burke county institution progress report to donna james, sacs casi - may 17, 2011

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I nst i t u t i on Pr og ress Repor t

Bur k e Cou nt y Schoo ls

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Prepared for the AdvancED Monitoring Visit TeamBy Burke County Public Schools Board of Education

Date Submitted: May 17, 2011Date Accepted:

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABOUT ADVANCED AN D NCA CASI / SACS CASI ............................................................................................................. 4

OVERVI EW TO THE I NSTI TUTI ON PROGRESS REPORT ............................................................................................ 5

I NSTI TUTI ON PROGRESS REPORT ........................................................................................................................................ 6

RULES OF EVI DENCE ..................................................................................................................................................................... 7

REQUI RED ACTI ON 1 .................................................................................................................................................................... 8

REQUI RED ACTI ON 2 .................................................................................................................................................................. 11

REQUI RED ACTI ON 3 .................................................................................................................................................................. 16

REQUI RED ACTI ON 4 .................................................................................................................................................................. 18

REQUI RED ACTI ON 5 .................................................................................................................................................................. 19

REQUI RED ACTI ON 6 .................................................................................................................................................................. 20

REQUI RED ACTI ON 7 .................................................................................................................................................................. 21

REQUI RED ACTI ON 8 .................................................................................................................................................................. 22

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REQUI RED ACTI ON 10 ................................................................................................................................................................ 25

REQUI RED ACTI ON 11 ................................................................................................................................................................ 26

REQUI RED ACTI ON 12 ................................................................................................................................................................ 27

CONCLUSI ON ................................................................................................................................................................................... 29


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Abo u t Adv an cED an d N CA CASI / SACS CASI

Background Dedicated to advancing excellence in education worldwide, AdvancED provides accreditation, research, andprofessional services to 27,000 institutions in 65 countries. AdvancED provides accreditation under the seals of the

North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and Institution Improvement (NCA CASI) and theSouthern Association of Colleges and Institutions Council on Accreditation and Institution Improvement (SACSCASI).

The Accred i t a t io n ProcessTo earn and maintain accreditation, an institution must:

1. Meet the AdvancED Standards.Institutions demonstrate adherence to the AdvancED standards which describe the quality practices andconditions that research and best practice indicate are necessary for educational institutions to achievequality student performance and organizational effectiveness.

2. Engage in continuous improvement.Institutions implement a continuous improvement focused on improving student performance andorganizational effectiveness.

3. Demonstrate quality assurance through internal and external review.Institutions engage in a planned process of ongoing internal review and self-assessment. In addition,institutions host an external Quality Assurance Review team once every five years. The team evaluates theinstitutions adherence to the AdvancED quality standards, assesses the efficacy of the institutionsimprovement process and methods for quality assurance, and provides commendations andrecommendations to help the institution improve. The institution acts on the teams recommendations and

submits an Accreditation Progress Report at prescribed intervals following the Quality Assurance Review.

Special ReviewsAt any point during an institutions accreditation, a special review may be conducted in response to complaints orinformation about the institution and/or its system (district, board, or corporation) to investigate adherence to theAdvancED standards. The institution and/or its system must respond to the recommendations of the SpecialReview team. Monitoring teams may be sent to the institution and/or its system at regular intervals to ensure thatprogress is being made toward the Special Review teams required actions. Monitoring Teams are empowered tomake accreditation Required Actions based upon evidence obtained during said visit.

A Process o f Con t inuous I m prov em entThe AdvancED accreditation process engages the institution in a continuous process of self-evaluation andimprovement. The overall aim is to help institutions be the best they can be on behalf of the students they serve.


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Overv i ew to t he I ns t i t u t i on Prog r ess Repo r t

PurposeThe Institution Progress Report engages the institution in a detailed review and analysis of the steps it has taken toaddress the recommendations made by the AdvancED Special Review team. The institution uses the report to help

prepare for the AdvancED Monitoring Team visit. The institution completes and submits the report at least twoweeks prior to the scheduled Monitoring Team visit. The Monitoring Team uses the completed report as the basisfor its on-site progress review.

St r uc tu r e o f the Repor tThe Institution Progress Report is organized around the recommendations in the Special Review team report. Theprogress report lists the recommendation from the Special Review team report. For each recommendation, theinstitution must indicate a progress status and provide a detailed response describing the actions it has taken and theresults obtained. The institution must provide a response for each of the Special Review team recommendations. Itis the responsibility of the institution to address each of the recommendations made by the Special Review teamwithin the timelines specified in the Special Review team report.


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I ns t i t u t i on P rog ress Repo r t

Burke County Schools hosted a Monitoring Visit on December 6-8, 2010. The purpose of the Monitoring Visit wasto review the institutions progress toward addressing required actions from the Special Review Team visit held onAugust 2-4, 2009, and subsequent visits held on December 14-15, 2009, and May 10-12, 2010.

Through interviews with institution stakeholders, observations, and reviews of institution documents, the teamdeveloped a Monitoring Visit Report detailing its findings from the visit.

