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On Thursday, October 25, 2012, the Teacher Leadership Councils will continue the good work begun in the 2011/12 school year with Curriculum Division Documents for the Common Core and Essential Standards courses. The TLC will meet again this year at Jacksonville High School, from 2:00 until 5:00 on the 25th . The Opening Session will be in the JHS cafeteria. There will be Content-Specific Breakout Sessions following the Opening Session. The TLC rosters will be sent prior to the October 25th meeting.

TLC Facilitators 2012/2013

Content Area Facilitator Math 3

rd Grade Dwayne Snowden/ IC

Math 4th

Grade Dwayne Snowden/ IC

Math 5th

Grade Dwayne Snowden/ IC

Math K, 1,2 Dwayne Snowden/ IC

CTE - All John Shannon/Madeline Tucker

Civics/Economics Brent Anderson/ Ross Friebel

Social Studies 6-8 Brent Anderson/ Ross Friebel

US History Brent Anderson/ Ross Friebel

World History Brent Anderson/ Ross Friebel

Health/PE K-12 Judy Yeager/ AP

Social Studies K-5 Ken Reddic/ IC

ELA 6-12 Louise Burner/ IC

Reading K,1,2 Mark Bulris/ Frankie Harris

Reading 3rd

Grade Mark Bulris/ Frankie Harris

Reading 4th

Grade Mark Bulris/ Frankie Harris

Reading 5th

Grade Mark Bulris/ Frankie Harris

Advanced Functions Math Michael Elder/ AI Coord or AIG Specialist

Algebra I HS Semester Michael Elder/ AI Coordinator

Algebra I MS Yr Lg Michael Elder/ AI Coordinator

Algebra II Michael Elder/ AI Coordinator

Geometry Michael Elder/ AI Coordinator

Math 6th

Grade Michael Elder/ AI Coordinator

Math 7th

Grade Michael Elder/ AI Coordinator

Math 8th

Grade Michael Elder/ AI Coordinator

Physical Science Michele Halley/ Science Buddy

Biology Michele Halley

Chemistry Michele Halley

Earth Environmental Science Michele Halley

Physics Michele Halley

Science 5th

Grade Pat Curley/ Science Buddy

Science 6-7 Pat Curley

Science 8th

Grade Pat Curley

Science K-4 Pat Curley

Art K-12 Janae Copeland/ Designee

Music K-12 Janae Copeland/ Designee

World Language K-12 Janae Copeland/ Designee

Exceptional Children K-12 Clara Talton/ Brenda Scott

Onslow County

School System

Instructional Friday Focus Volume VII – October 12, 2012

Upcoming Dates Mark Your Calendar!

Tuesday, Oct 16th Mid-Month Principal’s’ Mtg

8:30-11:30 MR2/MR4

Wednesday, Oct 17th

ERPD Training

school-level

Thursday, Oct 18th System Involvement Team &

Quality Council

4:00-5:00 Carolina Forest Elem

Thursday, Oct 18th Global Showcase

5:00-7:00 Carolina Forest Elem

Thursday, Oct 25th TLC

Teacher Leadership Councils 2:00-5:00

JHS Cafeteria

“Going the Distance, because We’re In It To Win IT!”

Instructional Headlines:

Department of Instructional Services & Continuous Improvement

HS 6 WK

E/M 9 WK

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ACADEMIC INNOVATION SERVICES - Michael Elder ●Academic Innovation would like to continue our focus on the International Baccalaureate Program. Last week we heard from our PYP program at Clyde Erwin Elementary. This week we would like to share a little about what is going on in the MYP (Middle Years Programme) at Northwoods Park Middle School. ●Northwoods Park Middle will be spotlighting global issues on designated IB days throughout the 2012-2013 school year. On IB days, NWPM flexes our regular schedule so that ―homeroom time‖ is extended for all students to participate in a common IB Lesson. September’s focus was on China, and this month we will be looking at World Hunger. A special thank you goes to Amanda Reopelle and Amanda Pelch for creating the lessons for the school. ●NWPM teachers have also planned several grade level field trips that address issues that students experience in our local community as well as on a global level such as endangered species, human impact on the environment, and conservation. The focus is on being an active member of the community, making a difference, and becoming good global stewards. These trips will include ventures to Hammock’s Beach State Park, Sturgeon City and the local landfill and recycling facility.

