Annual Report2013-2014

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A Message from the Superintendent

The mission of Chatham County Schools, in partnership with the home and community, is to graduate literate, responsible citizens.

A competent staff will provide a developmentally appropriate curriculum in a safe and nurturing environment.

Board of Education

The 2013-2014 school year marked my first year as Superintendent of Chatham County Schools, and I am delighted to report that our students are continuing to move in a positive direction. Student achievement is the central goal of any educational institution. In Chatham County Schools, we are pleased to report the following academic highlights for 2013-2014:

• 17 of our 17 schools (100%) met or exceeded growth expectations• District composite for math and reading out-performed NC results at 3-8• 8 schools out-performed NC results in EOG Reading• 7 schools out-performed NC results in EOG College/Career Ready Math• 7 schools out-performed NC results in EOG College/Career Ready Science• 3 high schools had a higher 4-year graduation rate than the state• CCS had a higher 5-year graduation rate than the state• Chatham County Schools out-performed NC EOC College/Career Ready results in Math I, Biology, English II and composite score on the ACT & WorkKeys

Chatham County continues to demonstrate an impressive collaboration between school and community. Our County Commissioners continue to hold education as a top priority in funding and support. The working

relationship between our Board of Education and the County Commissioners is the envy of many communities in North Carolina. In addition, our partnerships with the Chatham Education Foundation and the PTA Thrift stores continue to provide supplemental support to our academic and extracurricular endeavors. The schools have excellent relationships with area businesses and residential communities and regularly have a robust list of volunteers to work with our students.

Moving forward, we are eager to embark on all of the new initiatives we’ve put in place to advance student achievement such as: a focused implementation of Responsiveness to Instruction (RtI); 3-year roll-out of a Common Instructional Framework; Credit by Demonstrated Mastery; and Dual Language programs. We are also taking steps to plan for the future of our district as our county grows and increases in diversity. I thank you for your support of Chatham County Schools and look forward to working with our community to work toward our 2014-2015 goal of “Growing Together, Cultivating Success”.

(Dr. Jordan pictured on cover with the 2014 Valedictorians & Salutatorians from Northwood, Chatham Central, and Jordan-Matthews)

2014 Board of Education members (left to right): David Hamm, Gary Leonard, Karen Howard, Del Turner

Superintendent Dr. Derrick D. Jordan

Chris BlicePrincipal of the YearNorthwood High School

Roddy StoryTeacher of the Year

Northwood High School

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Dropout Rate The state released student dropout rates from the 2012-2013 school year in March. In Chatham County Schools the percentage of students in grades 9-12 who were considered dropouts was 2.23%.

2013-2014

Testing ResultsPERFORMANCE

COMPOSITE

CCR / GLP

EVAAS GROWTH

ANNUAL

MEASUREABLE

OBJECTIVES

READING

COMPOSITE

CCR / GLP

MATH COMPOSITE

CCR / GLP

SCIENCE

COMPOSITE

CCR / GLP

North Carolina 46.2 / 56.3 116 / 210 = 55.2% 44.7 / 56.3 43.1 / 51.0 57.3 / 67.8

Chatham County 48.1 / 57.6 112 / 153 = 73.2% 45.8 / 56.6 43.5 / 51.6 54.5 / 64.9

BENNETT 51.0 / 61.5 Exceeds 20 / 21 = 95.2% 55.1 / 67.3 42.2 / 53.1 63.8 / 67.2

BONLEE 46.0 / 56.4 Met 29 / 31 = 93.5% 41.0 / 52.0 45.7 / 55.5 57.3 / 68.8

CHATHAM MIDDLE 27.3 / 36.0 Exceeds 29 / 50 = 58.0% 26.0 / 35.4 20.4 / 27.3 34.7 / 44.7

HORTON 47.1 / 55.8 Met 31 / 39 = 79.5% 51.4 / 62.0 36.5 / 44.2 53.2 / 60.6

JS WATERS 48.6 / 61.0 Exceeds 25 / 27 = 92.6% 45.0 / 59.8 43.5 / 56.0 61.5 / 67.9

MB POLLARD 62.8 / 70.3 Exceeds 42 / 46 = 91.3% 60.8 / 69.3 57.8 / 63.5 63.3 / 72.5