The Monitoring Visit Report contained specific required actions for the institution. The institution is responsiblefor addressing each of the required actions in the report. Below, please find the required actions from theMonitoring Teams report and the institutions response to each required action.


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Ru les o f Ev iden ce

For AdvancEd ReportMay 17, 2011

While various topics were addressed and numerous pieces of document have been collected in hard copies-more filecabinet drawers filled; the districts website contains even more dynamic information. Minutes of all board

meetings are available on the districts website as well as comprehensive information about the budget, pressreleases and blogs by the superintendent. For example, all of the board meetings and workshops have videorecordings available on the website atwww.burke.k12.nc.us.

Some of the narrative and a few of the artifacts for required actions or directives already accomplished are the sameas in the last Institution Progress Report. The emphasis in this report has been upon the three remaining inprogress required actions.

Many pieces of evidence relate to more than one requirement or directive. Such evidence is typically presented afterthe first relevant requirement. The evidence labels are embedded throughout this report and offer plenty of itemsfor the Review Team to consider. If there is an interest by the Review Team in any particular piece of evidence

prior to the visit, it can be provided.

The physical evidence is organized in the same order as it is in the report for ease of access. This order has beendesigned to enable the Review Team Visit to be efficient with more time for people.
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*OFFICIALLY VERIFIED AS COMPLETED

REQUI RED A CTI ON 1 :The Burke County Public School Board must establish and implement a collaborative process to involvestakeholder groups in the development and understanding of a system-wide vision and purpose to guide thecontinuous improvement process, allocation and alignment of resources, and daily actions of all members of the

school community. Stakeholder groups must include school and district leadership, teachers, classified staff,parents, community and business leaders, students, civic and governmental leaders, ensuring representation of alldemographic and geographical areas of Burke County.

Progress Status: Please indicate the progress the institution has made toward addressing this Required Action.X Completed - All necessary and appropriate actions have been taken and evaluated. The institution has

documented evidence that supports fulfillment of the Required Action.In Progress - The institution is currently engaged in actions and processes but has yet to fully implement stepsnecessary to address the Required Action.Have Not Addressed - The institution has not taken any action at this time.

Response and Evidence: Provide detail to support the status descriptor noted above. The response shouldinclude: 1) the actions taken to address the Required Action; 2) the evidence supporting those actions and anyresults of those actions; and 3) the institutions next steps with regard to the Required Action.

Directives Ensure that the system's vision and mission guide the teaching andlearning process and the strategic direction of schools, departments,and services. ...................................................................................................................COMPLETED and ONGO Establish procedures to include the vision and mission on all districtpublications, website, and in school and district buildings, including aprominent location in the board room....................................................................... COMPLETED Review the vision and mission systematically and revise when

appropriate. ....................................................................................................................COMPLETEDto be considered for revisionin the summer of 2011.

Complete the strategic plan for final board approval............................................COMPLETED Ensure that the strategic plan is widely distributed to stakeholdergroups in the district and available on the district's web site. ................................... COMPLETED Develop a regular process for tracking and reporting on progressmade toward the objectives in the strategic plan. ........................................................ COMPLETED and ONGOI

(the Board receives reportson various elements of theplan at Board meetings).

Response SummaryAll stakeholders have had numerous opportunities to contribute to every aspect of Burke County Public Schoolsoperations. Hundreds of residents, students and staff members generated ideas and feedback for the districts newvision, mission and strategic plan. This same level of involvement is mirrored at every school through the schoolimprovement teams. Every board agenda and policy revision has been available to the community and internally forcomments. A formal continuous improvement process (training provided by the American Productivity QualityCenter) has created further occasions for collaboration from stakeholders.


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The development of the 2011-12 budget was done with extensive collaboration from staff and the community.Over 80% of all employees or 1,300 employees responded to an anonymous online survey asking their opinionsabout some of the most important budgetary issues for 2011-12. The superintendent invites feedback onmanagement activities at every meeting of the District Administrative Team. Likewise, all employees receive emailsfrom the superintendent every week or so inviting feedback. These emails are then posted on the website for evenmore feedback from patrons. Board members are also encouraged to ask questions and provide suggestions relative

to various memoranda sent weekly.

Massive collaboration is becoming the norm in the Burke County Public Schools. In a district with a tradition ofschools and departments functioning as organizational silos and every administrator making independent decisions,a significant transition is happening. While some individuals are still learning that 360 degree contributions are thenew approach, the vast majority are adapting well to the fact that anyone can suggest anything or that everyone isfree to express disagreement along with a rationale. Virtually every memo/email from the central office includingthose from the superintendent is reviewed and edited by several administrators. The new emphasis is upon buildinga consensus among participants which will lead to more teamwork.

A deliberate attempt has been made to reach out to EVERY stakeholder group to solicit their involvement as

individuals and as groups identified as stakeholders. On occasion there have been different groups of stakeholderswith differing opinions which has placed board members in an awkward position. It has not been possible to satisfyevery groups view and, thereby, this situation causes a lag in decision making.

