Welcome to Erwin High School

Advisory Council MeetingAugust 30th, 20115:30 p.m.Erwin High School Media Center

Athletic Department Request Purchase of steel poles for new football

scoreboard=$3,000.00 Installation of new

scoreboard=$9,700.00 Install new retaining wall at football

stadium=$9,500.00 Advisory Council approval needed to

request this disbursement of funds from the capital improvement account

Erwin’s 2011-2012 Advisory Council Vicki Landolf Nancy Nesbitt Gary Griffin Patricia Johnson Patricia Cain Sonya Robinson Wade Wood Karol Speight Bonnie Smith Donna Drake Shana Duncan Antonio Herrera Yvonne Chambers Keith Watkins Jan Morgan Fran Bivens Avery Page Savannah Maynor Jim Brown (Ex-Officio Member)

Business Items

Complete applications on all new members

Elect a Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson

Set Dates for Meetings October 11th—County-wide meeting February 21st, 2012—review mid-year June 5th, 2012—review year end

Welcome to our new staff!

Heather Brookshire—Assistant PrincipalKasey King—Assistant PrincipalDavid Rhoney—PE/Boy’s Basketball CoachSean Gaffney—EC MathBrian Greathouse—Interim MathEmily Houlditch—3/4 time EnglishJason Fountain—1/4 time MathBobby Allsion—Natural Resources Ag Pamela Crain—Cafeteria ManagerTBA-EC Social Studies

EOC / ABC / AYP

Clyde A. Erwin High School is a 2010-2011

“School of Progress (with High Growth)”64.854% scored proficient

We did not meet “Adequate Yearly Progress” under No Child Left Behind

10 of 20 sub-groups met their Academic Growth Standards

Graduation Cohort rose significantlyfrom 60.4% in 2009-10 to 73.5 % in 2010-11

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Dropouts 115 94 107 60 52

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VOCATS Spring 2011

• The following courses had the highest scores in Buncombe County:

• Allied Health II (Elizabeth Ingle)• Drafting I (Matt Carpenter)• Early Childhood I (Krista Reed)• Early Childhood II (Krista Reed)

More VOCATS The following courses met proficiency with

a score of 77% or higher on VOCATS: Computer Applications (Angie Cannon) Foods II (Lacey Davis) Multimedia & Webpage Design (Jeff Haake) Parenting (Christine Mukosiej) Small Business (Bucky Tarr) Sports & Entertainment Marketing I (Shelley

Stevens) Teen Living (Susan Holt)

CONGRATULATIONS TO CTE!!!!!!!!!!

Changes for 2011-2012Changes for 2011-2012

Homeroom is moving from before 1Homeroom is moving from before 1stst period period to between 1to between 1stst and 2 and 2ndnd periods due to periods due to significant reduction in our ADM%significant reduction in our ADM%

Exam exemption policy is no longer in effectExam exemption policy is no longer in effect all courses will have a final exam that is worth all courses will have a final exam that is worth

25% of the final grade.25% of the final grade. Comprehensive/ aligned with the SCOS Comprehensive/ aligned with the SCOS Multiple choice format with a minimum of 60 to a Multiple choice format with a minimum of 60 to a

maximum of 100 questionsmaximum of 100 questions Submit a copy to the administrator who observes Submit a copy to the administrator who observes

your department by September 30your department by September 30thth

North Carolina’s Race to the North Carolina’s Race to the Top InitiativeTop Initiative

A Message from State A Message from State Superintendent Dr. June Superintendent Dr. June

Atkinson and North Atkinson and North Carolina’s Board of Carolina’s Board of

Education Chairman Dr. Education Chairman Dr. Bill HarrisonBill Harrison

Understanding Understanding

the the

Common Core State Common Core State Standards Standards

and and

NC Essential StandardsNC Essential Standards

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Common Core State Common Core State StandardsStandards(Adopted by 48 states and (Adopted by 48 states and the District of Columbia)the District of Columbia)

English Language English Language ArtsArtsMathematicsMathematics

NC Essential StandardsNC Essential StandardsScienceScienceSocial StudiesSocial StudiesWorld LanguagesWorld LanguagesArts EducationArts EducationHealthful LivingHealthful LivingCareer & Tech EdCareer & Tech EdExceptional ChildrenExceptional ChildrenEnglish as Second LanguageEnglish as Second LanguageEnglish Language English Language Development (approved 2008)Development (approved 2008)Information & TechnologyInformation & Technology

NOTE: English Language Development and Information & Technology Essential Standards must be delivered by classroom teachers through ALL content areas, in appropriate grade levels– in collaboration with AIG, EC, ESL, media coordinators and tech facilitators. 13

What do the Common Core State and NC Essential Standards look Like?

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Common Core Common Core Big PictureBig Picture

1.1. Aligned with college and work Aligned with college and work expectationsexpectations

2.2. Focused and coherentFocused and coherent

3.3. Includes rigorous content and Includes rigorous content and application of knowledge through application of knowledge through higher-order skillshigher-order skills

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……more on Common Coremore on Common Core

4. Internationally benchmarked – 4. Internationally benchmarked – prepares students for global prepares students for global economy & societyeconomy & society

5. Based on evidence and research5. Based on evidence and research

NC Essential Standards NC Essential Standards Big Big PicturePicture

Curriculum content is narrower and Curriculum content is narrower and deeperdeeper

Clear articulation of skills, Clear articulation of skills, understandings, and learning understandings, and learning experiences critical at each grade levelexperiences critical at each grade level

Infusion of writing; 21st century content; Infusion of writing; 21st century content; thinking and learning skills; and life skills thinking and learning skills; and life skills throughout the content standardsthroughout the content standards

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……more on Essential Standardsmore on Essential Standards

Reflection of rigor, relevance, and Reflection of rigor, relevance, and relationships (integration) between relationships (integration) between and among subject areas.and among subject areas.

Developed for Developed for readinessreadiness – elementary, – elementary, middle, high school, college, middle, high school, college, workforce, and beyond.workforce, and beyond.

Thank You!

Our next meeting will be the County-wide meeting on October 11th—location to be announced