STEM TRAINING AND RESOURCE SUPPORT (STARS) – Pat Curley ●Interested in bringing cutting-edge evolutionary science to your school and community? Apply to be a stop on NESCent’s 2013 Darwin Day Roadshow. ● NESCent (The National Evolutionary Synthesis Center) is an NSF-funded evolution research center. To celebrate Charles Darwin’s contributions to science and society, we send our scientists on the road every year during ―Darwin Day‖ (the annual, world-wide celebration of Darwin’s birthday on Feb. 12th) to talk to students, teachers and the general public about their research and career opportunities in science. Our focus is on small, rural communities (i.e., places that wouldn’t likely have a Darwin Day celebration if they weren’t a stop on our Roadshow). There is no cost to you, the teachers, and we’ll even leave you with a collection of evolution teaching resources! ●For more information, and to apply to have your school considered, please visit roadshow.nescent.org or contact Jory Weintraub (jory@nescent.org). Applications are being accepted now through Friday, November 9th.

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―IB programmes engage students in an

international education that provokes a greater

acceptance and understanding of the world around them.."

Carol Bellamy, Chair

IB Board of Governors

MIT/MEDIA & INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES – Ross Friebel & Shari Estep Edmodo Update: ●During the past several weeks several educators have inquired about the use of Edmodo in their classrooms. Edmodo can be a beneficial and useful tool in an online collaborative environment. However, OCS has not yet approved the use of Edmodo in a classroom setting. The use of Edmodo between educators and administrators is acceptable. ●OCS Board Policy 3225/7320 states that online communication between teachers and students should be done so through an approved filtered communication service. All teachers and students in the Onslow County School System have been issued a Gaggle email account. As of now, Gaggle is our approved and filtered service for online communication. Also, Gaggle email accounts should not be used to create student accounts on similar communication and collaborative sites. ●If you have any questions about Gaggle or Edmodo, please contact me at ross.friebel@onslow.k12.nc.us. Thank you.

Media Center Spotlight: Blue Creek Elementary: ●The Scholastic Book Fair is in full swing at Blue Creek! Kindergarten is excited to be checking out a book, after lessons from Leo the Library Mouse about book care and library manners. Fifth graders are excited to be using their Tier 3 Laptops and Netbooks. We will be working with the fifth grade teachers to select our first eBooks to supplement and enhance their curriculum. The Media Center just received a collection of books in French to support grades 1-5 and their study of the French language using Rosetta Stone ●The Onslow Lejeune Reading Council will meet in our Media Center on October 16th at 5:30. Meetings are usually the second Tuesday of each month. Please consider joining us! ●We’re looking forward to hosting the Media Coordinator’s PLC on Tuesday, October 23rd at 3:30. -Nancy Thoman, Media Specialist

With eyes on the future, we look forward

to the exciting work ahead of us

to further improve instruction

at Blue Creek.

Glenn Reed

Principal

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HERE’S WHAT! SO WHAT? NOW WHAT?

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A visionary sees light in the dark.

ACCOUNTABILITY & TESTING SERVICES - Lisa Thompson

Data Analysis: Turning Data into Actionable Information Part 6 (final part) RREEVVIIEEWW IITT!!

1. How does the current data compare to what was expected by this review data? Go back to the Talk It! step (PART 4 of series) and use the Here’s What!, So What?, and Now What? to encourage discussion.

2. What does the data tell us? What does it not tell us? What is the good news? How will we celebrate? 3. Do we need to reassess this standard, action step/strategy, or timeline? 4. What are the opportunities for improvement? 5. Based on the data, are we (is the student) on target for meeting or exceeding the goal? 6. Do we need to make any revisions? 7. What other data do we need in order to reassess this goal? 8. Based on the data, what needs to be our next goal? 9. Are there any recommendations for process redesign? 10. Are there any recommendations for resource allocation (training, materials, time)?

ClassScape:

High School:1st six weeks (required) benchmarks are scheduled for Algebra I, Biology and English II – Window opened on October 9th and closes October 16th

Middle/Elementary: interested in 9 week benchmarks – please send an email to lisa.thompson@onslow.k12.nc.us with your requested window. 9 week benchmarks are optional and are available for ELA, Math and Science (5 and 8) as well as Algebra I

TOP ClassScape user in the district (one of top 10 in State): Jacksonville Commons Middle School

Don’t forget to conduct a thorough data analysis upon completion of any ClassScape assessments by completing the following steps:

Analysis of Data:

Strengths Weaknesses

General Trends Specific Students

Specific Test Questions

Prioritize Areas of Need:

1. 2. 3.

