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36,000 PARENT VOLUNTEER HOURS: RADICALLY CHANGING
CHARTER SCHOOL DYNAMICS
Belmont Academy Charter School
Michael Cady, Principal
Dominique Ward, Assistant Principal
BELMONT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
• Inaugural school year: 2013-2014
• Currently Serves 405 Students in Pre-K through 10th grades
• 24 Faculty Members
• Located in Lake City, Florida
• Columbia County School District
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
• Earned an A with 610/800 Points for the 2013-2014 School Year
• Rated 13th in Florida’s K-8 Combination Schools
• Top in District for all Middle School Grades
• FCAT Math, FCAT Reading, FCAT Writing, FCAT Science, & Civics EOC
• Top in District for Elementary
• 3rd Grade Reading, 5th Grade Reading and Science
INAUGURAL YEAR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• 96.2 % Attendance Rate: Highest in Columbia County
• Zero Behavioral Referrals
• Candidate for AdvancED Accreditation in June 2015
• Successful Annual Financial Audit Report
• Collaborative Relationship with CCSD, our Charter Sponsor
• Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten Program Established
• Approved by District for Grades Pre-K to 12 by 2016-2017
BACKGROUND
• Families of Home-Schooled Children
• Charter Approved in June 2012
• Building Construction Began Late Summer 2012
• School Opened August 2013
THE STRATEGIC PLAN
• Volunteer Requirement in Enrollment Agreement
• 100 Hours/Year, 50 Hours/Semester, 3 Hours/Week
• Created Necessary Volunteer Categories to Meet School Needs
• Collected Volunteer Interest Survey Data from Families
• Assigned Families to Different Categories
• Subscribe to Planning Center Online
• Utilize Raptor System to Track Volunteer Hours
• Utilize Mail Chimp Newsletters to Communicate with Families
VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES
• Arrival & Dismissal Teams
• Front Desk Clerk
• Classroom Helpers
• Lunch Crew
• Special Area Helpers
• Cleaning Crews
• Landscaping and Building Crews
• At-Home Assistance
FRONT DESK CLERK
• Greet Families
• Answers Telephone
• Handles Early Dismissals
• Check In All Visitors and Volunteers using Raptor System
CLASSROOM HELPERS
• Differentiated Instruction
• Reduced Teacher: Student Ratio
• Small Group Assistance
• Individual Work
CLASSROOM HELPERS
• Escort & Supervise Elementary Students
• Special Area
• Recess
• Lunch
• Dismissal
LUNCH CREWS
• Supervises students during lunch
• Clean tables
• Assist classes with entering and dismissing from lunch
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AT SPECIAL EVENTS
• Open House
• Fall Festival
• Planning and Set-Up
• Scholastic Book Fair
• Decorating
• Science Fair
• Judging
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
• Planning Center Online
• Schedules volunteers via e-mail
• Volunteers can accept or decline invitations
• If a volunteer declines an invitation for a regularly-scheduled position, they are encouraged to find replacement.
BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS
• Safety Patrol assist Arrival/Dismissal Teams
• Secondary Students tutoring Elementary Students
• Students pre-clean classrooms for Cleaning Crew
• Students work alongside Landscape Crew
BELMONT BENEFITS!
• Support for our school’s vision
• Academic Excellence through Visionary Leaders, Empowered Teachers, and Involved Parents
• Increased Sense of Community
• Family Ownership
• Increased Exposure of Adult Positive Role Models
• 200 Volunteer Hours per Day
• School’s Academic Focus Expanded
• 25 Volunteers have Acquired Paraprofessional Certification
BELMONT BENEFITS!
• Student Safety
• Availability of Adult Advocates for All Students
• Scholastic Improvement
• Ability to differentiate teaching and learning
• Increased personnel to provide instructional support
• Higher Teacher Morale
• Increased Planning Time
• Decreased Distractions
• Decreased Non-Instructional Tasks- “I Just Want to Teach!”
• Reduced Student Misbehavior
• Increased adult supervision on campus