The development of the 2011-12 budget with overall revenue perimeters has been explained to administrators, theBoard and to the public over the last eight months. Once again ALL stakeholders were encouraged to offer theirviews via formal surveys, focus groups, meetings, and informal ad hoc means. These efforts involved more andmore people as the district attempts to address a $12 million revenue shortfall.

Major Pointsa) Establish and implement a collaborative process to involve stakeholdergroups

a1) in the development of a system-wide vision and purpose to guide thecontinuous improvement process ............................................................................ COMPLETED

a2) understanding of a system-wide vision and purpose to guide thecontinuous improvement process ............................................................................ ONGOING

a3) continuous improvement process-Training of Administrators (somestaff and some community stakeholders) .................................................................. ONGOING

a4) allocation and alignment of resources- ................................................................... ONGOING as resources declia5) daily actions ................................................................................................................ ONGOINGa6) stakeholder groups must include school and district leadership,

teachers, classified staff, parents, community, and business leaders,students, and civic and governmental leaders, ensuring representation

of all demographic and geographical areas of Burke County............................... ONGOING

Next StepsThe budget for next year is going to be extremely difficult as smart and sustainable decisions are required. To besuccessful collaboration with a multitude of stakeholders will assist with the effort. That movement should producean even more efficient and effective school district. Given fewer resources, the implementation of the new strategicplan will necessitate a focus uncommon in many school organizations. The board of education has added oneelement of the strategic plan to the agenda of most board meetings. This next step should add accountability andattention from governance-the board of education.


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The continuous improvement teams are all working through defining their respective process performancemanagement procedures. The productive results from these first continuous improvement teams are more thanenough to justify their existence and the additional stakeholder involvement. However, the real value will bespreading this influence to new projects and embedding continuous improvement processes within all dailyactivities. A governance methodology for the boards role in continuous improvement has not yet been developed.

The refinement of the lists of stakeholders, customers and competitors will provide an avenue for inviting evenmore collaboration.


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REQUI RED ACTI ON 2 : The Burke County Board of Education must be able to validate that all actions and behaviors of boardmembers are fully aligned with the official Board policies, and all applicable AdvancED AccreditationStandards.

Progress Status: Please indicate the progress the institution has made toward addressing this recommendation.

Completed - All necessary and appropriate actions have been taken and evaluated. The institution hasdocumented evidence that supports fulfillment of the recommendation.

X In Progress - The institution is currently engaged in actions and processes but has yet to fully implement stepsnecessary to address the recommendation.Have Not Addressed - The institution has not taken any action at this time.

Response and Evidence: Provide detail to support the status descriptor noted above. The response shouldinclude: 1) the actions taken to address the recommendation; 2) the evidence supporting those actions and anyresults of those actions; and 3) the institutions next steps with regard to the recommendation.

Directives1. Provide additional training on parliamentary procedure and

Robert's Rules of Order to ensure that appropriate decorumand established procedures guide board conduct duringmeetings. .............................................................................................................. COMPLETED

2. Formalize the meeting evaluation process recently initiatedto encourage board member self-evaluation.............................................. COMPLETED and ONGOIN

3. Include on each Board meeting agenda, review of one ormore Board policies, to increase knowledge andunderstanding of said policies. ....................................................................... COMPLETED and ONGOIN

4. Secure training on proper approaches to Boardcommunication. ..........................................................................................COMPLETED

Response SummaryStarting in January of 2011, the entire board has been presented each month with potential cuts to make up aprojected $12 million deficit by the superintendent and finance officer (The status of the 2011-12 budget waspresented in November, 2010). It has been clear during these sessions what the role of the superintendent andboard has been. The superintendent and management team have made recommendations. Then the board andsuperintendent (and management team members) engage in discussion. Often, compromises were made. Once theboard approved the cuts, then the superintendent and his staff have implemented the boards decision(s).

Reducing the budget by $12 million on top of the $15 million cuts in the previous two years has been extremelydifficult. Cutting supplies, equipment and tangible items proved easier than people or consolidating buildings.

Consolidation of schools is typically a controversial topic in any school district which proved to be the case inBurke County, in spite of the fact that this community has a fifty year history of consolidations. Another efficiencystudy, the Evergreen report, recommended consolidation with its spring 2010 report. The administration followedwith a series of memos, press releases, blogs, flyers, etc. to staff, other stakeholders and the board over the last year.Some people favored consolidation and some opposed it. The superintendent presented a consolidation plan to theboard after meeting with various stakeholders in the schools and communities. The board unanimouslydisapproved the consolidation plan with some board members indicating the matter should be raised again. Thestakeholders that wanted the schools to remain open were pleased. Other stakeholders, mostly employees, did notfeel like they were heard by the board.


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The same situation can be said to have occurred with the districts final budget. Those whose ideas wereincorporated into the boards final budget feel that they had been heard. Some individuals who made suggestionsdirectly to the superintendent received immediate feedback and at least felt they were heard. Some individualsincluding a segment of those attending an open budget workshop with the board members did not feel they wereheard. Here again, the superintendent prepared his recommended budget with feedback from everyone includingthe board and provided that budget to the Board.