Modify Instruction-Remediation/Instructional Plan

Intervention List of Students Included

Education is not the filling

of a pail, but the lighting

of a fire.‖

William Butler Yeats

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CRD/CURRICULUM, RESOURCES & DEVELOPMENT - Ken Reddic, Louise Burner & Janae Copeland

The year is off to a great start in ESL Services! We currently have 332 ELLs County-Wide, 87 of which are

new to our district this year. Our staff has been busy identifying, administering the W-APT tests, and

serving our ELLs throughout the district. Hopefully each of you has met the ESL staff member serving at

your school, but the school distribution list below may help, in the event that you haven’t. We have

welcomed 7 new tutors to our team this year, which has been very exciting! Please remember that we are

always here to assist, so do not hesitate to contact Janae (x20122) or Sheri (20278) if you have any

questions or concerns related to our services for the ELLs in our district.

ESL Staff 2012-13

Janae Copeland - LEP Coordinator

Sherri Armour - ESL Data and Testing Coordinator

Michelle Applequist - SSE, TRX, NBMS and RHS

Roberta Bettler - CEEM, JCE, JHS and WOHS

Melissa Cox - JCM and NHS

Marianne Field - SWE, DMS and DHS

Tracy Jabaal - DES, SRE, OCLC, SBM and SBH

Leadership is the challenge to be something

more than average.

Jim Rohn

CTE/CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION SERVICES John Shannon & + Madeline Tucker CTE and Common Core Standards

North Carolina is one of forty-two states that have participated in the development of the Common Career Technical Core (CCTC). The National Association of State Directors of Career and Technical Education Consortium coordinated the initiative.

The Common Career Technical Core standards are a set of established standards that states can adopt voluntarily. The multi-step standards development process included a diverse group of approximately 3,500 teachers, business and industry experts, administrators, researchers and feedback from the public. Marzano Research Laboratory and Vivayic facilitated various stages of the development and validation of the CCTC in partnership with NASDCTEc.

The Common Career Technical Core includes a set of standards for each of the 16 Career Clusters™ and defines what students should know and be able to do after completing instruction in a program of study. An overarching set of Career Ready Practices that apply to all programs are also included in the standards.

Whether a student begins their program of study at the secondary or post-secondary level, the CCTC is for all students enrolled in Career and Technical Education . It represents what students need to know and be able to do at the end of a program of study within a particular career field. That will be different based upon when a student begins the program--it could be in high school, or beyond. CTE has many different delivery systems—comprehensive high schools, career academies, theme-based high schools, shared time technical centers, community colleges. The CCTC will help to align the goals of those various delivery systems to ensure a common set of standards for student learning in a particular career field.

Also, the NASDCTEc BOD approved a plan of action to coordinate a third-party state-by-state gap analysis to determine alignment with each state’s current CTE standards against the CCTC. The gap analysis phase will began over the summer. More information on the Common Career Technical Core may be found at http://www.careertech.org/career-technical-education/cctc/info.html. Stay tuned for further updates on the Common Career Technical Core.

Andrea Kutilek - PWE, NWE and NWPM

Margaret Martin - HCE

Melanie Oswalt - SBE, QCE, SDE and ME

Amanda Sailer - BFE and CFE

Giommar Sanchez - RPS and RES

Rebecca Stoudt - MVE, STE and HCM

Valeria Woods - BCE, SWM and SWH

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EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN SERVICES - Clara Talton & Brenda Scott

●EC Coaches recently attended a training from Claire Greer, NC DPI Consultant for Autism, Multiple Disabilities. Deaf-Blind, Extended Content Standards, and Extend One Testing. The workshop was on Extended Content Standards for Exceptional Children. These standards apply to students with the most severe cognitive disabilities and these are usually students who are served in separate settings. ●Angie Cloninger, NC DPI consultant for NC State Improvement Project (NCSIP), is working with Julie Barnes, Instructional Coach and NC SIP coordinator for Onslow on our next five year planning cycle. The first planning session is on Thursday October 18 in meeting room three. Please contact Julie if you are interested in attending. Shout Out to Chrissy Taylor at Swansboro Middle- she has been very helpful in assisting and training new staff members and support staff.

Shout Out to Sandra Dixon at Jacksonville High- she is an excellent department chair who pulls her team together and leads them in a positive way.

Shout Out to June Preast at Silverdale – as a psychologist she has collaborated well with her coach, school staff and others and has taken on tasks on the spur of the moment!

