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Cabarrus County Schools

School Improvement Plan

Concord High School

2013-2014

Vision

To nourish a single school culture in which all stakeholders share high expectations for each student to achieve

his or her potential.

Mission Statement

Within our single school culture where all stakeholders share high expectations for each student to achieve his or her potential

to lead in the 21st century, we will instill an appreciation for tradition and global citizenship while promoting a passion for

learning.

Belief Statements

We believe in….

Education of the whole child.

Personalized educational approaches for each child.

Caring and respectful relationships.

Safe, motivating, and inviting learning environments.

Integrity and honesty.

Parent and community partnerships.

Fiscal responsibility and efficient operations.

Data-driven decisions.

Achievement of success and educational excellence.

Demographics

Concord High School has been in existence for over 85 years. In 1924, the Concord Board of Education built Concord

High School through the passage of a $225,000 bond. Concord High School was severely damaged by fire in 1937 but was

rehabilitated to its original specifications in 1939 and served graduating classes until 1967. The building itself now houses the

Glenn Opportunity School. In 1967, the new Concord High School opened on Burrage Road. In 1969, before any other

Cabarrus County Schools, Concord High School was integrated with students from Logan High School. Since then, CHS has

undergone several building upgrades.

In 1987, the former drafting and computer classes were remodeled to house the Exceptional Children’s wing and in 1998

a new classroom wing and cafeteria expansion were also completed. In 2002, an auxiliary gym was created followed by a brand

new Media Center which was built in 2006. In 2007, a Public Service Academy was implemented as a component of Career

Technical Education and includes firefighter and EMT clusters. Graduates have enjoyed remarkable success in institutions of

higher learning both within and outside of North Carolina. Concord High School has provided many leaders to the state and

local governing bodies, to the medical community and as leaders in local and national business enterprises.

Although an urban, neighborhood high school, we benefit from the traditions and strong community support within the

city of Concord. Concord High School is unique in the Cabarrus County School system because of its history of service to the

community. Many students feel a sense of community at CHS; the building bridges generations, enriches lives and creates a

common heritage and single school culture. Of the eleven hundred and sixteen students at Concord High, 50.9% White, 27.7%

Black, 16.5% Hispanic,.02% Pacific, 1.3% Asian, .2% American Indian and 3.3% Multiracial.

We estimate that we serve a population that is over 51% free and reduced lunch due to the fact that all elementary feeder

schools for CHS are Title I Schools. We have a disproportionate number of the top performing students in the county while we

have a significant number of the lowest performing students. While many of our students come from upper middle class

families, the majority of our student population comes from socio-economic situations where all adult members of the

household are required to work. As a result of this factor, many of our parents and our students are unable to access or

participate in the after school opportunities our staff provides.

2013-2014 School Improvement Assurances Checklist Sheet

Cabarrus County Schools

Key Requirements for the 2013-2014 School Improvement Plan Indicate

Yes or No

1. The School Improvement Team (SIT) and School Improvement Plan (SIP) for Concord High School (school) meets all of the

requirements set forth in North Carolina General Statute 115C-105.27.

YES

2. The members of the SIT and their positions are included with this plan.

Minimum # of Parent and/or Community Representatives 0-750 students: 4; 751-1000 students: 5; 1001-1600 students: 6; 1601-

2000 students: 7

YES

3. The 2013-2014 SIP includes a plan to address school safety and discipline concerns in accordance with the safe school plan

developed under GS 115C-105.45-47.

YES

4. Our school has a waiver regarding class size for grades K-2, for financial flexibility, and for textbooks. N/A

5. A duty free lunch period has been established for every teacher on a daily basis or there is a record of the School Improvement Teams

plan.

YES

6. Duty-free planning time is provided for every teacher with the goal of providing at least five hours of planning time per week. The

duty-free instructional planning time shall be provided to the maximum extent that (i) the safety and proper supervision of children may

allow during regular student contact hours and (ii) insofar as funds are provided for this purpose by the General Assembly.

YES

7. An “open” meeting was held on August 19, 2013 (date) to address the school improvement plan goals and strategies with parents and

the community.