The board used the superintendents budget as a base point with the board reducing approximately $25,000. Thesuperintendent requested and the board agreed to add another $4 million in requests to the budget and to pass italong to the Burke County Commissioners. While the process was not as tidy as it might have been, the roles of thesuperintendent and the board were accommodated with some appropriate compromises.

The Burke County Board of Education has held a variety of workshops directed at this particular required action.Every topic and subtopic has been covered with consultants and supplemental reading materials. Each boardmember can now articulate an appropriate response to what actions and behaviors are consistent with most boardpolicies and AdvancEd standards.

Every member of the Board of Education has expressed a strong interest in moving accreditation status back toaccreditation clear or full accreditation. The Burke County Board of Education recognizes that the AdvancEdstandards and their own new policies set much higher expectations than this board and its predecessor boards haveever met. In fact, many school boards do not limit themselves to governance issues as they should. The overallboard is striving towards a higher set of goals.

Major Pointsa) All actions and behaviors of board members are fully aligneda1) with official board policies ...............................................................................IN PROGRESS and ONGOINGa2) AdvancEd Accreditation Standards ..............................................................IN PROGRESS and ONGOING

Action Board Member Self-Evaluation Directives Date

Board member self-evaluation 2 12/8/10Board member self-evaluation 2 1/20/11Board Training SACS CASI Accreditation Requirements 2, 3, 12 1/27/11Board member self-evaluation 2 2/7/11Board member self-evaluation 2 2/28/11Board member self-evaluation 2 3/28/11Board member self-evaluation 2 4/25/11

Artifacts Date

Weekly Board of Education Policy Review 12-6-11 to 5-16-11Memo Waiting to Exhale, Inhale, or Both 12/14/10