MONCURE 51.1 / 62.6 Exceeds 21 / 21 = 100% 51.3 / 64.3 49.2 / 58.8 55.4 / 64.3

NORTH CHATHAM 46.0 / 55.8 Exceeds 28 / 37 = 75.7% 42.0 / 54.2 40.1 / 47.4 76.6 / 86.2

PERRY HARRISON 63.1 / 71.5 Met 25 / 25 = 100% 63.5 / 72.0 60.8 / 68.3 69.5 / 80.0

PITTSBORO ELEM 49.0 / 57.5 Met 18 / 19 = 94.7% 50.3 / 60.3 47.7 / 54.8

SILER CITY ELEM 36.6 / 47.6 Met 28 / 39 = 71.8% 31.9 / 44.2 41.3 / 49.4 36.5 / 53.1

SILK HOPE 56.7 / 66.8 Met 31 / 33 = 93.9% 53.6 / 63.9 56.4 / 65.7 58.1 / 72.1

VIRGINIA CROSS 29.1 / 41.8 Met 23 / 31 = 74.2% 26.4 / 39.6 30.2 / 40.0 33.7 / 53.0

PERFORMANCE

COMPOSITE

CCR / GLP

EVAAS GROWTH

ANNUAL

MEASUREABLE

OBJECTIVES

*EOC COMPOSITE

CCR / GLPACT COMPOSITE

WORKKEYS

COMPOSITE

North Carolina 47.8 / 58.6 59.3 67.6

Chatham County 56.3 / 65.8 60.6 72.5

SAGE 12.5 / 19.6 Met 3 / 4 = 75.0% 12.5 / 19.6 40.0 N / A

CHATHAM CENTRAL 54.9 / 64.4 Exceeds 30 / 34 = 88.2% 54.9 / 64.4 55.4 69.0

JORDAN-MATTHEWS 40.3 / 50.4 Exceeds 50 / 67 = 74.6% 40.3 / 50.4 47.3 78.5

NORTHWOOD 59.9 / 69.0 Exceeds 61 / 70 = 87.1% 59.9 / 69.0 72.1 66.7

* includes 8th EOCs for LEA

MATH COURSE

RIGOR

4 - YR COHORT

GRAD RATE

5 - YR COHORT

GRAD RATE

North Carolina >95.0 83.9 84.9

Chatham County 94.0 82.2 86.4

SAGE 43.6 84.6 85.4

CHATHAM CENTRAL >95.0 88.3 88.3

JORDAN-MATTHEWS >95.0 77.3 85.2

NORTHWOOD >95.0 86.1 87.1

CCR = College/Career Ready (Achievement Level 4 or 5)

GLP = Grade-level Proficiency (Achievement Level 3, 4, or 5)

Chatham County Schools

ASIS Division

Updated February 2015

17 of 17 Schools MET

or EXCEEDED

Growth Expectations

Money Sources & Expenditures

*CCR = College & Career Ready*GLP= Grade Level Proficiency

There were only 14 districts across the state to have all schools to meet or exceed growth expectations. Chatham County Schools was the largest district to achieve that recognition.

Where It Came From Average Spending Per StudentState 43,603,107.38$ Sources AmountTotal Local Current Expense 25,910,630.48$ Total 9,422.00$ (County Portion $25,551,130.00) State 5,340.64$ Other Local Current Expense 2,240,558.95$ Federal 885.46$ Child Nutrition 4,012,666.36$ Local 3,196.00$ Federal 4,187,691.36$ Scholarship Fund 4,184.53$ Final ADM 8193Capital Outlay 3,569,307.40$

83,528,146.46$ Average Teacher Salary w/o Benefits 37,519$

Where It Was SpentInstruction 59,913,179.83$ Support Services 16,900,321.13$ Child Nutrition 4,084,998.97$ Community Services 99,510.69$ Capital Outlay 3,901,703.98$

84,899,714.60$

Quick  FactsChatham  County  Schools  has: Transportation

Number  of  yellow  buses 92

Total  number  of  miles  driven  daily 5,602

Bus  riders  -­‐  approximately 4,055

Student  Ethnicity Pre-­‐KindergartenAmerican  Indian 0.25% Pre-­‐Kindergarten  sites 7Asian 1.04% 5  Star  Rated  sites 7Black 12.37% Total  number  of  students  served 230Hawaiian  Pacific 0.01%Hispanic 30.12%Multi-­‐Racial 4.01% �The  district  had  an  overall  attendance  rate  of  96.07%  for  the  year.White 52.20%