YES

8. All eligible staff members were given the opportunity to vote on the 2013-2014 School Improvement Plan by means of a secret ballot

on September 4, 2013 (date). The results of the vote were as follows: # _____ For # _______ Against # ________ Abstain

YES

Signature of Principal: ______Carla Black________________________________ Date: ___September 11, 2013________________

Signature of SIT Chairperson: _______Elizabeth Poole_____________________________ Date:_September 11, 2013_____________

School Improvement Team Members

Name Position Name Position

Margaret Sullivan Media Center Coordinator Carolyn Deberry Graduation Coach

Cindy Pressley Social Studies Teacher Bret Butch Assistant Principal

Chrissy Rotan IB Coordinator Karen Mitchell Assistant Principal

Instruction

Elizabeth Pinto Guidance Counselor Liz Poole CTE (SIP Chair)

Allison Turner English Teacher Alicia Hammell Administrative Assistant

Marjorie Brown Parent Heather Edmisten Tech Facilitator

Jill Gardiner Math Teacher Debby Melton Exceptional Children’s

Teacher

Nancy Cress Foreign Language Teacher Gina Dunagan School Treasurer

Brooke Childress Physical Education Carla Black Principal

Sharron Motsinger Science Teacher

Nancy Johnson Art Teacher

Sandy Aldridge Parent

Plan Title

(Strategy/Concept)

Concord High School-

Literacy Enhancement/CLC

Model

Goal Team Chair:

Karen Mitchell and Literacy

Leadership Team

Date:

September 11, 2013

Aligned CCS Goal

(write it out):

1.1: Cabarrus County Schools will prepare all students to be successful in institutions of higher education and/or the workforce.

1.3: All Cabarrus County Schools will provide instruction that meets/exceeds the standards necessary to be globally competitive in the 21st Century.

SMART Goal (1-3 year

projection)

By June 2017, Concord High School will meet or exceed expected student growth in Algebra I, Biology and English II.

Note: The original goal of this three year plan included English I as an EOC, English I is no longer an EOC, however, the data is relevant to the accomplishment of our goal from last year.

Strengths?

Student growth increased in English I (3 year average -0.2)

Note: English 2 will be used for 2013-2014

Opportunities For Improvement?

Increase student growth in Algebra I (3 year average -0.7) and

Biology (3 year average -1.7)

Information/Data needed that you do not have.

2012-2013 Growth Data in EVASS; expected October 2013

2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013

EOC 65.3 72.4 80.5

65.3 72.4

80.5

0

20

40

60

80

100

Percent Proficient-Algebra 1

2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013

EOC 69.9 73.1 82.2

69.9 73.1

82.2

60

65

70

75

80

85

Percent Proficient-Biology 1

Identify the measures you will use to determine the effectiveness of the strategy.

A. List the measure(s) the team will use to

determine if the strategy was implemented/

completed? (Completion Data) Measure Reported

When Common Formative Assessments 10/2013

2/2014 5/2014

EOC/MSL Assessments 1/2014 EOC/MSL Assessments 6/2014

B. List the measure(s) the team will use to

determine if the strategy was implemented

correctly? (Fidelity)

Measure Reported

When

We are in the process of working with the

Literacy Leadership Team of Concord

High will use classroom walkthroughs to

measure implementation of the SIMS

Strategies and Student Engagement.

Quarterly

C. List the measure(s) the team will use to

determine if the overall goal was met?

(Impact) Summative Measure Reported When EOC/MSL

Assessments January 2014

EOC/MSL

Assessments June 2014

Common Formative

Assessments Fall 2013

Spring 2014

Plan Title

(Strategy/Concept)

Literacy Enhancement /CLC

Models

Goal Team Chair:

Karen Mitchell and Literacy

Leadership Team

Date:

September 11, 2013

Indicate the steps you will need to take to implement this strategy. Step Action Steps Person

Responsible

Results/Measures Start Date Completion

Date Completed?

#1 Each department will write course and unit organizers

using CLC CERs.