News Release BCPS Teachers Exceed Goal 12/16/10Memo Congratulations on Financial Turnaround 12/17/10News Release BCPS Elected Member of College Board 12/22/10News Release PSAT Participation 12/22/10Memo New Years Message 12/29/10Morganton News Herald Editorial School Board Must Change its Ways 1/19/11Public Comments List of Persons Speaking 1/20/11Morganton News Herald Editorial School Board Must Work Together 1/24/11News Release Generating Additional Revenue 1/24/11
http://www.burke.k12.nc.us/boe/Meeting%20Agendas/20101208%20Board%20Meeting%20Agenda%20-%20December%208,%202010.pdfhttp://www.burke.k12.nc.us/boe/Meeting%20Agendas/20101208%20Board%20Meeting%20Agenda%20-%20December%208,%202010.pdfhttp://www.burke.k12.nc.us/boe/Meeting%20Agendas/20110120%20Board%20Meeting%20Agenda%20(Rescheduled)%20-%20January%2020,%202011.pdfhttp://www.burke.k12.nc.us/boe/Meeting%20Agendas/20110120%20Board%20Meeting%20Agenda%20(Rescheduled)%20-%20January%2020,%202011.pdfhttp://www.burke.k12.nc.us/boe/Meeting%20Agendas/20110127%20Training%20Session%20Agenda%20-%20January%2027,%202011.pdfhttp://www.burke.k12.nc.us/boe/Meeting%20Agendas/20110127%20Training%20Session%20Agenda%20-%20January%2027,%202011.pdfhttp://www.burke.k12.nc.us/boe/Meeting%20Agendas/20110207%20Board%20Meeting%20Agenda(1)%20-%20February%207,%202011.pdfhttp://www.burke.k12.nc.us/boe/Meeting%20Agendas/20110207%20Board%20Meeting%20Agenda(1)%20-%20February%207,%202011.pdfhttp://www.burke.k12.nc.us/boe/Meeting%20Agendas/20110228%20Board%20Special%20Called%20Meeting%20Agenda%20-%20February%2028,%202011.pdfhttp://www.burke.k12.nc.us/boe/Meeting%20Agendas/20110228%20Board%20Special%20Called%20Meeting%20Agenda%20-%20February%2028,%202011.pdfhttp://www.burke.k12.nc.us/boe/Meeting%20Agendas/20110328%20Board%20Meeting%20Agenda%20-%20March%2028,%202011.pdfhttp://www.burke.k12.nc.us/boe/Meeting%20Agendas/20110328%20Board%20Meeting%20Agenda%20-%20March%2028,%202011.pdfhttp://www.burke.k12.nc.us/boe/Meeting%20Agendas/20110425%20Board%20Meeting%20Agenda%20-%20April%2025,%202011.pdfhttp://www.burke.k12.nc.us/boe/Meeting%20Agendas/20110425%20Board%20Meeting%20Agenda%20-%20April%2025,%202011.pdfhttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/20129186/12-6-10%20to%205-16-11%20-%20Weekly%20Policy%20Review%20-%20All%20Emails%20and%20Policies.pdfhttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/20129186/12-6-10%20to%205-16-11%20-%20Weekly%20Policy%20Review%20-%20All%20Emails%20and%20Policies.pdfhttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/20129186/12-14-10%20-%20Memo%20-%20Waiting%20to%20Exhale%2C%20Inhale%2C%20or%20Both.pdfhttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/20129186/12-14-10%20-%20Memo%20-%20Waiting%20to%20Exhale%2C%20Inhale%2C%20or%20Both.pdfhttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/20129186/12-16-10%20-%20News%20Release%20-%20Burke%20County%20Teachers%20Exceed%20Goal.pdfhttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/20129186/12-16-10%20-%20News%20Release%20-%20Burke%20County%20Teachers%20Exceed%20Goal.pdfhttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/20129186/12-17-10%20-%20Memo%20-%20Congratulations.pdfhttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/20129186/12-17-10%20-%20Memo%20-%20Congratulations.pdfhttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/20129186/12-22-10%20-%20News%20Release%20-%20BCPS%20Elected%20Member%20of%20College%20Board.pdfhttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/20129186/12-22-10%20-%20News%20Release%20-%20BCPS%20Elected%20Member%20of%20College%20Board.pdfhttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/20129186/12-22-10%20-%20News%20Release%20-%20PSAT%20Participation.pdfhttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/20129186/12-22-10%20-%20News%20Release%20-%20PSAT%20Participation.pdfhttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/20129186/12-29-10%20-%20Memo%20-%20New%20Year%27s%20Message.pdfhttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/20129186/12-29-10%20-%20Memo%20-%20New%20Year%27s%20Message.pdfhttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/20129186/1-19-11%20-%20Morganton%20News%20Herald%20-%20Editorial%20-%20School%20Board%20Must%20Change%20Its%20Ways.pdfhttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/20129186/1-19-11%20-%20Morganton%20News%20Herald%20-%20Editorial%20-%20School%20Board%20Must%20Change%20Its%20Ways.pdfhttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/20129186/1-20-11%20or%201-24-11%20Public%20Comments.pdfhttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/20129186/1-20-11%20or%201-24-11%20Public%20Comments.pdfhttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/20129186/1-24-11%20-%20Editorial%20-%20School%20Board%20Must%20Work%20Together.pdfhttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/20129186/1-24-11%20-%20Editorial%20-%20School%20Board%20Must%20Work%20Together.pdfhttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/20129186/1-24-11%20-%20News%20Release%20-%20Generating%20Additional%20Revenue.pdfhttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/20129186/1-24-11%20-%20News%20Release%20-%20Generating%20Additional%20Revenue.pdfhttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/20129186/1-24-11%20-%20News%20Release%20-%20Generating%20Additional%20Revenue.pdfhttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/20129186/1-24-11%20-%20Editorial%20-%20School%20Board%20Must%20Work%20Together.pdfhttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/20129186/1-20-11%20or%201-24-11%20Public%20Comments.pdfhttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/20129186/1-19-11%20-%20Morganton%20News%20Herald%20-%20Editorial%20-%20School%20Board%20Must%20Change%20Its%20Ways.pdfhttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/20129186/12-29-10%20-%20Memo%20-%20New%20Year%27s%20Message.pdfhttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/20129186/12-22-10%20-%20News%20Release%20-%20PSAT%20Participation.pdfhttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/20129186/12-22-10%20-%20News%20Release%20-%20BCPS%20Elected%20Member%20of%20College%20Board.pdfhttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/20129186/12-17-10%20-%20Memo%20-%20Congratulations.pdfhttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/20129186/12-16-10%20-%20News%20Release%20-%20Burke%20County%20Teachers%20Exceed%20Goal.pdfhttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/20129186/12-14-10%20-%20Memo%20-%20Waiting%20to%20Exhale%2C%20Inhale%2C%20or%20Both.pdfhttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/20129186/12-6-10%20to%205-16-11%20-%20Weekly%20Policy%20Review%20-%20All%20Emails%20and%20Policies.pdfhttp://www.burke.k12.nc.us/boe/Meeting%20Agendas/20110425%20Board%20Meeting%20Agenda%20-%20April%2025,%202011.pdfhttp://www.burke.k12.nc.us/boe/Meeting%20Agendas/20110328%20Board%20Meeting%20Agenda%20-%20March%2028,%202011.pdfhttp://www.burke.k12.nc.us/boe/Meeting%20Agendas/20110228%20Board%20Special%20Called%20Meeting%20Agenda%20-%20February%2028,%202011.pdfhttp://www.burke.k12.nc.us/boe/Meeting%20Agendas/20110207%20Board%20Meeting%20Agenda(1)%20-%20February%207,%202011.pdfhttp://www.burke.k12.nc.us/boe/Meeting%20Agendas/20110127%20Training%20Session%20Agenda%20-%20January%2027,%202011.pdfhttp://www.burke.k12.nc.us/boe/Meeting%20Agendas/20110120%20Board%20Meeting%20Agenda%20(Rescheduled)%20-%20January%2020,%202011.pdfhttp://www.burke.k12.nc.us/boe/Meeting%20Agendas/20101208%20Board%20Meeting%20Agenda%20-%20December%208,%202010.pdf