ELEMENTARY EDUCATION SERVICES - Dwayne Snowden

It’s Instruction, Stupid Johannah Maynor, Dr. Mary Keel, and Patricia Harrell from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction facilitated the recent fall K-12 Math professional development session in Wallace. ―Accessible Mathematics: Ten Instructional Shifts That Raise Student Achievement‖, a book that may be beneficial to educators in laying a stronger foundation for Common Core Math, was introduced. First, the facilitators shared a YouTube video featuring Steve Leinwand, the book’s author and educational consultant, entitled ―It’s Instruction, Stupid‖. (SEE Steve Leinwand at CMC-North Ignite on YouTube). He coined that phrase based upon Bill Clinton’s slogan, ―The Economy, Stupid‖, from the 1992 presidential campaign. We then reviewed the ten small shifts in teaching practices that Leinwand feels will impact student learning. Those include: 1. Incorporate ongoing cumulative review into every day’s lesson. 2. Adapt what we know works in our reading programs and apply it to mathematics instruction. 3. Use multiple representations of mathematical entities. 4. Create language-rich classroom routines. 5. Take every available opportunity to support the development of number sense. 6. Build from graphs, charts and tables. 7. Tie the mathematics to such questions as ―How big?‖, ―How much?‖, and ―How far?‖ while increasing the natural use of measurement throughout the curriculum. 8. Minimize what is no longer important and teach what is important when it is appropriate to do so. 9. Embed the mathematics in realistic problems and real-world contexts. 10. Make ―Why?‖, ―How do you know?‖ and ―Can you explain?‖ classroom mantras.

The ten shifts described by the author represent a road map for enhancing the quality of the way we plan, implement, and assess math instruction. Each chapter describes a shift in instructional practice, provides classroom examples to illustrate each shift, and ends with a list of indicators to guide teachers and administrators. These key instructional leaders are continually challenged with the essential question, ―So what should we see in an effective mathematics classroom when we apply these strategies?‖ The ten shifts represent four inter-related subgroups. Strategies 1, 2, and 10 focus broadly on review, discourse, and stimulating a depth of understanding. Strategies 3, 4, and 5 address the use of representations, communication, and number sense. Strategies 6, 7, and 9 ground the mathematics in the world in which we live. Strategy 8 reminds us we cannot do it all and must focus on essential skills and understandings. The Department of Elementary Services/K-12 AVID is considering doing a professional development book study on Leinwand’s work during the summer or fall of 2013.

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Leadership,

like life, is largely a matter

of paying attention.

Autry, 2001

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT SERVICES – Michele Halley

Geography Bee Sharing Time There will be a Geography Bee sharing time on Monday, October 15, 2012 in the FEPD Center (room 2). This additional sharing meeting is being held per the request of those who attended the organizational meeting. The purpose of this meeting is to allow time for school-level coaches to exchange ideas, discuss school level involvement, application to regular classroom instruction, student preparation and school-level competitions. Please let me know if you have any questions. School Speech Contest School-level Information Due Date Information regarding the 2012-2013 School Speech contest has been sent to every elementary and middle school. This year’s topic is ―A Person Who has Overcome.‖ School-level participation forms are due on or before Thursday, October 18, 2012. Please contact Michele Halley (20214) or Erika Sypsomos (20274) if you have questions. Science Fairs School-level Information Due Date School-level science fair participation forms are due on or before Wednesday, November 7, 2012. Allotments for the county –level fair will be issued once these forms are received. Please contact Michele Halley (20214) or Erika Sypsomos (20274) if you have questions.

SAFE, CIVIL & CARING SCHOOLS SERVICES – Judy Yeager

Last week I missed a deadline.

I accept full responsibility and

would have gladly suffered the

consequences for my failure;

however, the information needed

reflected on the system as a whole. So I had to prevail upon the good nature of others to help me out. I

ended up getting my report submitted only slightly late with the help of Wendy Grantham and the

awesome Data Managers in the Onslow County middle and high schools. I want to publically give a

shout of thanks to Wendy Grantham NC Window of Information on Student Education Coordinator, Kim

Edens DHS, Sherry Tipton DM, Edie Barbour HCM, Jeanette Koonce JHS, Juachita Knight JCM, Karen

Malone NBM, Monica Moratalla NHS, Brenda Horne NWPM, Kristy Fenn RHS, Ann Parker SWH, Sue

Lanier SWM, Linda Provost SBH, Becky Sewell SBM, William Davila TM, Linda Ramirez WOH.

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The leadership instinct you are born with is the backbone. You develop the funny bone and the wishbone that go with it.

Elaine Agather

TITLE I SERVICES – Mark Bulris

I have to start this week by saying how impressed I was with all of the schools’ strategic plan presentations on Monday and Tuesday. It was a true pleasure to hear about all the great things going on in all of the schools. A special thank you to all of the Title I schools for the excellent job that each of you did incorporating Title I into your plans. I look forward to working with all of you as the plans are implemented and I am available to assist in any way I can.