Karen Mitchell and

Department

members

Each department will have course and unit

organizers for all EOC/MSL classes as well as 1

class from CTE, Fine Arts, Health/PE.

August 12 and

13, 2013

August 12 and

13, 2013

#2 API will introduce Literacy Enhancement Model to

new staff

Karen Mitchell Introduction materials and training on Literacy

Enhancement Model goals, objectives, strategies,

implementation and expectations.

August 26 –

30, 2013

September 9-13,

2013

#3 Teachers receive professional development on SIMS

Strategies.

EC Lead Teachers

CLC Team

Distribution of SIM Strategy resources and

additional training materials for Cohort I, II and

new teachers

September

2013

June, 2014

#4 Administrators will complete CWTs using HOXIE Administration and

CLC Leaders

Classroom walkthroughs of fidelity using the CLC

CERs

August, 2013 June 2014

#5 API will meet monthly with teachers to monitor

implementation of Literacy Enhancement/CLC

Model.

Karen Mitchell Agenda and minutes Week of Sept

23, 2013

4th week of

10/21/2013,

11/25/2013*,

12/16/2013*,

2/24/2014,

3/24/2014,

4/21/2014,

5/19/2014

#6 Administrators evaluate EOC/MSL Testing Scores Administration Scores and data January 2014

June 2014

January 2014

June 2014

** Content Literacy Continuum

**Content Enhancement Routines

Plan Title

(Strategy/Concept)


EOC/MSL and Academic

PLC Model

Goal Team Chair:

Karen Mitchell

Date:

September 11, 2013

Aligned CCS Goal

(write it out):




projection)

By June 2017, Concord High School will meet or exceed expected student growth in Algebra I, Biology and English II.

What data supports the SMART Goal above? (Insert data or put data in summary form. If too large, reference the data’s locat ion)

Strengths?

Student growth increased in English I (3 year average -0.2)

Note: 2013-2014 state assessment will be in English 2


Increase student growth in Algebra I (3 year average -0.7) and

Biology (3 year average -1.7)


2012-2013 Growth Data in EVASS; expected October 2013

2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013

EOC 65.3 72.4 80.5

65.3 72.4

80.5

0

20

40

60

80

100

Percent Proficient-Algebra 1

2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013

EOC 69.9 73.1 82.2

69.9 73.1

82.2

60

65

70

75

80

85

Percent Proficient-Biology 1

Identify the measures you will use to determine the effectiveness of the strategy.


determine if the strategy was implemented/

completed? (Completion Data) Measure Reported

When Administration will conduct 20

Cabarrus County CWTs using

Teachscape and HOXIE each

week to gather data and generate

reports.

10/2013 1/2014 3/2014 6/2014

Common Formative Assessments 10/2013 12/2013 3/2014 5/2014


determine if the strategy was implemented


Measure Reported

When

We will use the county walkthrough

model on Teachscape and HOXIE to

measure fidelity.

Quarterly

C. List the measure(s) the team will use to

determine if the overall goal was met?

(Impact) Summative Measure Reported

When EOC/MSL

Assessments January

2014 EOC/MSL

Assessments June 2014

Plan Title

(Strategy/Concept)

EOC/MSL Academic PLCs

Model

Goal Team Chair:

Karen Mitchell

Date:

September 11, 2013

Step Action Steps Person

Responsible Results/Measures Start Date Completion

Date Completed?

#1 PLC Chairs will coordinate weekly planning

period meetings for Math PLC, English PLC,

Social Studies PLC, Science PLC, Fine Arts

PLC, Health/PE PLC, and EC PLC to plan

instruction and collaborate around the problems

of practice to improve teaching and learning for

students.

PLC Chair Minutes, lesson plans turned in monthly, and

report to API.

Week of Aug

26, 2013

June/2014

#2 API will coordinate monthly meetings to monitor

implementation of EOC/MSL Academic PLC

Model.

Karen Mitchell Agenda, minutes, and data from common

formative assessments.

Week of Sept

23, 2013

June 2014

#3 Administrators will evaluate EOC/MSL Testing

scores

Administration Scores and data January 2014 June 2014

Plan Title

(Strategy/Concept)


Drop-Out Prevention PLC

Model

Goal Team Chair:

Drop-Out Prevention Committee

Date:

September 11, 2013

Aligned CCS Goal

(write it out):




projection)

By June 2017, Concord High School will increase the graduation rate to 90%.

What data supports the SMART Goal above? (Insert data or put data in summary form. If too large, reference the data’s locat ion)

Concord High Graduation Rate

2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013

4 Year Cohort 66.6% 71.0% 69.5% 79.4% 81.7% 86%

5 Year Cohort 74.6% 68.5% 72.5% 71.5% 80.3% 85.6%

Data gathered from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Strengths?

We exceeded our 4 and 5 year cohort graduation rates. We

were aiming for a graduation rate of 84% by 2014.

Retention data indicates 6 Seniors and 11 Juniors were

retained.


We need to continue our efforts to connect Freshmen and

Sophomores to our educational community with the hope of

reducing the retention rates. We retained 40 Freshmen and

24 Sophomores.


Number of Freshmen and Sophomores participating in

extra-curricular activities.

Attendance data and number of courses failed for

2012-3013 school year.

Identify the measures you will use to determine the effectiveness of the strategy. C. List the measure(s)

the team will use to

determine if the strategy

was implemented/

completed? (Completion

Data)

Measure Reported

When

Summer

Remediation

Data

August

2013

Attendance

Reports

Beginning

9/17/2013

bi-weekly

ending

6/8/2014

Progress

Reports

Every 4

and ½

weeks

beginning

9/2013

ending

5/2014

Report

Cards

Quarterly

YES Center

Data

Bi-weekly

beginning

9/17/2013

ending

6/8/2014

B. List the measure(s) the team will use to determine if the strategy was implemented


Measure Reported

When

Attendance –

Number of

Students Seat

Time

Credits

Recovered

in YES

Center

Number of

Students

Promoted

Goal Decreased

number of

students

requiring seat

time at the

end of the

semester by

2%

Improve

completion

rate of

students

recovering

credits in the

YES Center

by 2%

Increase number

of students

promoted by 2%

9th

Grade

Students

62 Fall

Spring

(Selena)

From Taina 301 out of 341

10th

Grade

Students

43 Fall

Spring

267 out of 291

11th

Grade

Students

40 Fall

Spring

239 out of 250

Seniors/Graduates 25 Fall

Spring

227 out of 233

Quarterly

C. List the measure(s)

the team will use to

determine if the overall

goal was met? (Impact)

Measure Reported

When

Attendance

Reports

Bi-

weekly

beginning

9/17/2013

ending

6/8/2014

YES

Center

Data

1/19/2014

ending

6/8/2014

Report

Cards

Quarterly

Graduation

Lists

January

2014 &

June

2014

Plan Title

(Strategy/Concept)

Drop-Out Prevention PLC

Goal Team Chair:

Karen Mitchell and Carolyn Deberry

Date:

September 11, 2013

Step Action Steps Person

Responsible

Results/Measures Start Date Completion

Date

Completed?

#1 DOP PLC will meet to analyze summer

remediation and YES Center placements.

DOP Committee Credits recovered and the number of students

placed

September

17, 2013

10/2013

#2 DOP committee will meet bi-weekly to monitor

attendance, at-risk students, and progress in

YES Center courses.

DOP

Committee

Agendas, attendance reports, YES Center

reports.

Beginning

9/17/2013

June 8, 2014

#3 DOP committee will evaluate student progress

reports and attendance.

DOP Committee Number of courses dropped to save two

courses.

10/ 2013

3/2014

10/2013

3/2014

#4 Staff will continue outreach/homebound visits

and interagency collaboration to support at-risk

students throughout the semester.

Graduation

Coach/ Social

Worker

W2s and AYP cohort rate Ongoing-As

Needed

June/2014

#5 Committee will review at-risk student progress

at the end of each semester to determine what

adjustments if any need to be made.

DOP Committee Number of credits earned/outstanding seat

time/W2s, and report card.

Jan 19, 2014

June 8, 2014

Jan 19, 2014

June 8, 2014

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