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BCPS Memo SACS CASI Review Team Report 1/25/11Cort Architectural Study 1/28/11Memo Whats Ahead for the next Six Months 1/28/11Chamber of Commerce Letter 2/4/11News Release Fiscal Study 2/8/11News Release Networked Copier Contract 2/15/11BCPS BOE Chair Thomas Letter 2/16/11

Memo No Silver Bullets or Silver Scapegoats 2/25/11Morganton News Herald Editorial Resignations are not the Answer 2/27/11Memo Declining Enrollment and Consolidation 3/2/11Memo Professionalism and Pride 3/7/11Memo Further Updates on Budget and Consolidation 3/14/11AdvancedED News Release Wake County Warned 3/16/11Memo Stellar to BOE 3/16/11BOE Chair Thomas Email Deferring School Matter to Stellar 3/17/11Memo Comparisons with Similar Districts 3/17/11Public School Forums Friday Report Accreditation 3/18/11Morganton News Herald Letter to Editor Ruth College ES Exemplary 3/20/11

Morganton News Herald Letter to Editor Pay to Play Isnt Unusual 3/20/11Five Year Facilities and Consolidation Plan 3/21/11Memo Consolidation 3/22/11News Release Consolidation 3/22/11Memo Official Verification 3/23/11Memo Official Verification Q&A 3/23/11Memo Impact of Consolidation 3/23/11Public Hearing Consolidation 3/24/11Memo Consolidation 3/25/11Memo Clarification 3/25/11BCPS BOE Commitment to Best Practices 3/28/11Email to Stellar Thank you from staff member 3/28/11

Public Comments List of Persons Speaking 3/28/11Student Letter to Stellar Freedom HS project on Accreditation 4/4/11Email from Mark Brittain Letter to Stakeholders 4/4/11Morganton News Herald Letter to Editor Cutting Foreign Language is a Mistake 4/5/11Morganton News Herald Much Ado, but not doing much 4/5/11Memo Feedback on Budget 4/5/11Morganton News Herald Letter to Editor Schools May Not Need Pre-K/Language 4/6/11Morganton News Herald Letter to Editor Put Childrens Education First 4/6/11Morganton News Herald Letter to Editor Mull Elementary is Vital 4/6/11Morganton News Herald Letter to Editor Community Should Decide Future 4/6/11Morganton News Herald Letter to Editor Were Asking for Time to Study Options 4/6/11

Morganton News Herald Letter to Editor Churches Should be Involved 4/6/11Morganton News Herald Letter to Editor Leave Rutherford College ES 4/6/11Morganton News Herald Letter to Editor Math, Science, Lang Equally Important 4/6/11Morganton News Herald Letter to Editor Schools Should Offer More Languages 4/6/11Morganton News Herald Letter to Editor Preserve Burke Countys Reputation 4/6/11Morganton News Herald Letter to Editor Encourage Legislators to Reject SB 8 4/6/11Morganton News Herald Letter to Editor SB8 is Needed for Charter Schools 4/6/11Morganton News Herald Letter to Editor Schools Need Small Classes 4/6/11Morganton News Herald Letter to Editor Dont Jeopardize Kids Education 4/6/11
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Morganton News Herald Letter to Editor Charter Schools Dont Take Money 4/6/11Morganton News Herald Letter to Editor Adult Attitudes Influence Kids 4/6/11Atlanta Journal-Constitution Private agency, public power 4/10/11Morganton News Herald The schools need your help again 4/10/11Memo All Financial Options for 2011-2012 4/12/11Public Forum Budget Work Session Web LinkPDF 4/14/11Public Forum Budget Worksheets Stakeholder Feedback 4/14/11

Morganton News Herald SACS CASI is not the problem 4/17/11Morganton News Herald Schools have significance 4/19/11News Release Top Five Most Productive 4/20/11Code of Ethics BCPS BOE Signed Commitment 4/25/11Education Week Reach of School Accrediting Agency Called Into Question 4/27/11Morganton News Herald SACS CASI will send team for another look 4/28/112011/2012 Superintendents Budget Message 4/28/11Memo Academic Achievement 4/29/11Morganton News Herald Schools Ponder Efficiency Study 5/6/11

Board of Education Policy Review Date

Policy Review - 3000, 3001, 3100 1/20/11Board reconsiders and re-votes on officers 1/20/111:04.00 Ms. Thomas and Ms. Stroup resign positions1:08.00 Ms. Thomas apologizes to, and on behalf of, the BOE

Public Forum Accreditation Concerns Part 1,Part 2 1/24/11Policy Review 3101, 3102, 3105 2/7/11Policy Changes Second Readings 6545, 2121, 2300, 2330, 2/7/11

3700, 5240, 7300, 7320, 8300Public Hearing Consolidation 3/24/11Policy Changes Final Readings 2121, 2300, 2330, 2610, 3700, 3/28/11