Title I Yesterday, we had our first face-to-face meeting for Title I contacts. During this meeting, we discussed the documentation process for the 2012-13 school year. As a reminder to Title I principals, this year all Title I documentation will be submitted electronically and uploaded to public folders. The Title I contacts also received a scanner at the meeting yesterday to assist in this process. I would like to thank all of the Title I contacts for their willingness to take on this role as we update the documentation process for Title I.

Reminder To Title I

Principals

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To acquire knowledge,

one must study; but to acquire

wisdom, one must observe.

Marilyn Vos Savant

SECONDARY EDUCATION SERVICES – Brent Anderson INNOV AT ION -T ECH NO LOG Y INT EGR AT I ON-T RA NSIT ION

Locate resources for your classroom, such as free websites and software How To Make Students Better Online Researchers Posted Saturday, September 29, 2012 7:05 pm Posted by Tracie Weisz

I recently came across an article in Wired Magazine called ―Why Kids Can’t Search―. I’m always interested in this particular topic, because it’s something I struggle with in my middle and high school classes constantly, and I know I’m not alone in my frustrations.

Getting kids to really focus on what exactly they are searching for, and then be able to further distill idea into a few key specific search terms is a skill that we must teach students, and we have to do it over and over again. We never question the vital importance of teaching literacy, but we have to be mindful that there are many kinds of ―literacies‖. An ever more important one that ALL teachers need to be aware of is digital literacy. I could go off in many directions on this, but for the purpose of this post I’m focusing strictly on the digital literacy of searching.

In the past, we spent a lot of time in schools teaching kids how to do library research, and how to use a variety reference materials like dictionaries, encyclopedias, microfiche, card catalogs, public records, anthologies, and other sources too numerous to recall. Many of these forms of reference are no longer used, as they (or incarnations much like them) are all now available to us on the internet.

However, when we made this switch to internet-based resources, we somehow left a gap in education and made no real focus on teaching kids how to find valid, credible, useful resources online. The result is our frequent frustration with a generation of kids who will still type in the word ―Egypt‖ and grab the first search result that pops up on Google when studying anything remotely related to the topic.

As they get older, kids often employ the tactic of typing a question into the search bar – ―How do I find out about mummies in Egypt?‖ This actually gives Google a little more to work with – namely the word ―mummies‖, but this additional boost is thwarted because the search is in the form of a question. Top results yield links to Answers.com, YahooAnswers, and other equally useless (academically speaking) results. Anyone – you, me, a 2nd grader, or a Kardashian, can post an answer on these sites. True the internet is becoming more semantic all the time, but we are far from there yet, and these kinds of searches are almost always a waste of time.

The real answer?

Spend time teaching your kids the digital literacy skill of proper searching. It’s never too early for them to learn. Are they old enough to learn to use a dictionary or an encyclopedia? That’s the time! Here are the levels that need to be taught:

1. It begins as a critical thinking and language skill – narrowing their focus to a specific idea, and then selecting the few key terms and some alternatives that will help them.

2. Utilizing the various “search help” tools that many search engines offer – Google offers the ability for kids to narrow the search by time, type (images, news, dictionary, reading level), and also offers a nice advanced search tool. Some simple Boolean tools, such as +, ―and‖, and – are still extremely useful to know.

3. Critically sorting through the results – is the top result always the best? Often the answer is no. Google sorts its results based on the amount of hits a URL gets and sorts that way. It’s not so much academic as it is a popularity contest. Remember, Google can’t think (yet), so it’s still up to us to make the determination about what will be useful. Taking some time to teach kids about credible resources, scholastic research-based resources, and most importantly valid resources, is a worthwhile and necessary exercise. As an example, my students blog, usually about academic topics they are studying in school. If one of my students posts a movie of their re-enactment of Lincoln delivering the Gettysburg Address, their post will likely pop up in any given search about Lincoln and the Gettysburg Address. Are they a valid scholastic resource? Are they experts? ’nuff said.

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Kind words are like honey –

sweet to the soul and healthy for the body.

Proverbs 16:24

SECONDARY EDUCATION SERVICES - Continued

4. Sometimes, supply your kids with the internet resources you want them to use. If your focus is on finding the information within a given resource, maybe it’s not necessary to always pile on the extra step of searching for the resource – especially if this is still a skill they struggle with. You can go old school and write the links on the board, or the easier route of pasting or embedding the links into your class webpage. Either way, this practice actually sets a bar for students – they become more accustomed to the type, format, and quality of resource that is valid for academic research. Obviously, they need to learn and use search skills, but this ―calibration‖ every once in a while is actually a good thing for setting expectations. Useful Links for Searchers Here are some links that offer some resources for teachers trying to teach students the digital literacies involved with searching.

