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A Systems Approach to Growing a 21st Century School District
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Iredell County population 146,384
Iredell-Statesville Schools population 21, 231
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Where We’ve Been…2002 District Results
Graduation Rate 61%
SAT 991 – 57th in NC
Dropout Rate 6.5%
Attendance 94.1% --55th in NC
Performance Composite 77% (before math & reading re-norming)
OSS Days Saved 0
Faith-based Partners 0
Business Partners 40
Fund Balance - $2.5 Million
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Our MissionIredell-Statesville Schools will rigorously challenge all students to achieve their academic potential and to lead productive and rewarding lives. We will achieve this mission with the support of parents, staff, and the community.
Our VisionA school system committed to improving student learning by igniting a passion for learning.
Our Values• Student and learning focus• Motivated faculty and staff• Partnerships and teamwork• Continuous improvement
focus• Management by fact• Results focus
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Classroom
Student
Interlocking plans connect the work at all levels of the system…
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…and provide SYNERGY!
Great organizations “row as one;” they are quite clearly in the same boat, pulling in the same direction in unison.There is a palpable sense of “we.”
- Lickona and Davis 2006
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Our Core Competencies• Aligned and integrated systems approach
to managing and improving the school system
• Depth and breadth of our continuous improvement capability
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EVERYONE has…• Cuts in funding• Personnel changes• Changes in initiatives (Common Core in Education)
BUT…everyone approaches them differently.
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It’s a Choice: Proactive with Process
or Reactive and “hope approach”
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Continued Growth Despite Economy• Technology Initiative• International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme• Dual Immersion Program• Career Academy• Educational Foundation• Community Classroom
to sustain our forward progress.
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Proactively Engaging Stakeholders:Actively communicating the importance and
purpose of public education, its record of
success, and its capacity to meet the
challenges that lie ahead.
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Proactively Engaging Stakeholders: • Community
Coalition• SOS (Save our Schools rallies)
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I-SS Hosts its First Education
ForumFebruary 4, 2012
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It’s about CONTINUOUS continuous improvement!
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PLAN
STUDY
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For More Information:
Dr. Melanie TaylorAssociate Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction
