coffee with the principal - guilford county schools
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ABOUT ME• I ATTENDED N.C. AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL STATE
UNIVERSITY (PSYCHOLOGY, SPECIAL EDUCATION, SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATION)
• I ATTENDED THE UNIVERSITY OF N.C. AT GREENSBORO
(EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND CULTURAL FOUNDATIONS)
• MARRIED, 1 STEPDAUGHTER (18), DAUGHTER (9) AND SON (4)
• DOG (LILLY)
• 15 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN EDUCATION (PRIVATE AND PUBLIC)
W/ SPECIAL EDUCATION BACKGROUND
ABOUT OUR SCHOOL
• ADVANCED ACADEMICS
• 243 STUDENTS
• 12 CLASSROOM TEACHERS
2015 2016 2017
EVAAS Accountability Growth Status Met Exceeded Exceeded
EVAAS Growth Index 0.76 2.88 3.78
Performance Composite 99.5 99.3 100
School Performance Grade A A+NG A+NG
OUR STAFF (CHANGES/ADDITIONS)
• JENNIFER TYNDALL (FORMER ART TEACHER & CURRICULUM FACILITATOR) TRANSITIONED TO A NEW
POSITION IN ANOTHER COUNTY
• MRS. WAITE HAS JOINED OUR TEAM AS CURRICULUM FACILITATOR
• MR. HAWKINS (8TH GRADE MATH) WILL BE TRANSITIONING INTO A NEW ROLE OUTSIDE OF GCS
• MS. FEBRES WILL JOIN OUR TEAM 11/3/17 (POSSIBLY EARLIER)
MS. WAITE• B.A. IN ENGLISH LITERATURE AND LANGUAGE/M.ED. IN ENGLISH EDUCATION
• SERVED IN EDUCATION SINCE 1997
• MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH TEACHING EXPERIENCE WITH TRADITIONALLY-TRACKED
AND ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) STUDENTS
• ELA CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION PROGRAM ADVISOR FOR ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
BEFORE RELOCATING TO GREENSBORO, NC
• CURRICULUM FACILITATOR/ADVANCED PLACEMENT CURRICULUM/TESTING COORDINATOR AT WESTERN
GUILFORD HIGH SCHOOL FROM 2015-2017
MS. FEBRES
• +20 YEARS EXPERIENCE (MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL)
• RECOGNIZED FOR HIGH GROWTH OVER SEVERAL YEARS
• RATED HIGHLY EFFECTIVE EDUCATOR 2015 - NCDPI
• SELECTED TO WRITE A MATH 1 UNIT PLAN FOR NCDPI FALL 2014 SELECTED TO WRITE A MATH 8 UNIT
PLAN FOR GUILFORD COUNTY JUNE 2013 SELECTED TO BE A MEMBER OF THE DISTRICT PACE
COMMITTEE 2014 SELECTED TO MODEL MATH 1 LESSONS FOR NEW TEACHERS TO GUILFORD COUNTY
OUR SIP GOALS• BY JUNE 2018, WE WILL INCREASE THE OVERALL SCHOOL PERFORMANCE GRADE SCORE FROM 98% TO 99% BY
PROVIDING A RIGOROUS COURSE OF STUDY AND SUPPORTING PERSONALIZED LEARNING FOR ALL STUDENTS.
• BY JUNE 2018, WE WILL INCREASE STUDENT PERFORMANCE IN READING AND MATH BY 1PT. FROM 97% TO 98% IN
GRADES 6TH-8TH.
• BY JUNE 2018, WE WILL DECREASE THE MATH PERFORMANCE GAP BETWEEN AFRICAN AMERICAN AND CAUCASIAN
MATH STUDENTS BY INCREASING AA PERFORMANCE FROM 90.9 TO 95% CCR PROFICIENCY.
• BY JUNE 2018, WE WILL INCREASE OUR 8TH GRADE SCIENCE SCORE FROM 97% TO 98% PROFICIENCY.
• BY JUNE 2018, THE BSMS FACULTY AND STAFF WILL STRENGTHEN OUR MAGNET SCHOOL CULTURE AND CLIMATE BY
DEVELOPING AND FOSTERING AN ENVIRONMENT DRIVEN INTENTIONALLY BY OUR BROWN SUMMIT WAY AND
EVIDENCED THROUGH STUDENT, PARENT, AND STAFF SURVEY RESULTS.
MY LEADERSHIP GOALS
• BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENTS:
STUDENT COUNCIL
PRINCIPAL ADVISORY COUNCIL (PAC)
EXTRACURRICULAR : A GYMNASTICS COMPETITION, AN OUTLAWS BASEBALL GAME, MENDENHALL &
SOUTHEAST SOCCER AND VOLLEYBALL GAME, AND A NE FOOTBALL GAME. PLEASE CONTINUE TO KEEP ME
POSTED ON STUDENT EVENTS
• BUILDING INSTRUCTIONAL CAPACITY IN TEACHERS: (RIGOR, QUESTIONING, AUTHENTIC FEEDBACK)
RIGOR BOOK STUDY, PD OPPORTUNITIES, GROWTH MINDSET, PEER WALKTHROUGHS, HIGH SCHOOL WALKS
& INTERVIEWS, PLCS, TASK ANALYSIS, LESSON PLAN AND OBSERVATIONAL FEEDBACK
FUTURE INITIATIVES
• APEX VIRTUAL LEARNING (TUTORIAL &
ACCELERATION PROGRAM) SITE LICENSES AND
INDEPENDENT WORK
• PROJECT LEAD THE WAY (STEM CURRICULUM)
• PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (TEACHERS)
FALL CONFERENCE
• NOVEMBER 9TH 9AM – 3PM (LUNCH 11:15-1:30)
• WE HAVE A FEW SLOTS LEFT TO BE FILLED
• WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOME HANDS-ON OPPORTUNITIES IF ANYONE CAN ASSIST US
COMMUNICATION
• WEBSITE
• TWITTER (FOLLOW US) @DRKIMROBERTSON @BSMSPHOENIX
Q&A
• SURVEY SHEETS