How to Spot a Fake Website

Great Tech Expectations: What Should Elementary Students be Able to do and When?

Boolify Project: An Educational Boolean Web Search Tool (very visual)

Boolean Searching on the Internet

Rockwell Schrock’s Boolean Machine

Web Search Strategies in Plain English

KidRex – a Kid Safe Search Engine

Weisz, Tracie. ―How To Make Students Better Online Researchers.‖ edudemic. Ed. Katie Lepi. Saturday, September 29, 2012 7:05 pm < http://edudemic.com/2012/09/students-online-researchers/>

STUDENT INFORMATION SERVICES – Wendy Grantham

NCWISE Important Dates:

October 16 – High School Report Cards go home

October 17 – Early Release Day

October 19 – Data Manager Meeting in meeting room 4 at 8:30

October 19-21 – Maintenance Weekend

October 23 – End of Month 2

October 25 – PMR corrections to Wendy

October 25 – High Schools approve the Common Follow-up Report

October 26- Common Follow-up approved by Wendy and sent to DPI

October 29 – Schools approve PMR

October 30 –Elementary and Middle School End of Grading Period

October 30 – High School interim reports

October 30 – Schools approve SAR

October 31 – Wendy approves the PMR

Federal Cards Please make sure the following items are submitted to Wendy by October

22nd:

Federal Card Count - School Worksheet

Federal Card Count—School Report

Federal Card NCWISE School Report – completed with counts

Federal Card Count Teacher Reports in alphabetical order

Federal Card NCWISE Class Report in alphabetical order by

teacher

Federal cards— grouped by category, alphabetized, counted and

labeled

Principal’s Month Report Month One and Month One Revised if

necessary

• NCWise

• Federal Cards

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Blue Creek Elementary Vision Equity and Excellence In Education Mission It is the mission of Blue Creek Elementary to enhance student achievement and foster leadership through inquiry methods of instruction. Purpose Blue Creek Elementary's purpose is to educate and socialize children.

Bell Fork Elementary Vision Learning Today for a Better Tomorrow Mission The mission of Bell Fork Elementary School is to produce well-educated, motivated, independent and creative children. Our mission enables them to lead productive lives in a rapidly changing and increasingly complex society. This will be accomplished by providing a safe and stimulating environment supported by a motivated and highly qualified staff. Through the implementation of a challenging and well-rounded curriculum that meets the needs of all students, our children will be productive citizens and lifelong learners. Purpose The purpose of Bell Fork Elementary is to educate students in a safe and civil environment to be globally competitive, productive 21st century citizens.

Clyde Erwin Elementary Vision To provide a globally competitive education where everyone excels. Mission To be innovative, culturally compassionate, life-long learners. Purpose Our purpose is to provide a safe and respectful environment to nurture globally competitive learners.

Carolina Forest Elementary Vision Excellence in Education Mission Carolina Forest Elementary will provide knowledge and skills for future success within a safe and welcoming environment, utilizing parent/teacher communication. We will foster the ability to problem-solve, become independent thinkers, and ensure that students can master, apply and extend knowledge in the real world. Purpose Our purpose is to prepare our students for successful futures.

Dixon Elementary Vision We are dreamers, believers and achievers. On our journey to become 21st century learners, we are empowered to succeed through a community partnership that promotes an environment of learning for all. Mission The mission of Dixon Elementary School is to assure that all

Dixon High Vision "With a Bulldog bark, Dixon's graduates will make a life-long mark." Mission Dynamic and innovative professionals will provide a future focused curriculum that meets the needs of each student in a civil environment. Purpose Graduate all; Fail none.

Back Page Story From the desk of LFE . . .

Congratulations to all Onslow schools on a job well done!!! On

October 8th and 9th, each Onslow County School presented its 2012-2015

strategic plan for Board of Education approval. What an impressive

body of information and knowledge!!! Our schools have a firm and

deliberate plan for continuous improvement as we strive for

breakthrough performance. As the Onslow County School System

prepares to create a district statement of purpose, it is the vision,

mission and purpose of each school that will frame this work. I am so

pleased to highlight the visionary work that has been completed by

each school as part of the strategic planning process but more

importantly as part of the shaping of this great school system.

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students will believe in themselves and achieve the skills necessary to become 21st century learners. High expectations will be achieved by providing a nurturing environment that encourages globally competitive thinkers. Purpose Prepare to be Global Stewards!