5240, 6545, 7300, 7320, 8300Policy Review 3110, 3132, 3135 3/28/11

Policy Changes First Readings 2500, 5070, 7900, 7920, 7921 4/25/11Policy Changes Final Readings 2121, 2300, 2330, 2610, 3700, 4/25/115240, 6545, 7300, 7320, 8300Policy Review 3140, 3150, 3200 4/25/11

Enrollment and Projection Data Excel PDF

BCPS Average Daily Membership 2000-201 PDF2011-2015 Enrollment Projections Excel PDF2005-2015 Enrollment Projections by Grade Excel PDF2005-2015 Enrollment Projections by School Excel PDF2011-2012 Enrollment Projections Excel PDF

2012-2013 Enrollment Projections Excel PDF2013-2014 Enrollment Projections Excel PDF2014-2015 Enrollment Projections Excel PDF

Next StepsThe Burke County Board of Education could develop or adopt some means of addressing alleged misbehaviors toreduce the distraction from the districts mission. Some of the criticism leveled at some board members or the totalboard is inaccurate, unfair, or taken out of context. Some response is needed, although it would be a significant
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amount of staff time to keep up with all the inaccurate blogs and rumors. In some cases, there is a difference ofopinion about what board actions are appropriate and what are not.


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REQUI RED ACTI ON 3 :The decorum of all board meetings must reflect the professionalism required of all those who are defining thequality of education for the community.

Progress Status: Please indicate the progress the institution has made toward addressing this recommendation.

X Completed - All necessary and appropriate actions have been taken and evaluated. The institution has

documented evidence that supports fulfillment of the recommendation.In Progress - The institution is currently engaged in actions and processes but has yet to fully implement stepsnecessary to address the recommendation.Have Not Addressed - The institution has not taken any action at this time.

Response and Evidence: Provide detail to support the status descriptor noted above. The response shouldinclude: 1) the actions taken to address the recommendation; 2) the evidence supporting those actions and anyresults of those actions; and 3) the institutions next steps with regard to the recommendation.

Directives1. Develop, approve and implement a statement outlining

appropriate conduct and expectations for participants atboard meetings. This statement should be read by the boardchair/presiding officer at the beginning of each meeting. ..................... COMPLETED and ONGO

2. Establish strategies for maintaining appropriate decorum atBoard meetings. ..........................................................................................COMPLETED and ONGO

Response SummaryThe Board of Education was cited negatively by the Review Team for voting on the Board officers in Decemberwithout all Board members being present. There was also some concern expressed by community members. TheBoard held a re-vote.

In a rather innovative move both the newly elected in December chair and vice-chair stepped down. The chair was

re-elected as chair. The December elected vice-chair was nominated, however, she withdrew her name fromnomination. A minority member of the board was then nominated and elected, thus, both sides of the boardbecame represented among the two officer positions. This realignment was positively received by the public and anindication that the board was making a stride towards accreditation.

In January, Board members openly addressed the public about past behaviors, pledged to change, and in somecases, even apologized to the audience and one another. This meeting gave hope to everyone in the schoolcommunity that board behavior would change and accreditation was possible.

The decorum of the board members at meetings has improved greatly over the behaviors identified with theAugust, 2009 Review Team report. Specifically, the public participation portion has been handled much better.

The behavior of the audience has noticeably improved with the regular reminders about audience behavior. Thereare still occasions where public participation deteriorates into negative comments about staff some of whichseems to be known about ahead of time. The agenda itself has conformed to higher standards. The adherence toparliamentary procedure has been greatly upgraded. The boards self-assessment of board meetings has become aregular part of the process, although a couple of times this evaluation process was omitted. The interactionbetween board members is more polite than in August, 2009.

There have been some Board behaviors which have been questioned by some board members. Board members arestill reluctant to call ahead of board meetings with questions, advice or advance notice of motions to be made.


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Consequently, some board members and the administration go into meetings without knowing what is forthcoming.March was a difficult month for the board members at board meetings and outside of board meetings as schoolconsolidation (always an issued in any community) brought out emotions. Stakeholders who wanted to keep theirschools open liked the vote from the board to keep all schools open. Other stakeholders felt they were not heardand did not appreciate the boards behaviors. To a certain extent this is a no win situation. In recent months therehas been an increase in executive sessions which means more questions by the public.

The board meetings have included more content about the budget, school district operations and board policiesthan previously. The inclusion of more content at board meetings demonstrates more professionalism on the partof board members as they endeavor to do more to learn and discuss governance issues.

Major Points1) Audience decorum ..................................................................................................COMPLETED2) Board decorum ........................................................................................................COMPLETED

Artifacts - Board of Education Minutes

Regular Session 12/8/10Regular Session 1/20/11

Regular Session 1/24/11Regular Session 1/24/11Regular Session 1/27/11Regular Session 2/7/11Regular Session 2/28/11Regular Session 3/24/11Regular Session 3/28/11Regular Session 4/11/11

Next StepsContinue to follow the board policy on policy development.

The administration should follow the outline for the development of administrative regulations which correspondto each board policy. This creation of a comprehensive set of administrative regulations is expected to becompleted by the start of the 2012-13 school year.
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REQUI RED ACTI ON 4 : The Burke County Board of Education must develop and conduct an ongoing self-evaluation process using anapproved, professionally developed instrument, to determine strengths and needs for growth of individualboard members and the board as a body. Results are to be used to develop the professional development planfor the board.

Progress Status: Please indicate the progress the institution has made toward addressing this Required Action.

X Completed - All necessary and appropriate actions have been taken and evaluated. The institution hasdocumented evidence that supports fulfillment of the Required Action.In Progress - The institution is currently engaged in actions and processes but has yet to fully implement stepsnecessary to address the Required Action.Have Not Addressed - The institution has not taken any action at this time.


Directives Develop a timeline for semi-annual review of the self-evaluation process, so as to determine its long-termeffectiveness and use.-COMPLETED and ONGOING as per board policies. Share the progress of the process with the stakeholders at periodic board meetings in order to maintaincontinued buy-in.-COMPLETED and ONGOING

Response SummaryThe Burke County Board of Education has utilized several professionally developed board self-evaluationinstruments. The results of these surveys were used to create a professional development plan for the board. Someof that plan has been implemented.

Each board member has had the results of his/her own self-evaluation. Board members did not evaluate otherindividual board members. This was not done as it was seen as potentially further separating board members.Consequently, there is no professional development plan for individual board members.

There are three areas where professional development plans for the board have been cited-general, ethics andAdvancEd standards. Plans have been created for all, although the AdvancEd plan has so far not beenincorporated into the overall plan, although that was the idea.

Major Pointsa) Develop and conduct an ongoing self-evaluation process-COMPLETED

b) Using an approved, professionally developed instrument COMPLETEDc) Determine strengths and needs for growth of individual board members -ONGOINGd) Determine strengths and needs for growth of board as a body COMPLETEDe) Results are to be used to develop the professional development plan for the board -COMPLETED

Next StepsIndividual Board members should take additional responsibility for their own development with goals and/or aprofessional development plan around their own individual strengths and areas for growth.


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REQUI RED ACTI ON 5 :The Burke County Board of Education and district leadership must develop and implement a plan for theprofessional development of all board members to include a timeline for deliberate and extensive training in theroles and responsibilities of the board, ethics, orientation of new board members, SACS CASI/AdvancEDStandards, and parliamentary procedure.

Progress Status: Please indicate the progress the institution has made toward addressing this Required Action.X Completed - All necessary and appropriate actions have been taken and evaluated. The institution has

documented evidence that supports fulfillment of the Required Action.In Progress - The institution is currently engaged in actions and processes but has yet to fully implement stepsnecessary to address the Required Action.Have Not Addressed - The institution has not taken any action at this time.


Directives Implement a plan for all existing board members to complete the advanced system plan that was designedfor new board members.-Almost COMPLETED Develop a time line for periodic review of parliamentary procedures and AdvancEd AccreditationStandards by the total board. -COMPLETED Develop a comprehensive plan for professional development training for the coming year to reinforcethe training experienced in 2009-10 and to further foster effective board leadership. ONGOING

Response SummaryThe Board has completed many days/hours of training. All of the topics mentioned within this requirement havebeen covered via one or more workshops and relevant literature for board members.

Until all aspects of outstanding boardmanship become inherent characteristics of all board members actions,similar training should continue. However, such training is not necessary simply to increase the number of hours oftraining. The aim is to change behavior of board members for the better. The board is interested in building uponthe progress which has been made.

Major Pointsa) Develop a plan for the professional development of all board members -COMPLETEDb) Implement a plan for the professional development of all board members-COMPLETED and ONGOINGc) To include a timeline for a deliberate and extensive training in

c1) The roles and responsibilities of the board -COMPLETED

c2) Ethics-Scheduled for January 2011(Original workshop was held)c3) Orientation of new board members-(Almost) COMPLETEDc4) SACS CASI / AdvancED Standards -COMPLETEDc5) Parliamentary procedure -COMPLETED

Next StepsThere is a need for more training for the Board on specific behaviors which are clearly governance and how toavoid those behaviors which are clearly management responsibilities.


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AdvancEd training for board on Boardmanship (governance, leadership and management model) after receivingaccreditation status as clear. This training should occur no later than the fall, 2011.


REQUI RED ACTI ON 6 :The Burke County Board of Education must develop and implement a comprehensive process and timeline forthe revision and communication of school district policies to review and update needed policies, garnerunderstanding of the policies, their procedures, and the impact for the board and district leadership.

Progress Status: Please indicate the progress the institution has made toward addressing this Required Action.

X Completed - All necessary and appropriate actions have been taken and evaluated. The institution hasdocumented evidence that supports fulfillment of the Required Action.In Progress - The institution is currently engaged in actions and processes but has yet to fully implement stepsnecessary to address

burke county institution progress report to donna james, sacs casi - may 17, 2011

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