PTO Parent Highlight

Winter 2012

Buncombe County Schools Initiatives Integration of Technology

Articulation across grade levels/content areas

Collaborative planning

Global Education Initiative

Teacher Evaluation Instrument

Accountability and Curriculum Reform Effort (ACRE)

Engaging Relative Instruction for Students

Student Attendance

Student Intervention

PBIS

Critical thinking, reasoning, inquiry and problem solving

21st Century Teaching and Learning Standards

BCS Balanced Literacy

Thinking Maps

Writing across the Curriculum –DAILY

Focus on all subjects—especially Science and Social Studies

Utilize DPI NCSCS and all resources

Personalized Education Plans—Intervention

Hands-on Learning Opportunities

Data Analysis

Media center: Hub for Technology

Project Lead The Way

Leaving The Station

Agenda

Split snow schedule Common Core Positive Behavior Global Education Ident-A-Kid Next years new look CCMS Website

A/B Snow Schedule

Designed to allow Reynolds or Roberson districts to be open if the other is closed and to keep from having to close the entire system per the “More than 2” rule.

756 students at CCMS

AC Reynolds – 406 student

Cane Creek Rd. east of Cross Creek Farm Rd.  Concord Rd. (from Cane Creek to Twin Lakes Dr.) Bob Barnwell Rd. (from Emmas Grove to Address

#325)  Emmas Grove Rd.  Webb Creek Rd.  74A south of Old Charlotte Hwy.  Old Fort Rd. Garren Creek Rd.  Flat Creek Rd.

TC Roberson – 350 students

Cane Creek Rd. west of/including White Pine Concord Rd. (from Mills Gap to Claru Ridge) Bob Barnwell Rd. (from Merrill Cove to Address #325) Mills Gap Rd. Merrill Cove Rd. Pinners Cove Rd.  Royal Pines  Christ School Rd. Lower Christ School Rd. Baldwin Rd.

Common Core & Essential Standards

Common Core State Standards (Adopted by 48 states and DC) *English Language Arts *Mathematics

NC Essential Standards Science Social Studies World Languages Arts Education Healthful Living Career & Tech Ed Exceptional Children English as Second Language English Language

Development Information & Technology

Common Core and NC Essential Standards

The North Carolina Positive Behavior Intervention and Support Initiative is part of the North Carolina State Improvement Program funded through IDEA.

PBIS is an effective and proactive process for improving social competence and academic achievement for all students.

PBIS vs. Traditional Student Support PBIS

Brings all aspects of students support together

Academic and behavior support through a tiered intervention model.

Focuses on teaching, reinforcing and modeling consistent expectations

Incorporates rewards as well as consequences

Flexible to meet the needs of individual students or groups

Data Driven

Traditional Student support is

loosely related between academic and behavioral needs

Focuses on consistent consequences for undesired behaviors

Rewards are not necessarily a focus

Global Education Education that opens people’s

eyes and minds to the realities of the globalized world and awakens them to bring about a world of greater justice, equity and Human Rights for all.

NC was selected as the first state in the nation to launch the Global Schools Network.

http://asiasociety.org/education

Ident-A-Kid

Visitor identification stickers Will have photo taken at entrance and printed

on badge.

Technology for safe/secure environment

Next Years New Look

Enrollment Class Sizes UA offerings Incoming 7th graders (Koontz) Technology

CCMS Website

http://www.buncombe.k12.nc.us/Domain/357

Questions/CommentsQ. AIG parents are concerned with teachers being able to provide AIG students

advanced content and a faster pace while being in a heterogeneous grouping.

A. 1) The administrative team will follow BCS scheduling plan for AIG:  1) a minimum of 8 AIG students in math/reading classes; 2) up to 60% of the class is AIG; 3) those students clustered w/ other high achieving students.

Q. Koontz parent concerns about the transition for 6th graders coming from Koontz into 7th grade at CCMS.

A. 1)In the spring of this school year, CCMS administration and the 7th grade counselor will visit Koontz and these students. 2) These students will be provided a tour and a parent/student orientation.3) We are in the planning stages of a 6th grade social for our current 6th graders and Koontz 6th graders that are entering CCMS for 7th grade.4) Meet Your Teacher day is scheduled before the first day of school that will allow these students the opportunity to learn their schedule, locker combination, and supply needs.