Dixon Middle Vision We believe with high expectations and hard work, our students can achieve anything. Mission Dixon Middle School will inspire and empower our students to become life-long learners who will develop into globally competitive, 21st century citizens. Purpose Building Independent Thinkers

Hunters Creek Elementary Vision Excellence in educating the whole child. Mission The Hunters Creek Elementary School community will prepare students to be globally competitive leaders and responsible citizens in the 21st Century. Purpose Hunters Creek Elementary School's purpose is to provide educational excellence with a focus on meeting diverse learner needs to ensure that each student is prepared to meet the demands of the 21st Century.

Hunters Creek Middle Vision In the pursuit of excellence there is no finish line. Mission Hunters Creek Middle School will provide our students with the best possible education while giving them opportunities to showcase their knowledge and talents, with a goal to create the future leaders of America. Purpose To Prepare Children for the Future.

Jacksonville Commons Elementary Vision Join, Create, Explore, The Power of Learning Mission JCE is committed to all students having the opportunity to create, explore, and achieve their fullest potential. Purpose Jacksonville Commons Elementary School will provide an effective, challenging, and engaging education for all students enabling them to become 21st century lifelong learners.

Jacksonville Commons Middle Vision Excellence in Education Mission The Jacksonville Commons Middle School community will equip adolescents with the skills and knowledge to be successful as productive leaders in the 21st century. Purpose Our purpose is to foster 21st century leaders who effectively interact in a global community.

Jacksonville High Vision Impacting Students to Impact Our World Mission Jacksonville High School will prepare students to be globally competitive leaders and responsible citizens in the 21st Century. Purpose Learning and Leadership for the 21st Century!

Morton Elementary Vision Excellence in Teaching and Learning Mission Morton Elementary School will develop lifelong learners who are caring, self-directed, innovative thinkers, global citizens, and effective collaborators in the real world. Purpose Empowering Minds!

Meadow View Elementary Vision Creative Respectful Empowered Accountable Talented Innovative adventures in Education Mission Meadow View Elementary School is committed to inspiring students to be creative, innovative problem solvers who are prepared to be globally competitive in the technological world today. Purpose The purpose of Meadow View Elementary School is to educate students through creativity and innovative approaches.

New Bridge Middle Vision Excellence in Education. Mission New Bridge Middle School will prepare students to be globally

Northside High Vision Excellence in Education Mission The faculty and staff of Northside High School will empower students with

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competitive and responsible citizens in the 21st Century by bringing the world to them through technology, problem-based learning and scientific inquiry. Purpose Our purpose is to foster creativity, promote intellectual inquiry, and enable students for future success.

the ability to problem solve, think critically, become innovators and maximize the use of technology in order to be prepared for a globalized twenty-first century. Purpose Northside High School's purpose is to prepare students for innovation in the twenty-first century by providing a globalized curriculum, a rigorous and relevant curriculum, and an environment of high expectations for all students.

Northwoods Elementary Vision Our students will be prepared for the challenges and opportunities of the 21st Century. Mission Using technology and innovation, we will educate students who are prepared to participate in a technology-driven world. Purpose To provide students with a safe and technologically-advanced learning environment that fosters academic excellence that extends beyond the content, maximizes student potential and essential skills, and helps students achieve lifelong growth in a diverse world.

Northwoods Park Middle Vision Excellence in Education. Mission The Northwoods Park Middle School community will prepare students to be globally competitive leaders and responsible citizens in the 21st Century. Purpose Inspiring learners to open global gateways.

Onslow County Learning Center Vision Excellence in Education Mission The Onslow County Learning Center will prepare students to become responsible leaders and globally competitive in the 21st Century. Purpose The Onslow County Learning Center will provide students with the opportunity to make positive changes so that they can become successful at their home-school and within their lives. OCLC will produce successful community members that have a brighter outlook in life.

Parkwood Elementary Vision Educating a caring community of diverse learners Mission Parkwood Elementary School will prepare students to be globally competitive leaders and responsible citizens in the 21st Century. Purpose The purpose of Parkwood Elementary School is to instill a strong foundation academically, as well as in character education, so that our students are able to progress to the next level with competence and are able to function in a globally competitive environment.

Queens Creek Elementary Vision Excellence in Education Mission The Queen's Creek Elementary School community will prepare students to be globally competitive leaders and responsible citizens in the 21st century. Purpose We're preparing students for the future.

Richlands Elementary Vision Reaching Excellence & Success for All Mission Richlands Elementary will be a community of young global learners striving to attain academic excellence, enabling them to succeed in the 21st Century. Purpose Our purpose at Richlands Elementary is to build a community of successful global graduates.

