1. Jones County Schools District and Transformation Report State Board of Education Presentation January 5, 2012 Presented by: XXXXXXXXXXX

2. about us The county seat is Trenton, NC. Trenton is located approximately 103 miles from Raleigh, 60 miles from the Atlantic Ocean and 85 miles to the Port of Wilmington. As of the census of 2000, there were 10,381 people residing in Jones County.

3. Turning potential into possible…

4. The Jones County Public School District is… ____% Black, ____% White & other and ___ % Hispanic 78.09% of the students are eligible to receive free or reduced price lunch 3% are English Language Learners 14% of the students receive Special Education Services 56.6% of graduates of the Class of 2011 are attending a 2 or 4 year college 100% of the teachers are highly qualified according to North Carolina Department of Education

5. Districtwide Performance Performance of Students in Each EOG Reading (3-8)

6. EOG Performance of Each Student Group (Both Reading and Math)

7. Performance of Students in Each EOC

10. Performance of Each Student Group on EOC Test

11. Performance of Students in Each EOG Math (3-8) 2008 Dropout Rate3.9% 2011 Dropout Rate2.04% 2008 Graduation Rate54.3% 2011 Graduation Rate77.0% 2008 Teacher Turnover25.6% 2011 Teacher Turnover14.0%

12. The Big Picture Strong Instructional Leadership Professional Learning Communities (PLC’s) Continue to build positive relationships with students Data-Focus Groups Committed Central Office Staff High expectations for ALL 21 st century skills 1:1 Implementation STEM Lab