills; and life skills throughout the content standards 17

18. …more on Essential Standards  Reflection of rigor, relevance, and relationships (integration) between and among subject areas.  Developed for readiness – elementary, middle, high school, college, workforce, and beyond.

19. Thank You!  Our next meeting will be the County- wide meeting on October 11 th — location to be announced