StudentsKindergarten-­‐grade  5 3,928Grades  6-­‐8 1,908Grades  9-­‐12 2,229Total  Number  of  students  enrolled 8,065

�The  Child  Nutrition  Department  served  approximately  379,100  breakfasts  and  824,197  lunches  in  the  2013-­‐2014  school  year.�PTA  Thrift  Shop  volunteers  logged  58,096.39  hours.  The  total  PTA  Thrift  Shop  funding  distributed  to  schools  was  $559,016.00�The  Chatham  County  Schools  Public  Relations  Department  posted  121  press  releases  in  the  2013-­‐2014  school  year.

✓5  elementary  schools  (North  Chatham,  Perry  Harrison,  Pittsboro  Elementary,  Siler  City  Elementary,  and  Virginia  Cross  Elementary)

✓5  kindergarten-­‐eighth  grade  schools  (Bennett,  Bonlee,  J.S.Waters,  Moncure,  and  Silk  Hope)

✓3  middle  schools  (Chatham  Middle,  Horton  Middle,  and  Margaret  B.  Pollard  Middle)

✓3  high  schools  (Chatham  Central,  Jordan-­‐Matthews,  and  Northwood)

✓1  alternative  school  (SAGE  Academy)

�The  teacher  retention  rate  was  85.08%

School Contact InformationBennett (Grades PreK-8) P.O. Box 107 / 61 Randolph St. Bennett, NC 27208 TEL (336) 581-3586 FAX (336) 581-4054

Bonlee (Grades K-8) P.O. Box 168 / 153 Bonlee School Rd. Bonlee, NC 27213 TEL (919) 837-5316 FAX (919) 837-5583

Chatham Central (Grades 9-12) 14950 NC Hwy. 902 West Bear Creek, NC 27207 TEL (919) 837-2251 FAX (919) 837-2975

Chatham Middle (Grades 6-8) 2025 South Second Avenue Ext.Siler City, NC 27344TEL (919) 663-2414 FAX (919) 663-2871

Horton Middle (Grades 5-8)P.O. Box 639 / 79 Horton Rd.Pittsboro, NC 27312 TEL (919) 542-2303 FAX (919) 542-7099

J.S. Waters (Grades K-8)55 J.S. Waters School Rd. Goldston, NC 27252 TEL (919) 898-2259 FAX (919) 898-4160

Jordan-Matthews (Grades 9-12)910 East Cardinal St.Siler City, NC 27344TEL (919) 742-2916 FAX (919) 742-2201

Margaret B. Pollard Middle (Grades 6-8)185 Granite Mill Rd.Chapel Hill, NC 27516TEL (919) 969-0070 FAX (TBA)

Moncure (Grades PreK-8)P.O. Box 260 / 600 Moncure School Rd. Moncure, NC 27559TEL (919) 542-3725 FAX (919) 542-2035

North Chatham (Grades PreK-5) 3380 Lystra Church Rd. Chapel Hill, NC 27517TEL (919) 967-3094 FAX (919) 968-6216

Northwood (Grades 9-12) 310 Northwood High School Rd.Pittsboro, NC 27312TEL (919) 542-4181 FAX (919) 542-4934

Perry Harrison (Grades PreK-5)2655 Hamlet Chapel Rd.Pittsboro, NC 27312TEL (919) 967-9925 FAX (919) 967-5844

Pittsboro Elementary (Grades PreK-4)375 Pittsboro Elementary School Rd.Pittsboro, NC 27312TEL (919) 542-3987 FAX (919) 542-1146

SAGE Academy (Grades 9-12)501 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.Siler City, NC 27344TEL (919) 663-5899 FAX (919) 663-3827

Siler City Elementary (Grades PreK-5) 671 Ellington Rd. Siler City, NC 27344 TEL (919) 663-2032 FAX (919) 742-5591

Silk Hope (Grades PreK-8) 7945 Silk Hope-Gum Springs Rd. Siler City, NC 27344TEL (919) 742-3911 FAX (919) 742-5032

Virginia Cross Elementary (Grades PreK-5)234 Cross School Rd.Siler City, NC 27344TEL (919) 742-4279 FAX (919) 742-5266

Chatham County Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, ethnic origin, gender, family status, disability, or sexual orientation.