Richlands High Vision "Excellence in Education" Mission Richlands High School will prepare students to be skilled, responsible and ethical leaders for today and beyond. Purpose We Grow Futures at Richlands High School. RHS is committed to developing students to their fullest academic and social potential in an atmosphere of mutual trust, respect, and collaboration. We strive to provide students with a rigorous, relevant, and integrated

Richlands Primary Vision Where Excellence in Education Begins. Mission Richlands Primary will prepare all students to achieve grade level proficiency and produce responsible citizens who are globally competitive learners in the 21st century. Purpose RPS- Rigorously Prepare Students

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curriculum that is grounded in the North Carolina Essential Standards and New Common Core and delivered by passionate, innovative, and technology savvy teachers. Our goal is to provide college and career readiness skills so that each of our students has the capacity to be productive citizens within their community and of the world. We are committed to providing our students with the support necessary to meet these high standards of accomplishment, and we encourage cooperation and communication among the family, the school, and the community. We are Richlands High School. We grow futures.

Sand Ridge Elementary Vision Students Reaching Excellence in the 21st Century Mission Sand Ridge Elementary School will prepare students to be competitive leaders and responsible citizens in the global community. Purpose Provide a sound educational foundation during the formative years of educational development in preparation for high school graduation and successful post-secondary career choices.

Silverdale Elementary Vision Utilizing all available resources to create and sustain a system designed to create 21st century leaders. Mission Stilverdale will develop independent thinkers that are responsible, caring, productive and globally aware. Purpose We believe that our efforts are guided by Silverdale's Vision and

decisions are made in the best interest of our students.

We believe that students learn in different ways and are

provided with a variety of instructional approaches to facilitate

and support all learning.

We believe that each student is a valued individual with unique

physical, social, emotional and intellectual needs.

We believe in maintaining a safe school environment that encourages

positive behavior.

We believe in continuous improvement which enables students to become confident, self-directed, lifelong learners.

Southwest Elementary Vision The Vision of Southwest Elementary School is "Excellence in Education". Mission Southwest Elementary School will engage students through a rigorous and relevant curriculum in order to prepare them to be responsible 21st century learners. Purpose Southwest Elementary School provides a safe and enriching environment where all students have the opportunity to be successful, life-long learners. The school, home, and community share with the students the responsibility for their success.

Southwest High Vision "Excellence Has No Boundary" Mission Southwest High School will prepare students to be globally competitive and responsible citizens through rigorous, relevant, and challenging curriculum. Purpose To provide students the skills needed to be college and career ready, making them globally competitive in a job market that now stretches the world. Our Students will receive a world class education in a safe and technologically- advanced learning environment.

Southwest Middle Vision Believe, Achieve, Succeed Mission To provide all students with challenging academics so that they realize their potential for college readiness and improve their quality of life in a global society. Purpose Our purpose is to prepare our students for success.

Stateside Elementary Vision Stateside Patriots, active learners, IMPACTING our world! Mission United by excellence in learning and serving. Purpose Our purpose is PATH, Patriotism, Arts, Technology, and Humanities.

Summersill Elementary Vision Strive for Excellence in All You Do!

Swansboro Elementary Vision Students Embracing Success

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Mission Learn Something New Everyday Purpose Our purpose is the provide students with habits that enable them to achieve their life goals.

Mission Swansboro Elementary is committed to the academic, physical, social and emotional growth of each child to be globally competitive and become a responsible citizen in the 21st century. Purpose To make a positive influence in the lives of our students so they are prepared to become future ready graduates.

Swansboro High Vision To motivate, educate, and inspire students to be productive citizens. Mission The SBHS community will provide a rigorous, relevant curriculum and a support system to prepare students to graduate and become globally competitive members of society. Purpose To make a positive impact in the lives of students.

Swansboro Middle Vision Swansboro Middle School will be a clean, safe, caring school where students and staff are engaged in learning. Swansboro Middle School will be a school where staff, students, families, and the community work together towards growth and learning.

Swansboro Middle School will guide students in order to develop the

necessary skills for continuous learning.

Swansboro Middle School will be the center of a cohesive & collaborative

environment that fosters learning. Swansboro Middle School will build trust and earn respect among staff, students and families and the community to inspire learning. Mission Swansboro Middle School will provide students with a foundation for the future through a challenging and relevant curriculum, meaningful relationships, and ethical guidance in a safe and caring environment. Purpose Our purpose is to prepare students for the future.

Thompson Early Learning Childhood Center Vision To build a foundation for life long learning. Mission To meet the developmental, educational, and social needs of all students and families. Purpose To provide for the educational and social needs of students while preparing them for a successful school career.

Trexler Middle Vision Promoting Excellence Mission Trexler Middle promoting integrity, academic excellence, and productive citizenship. Purpose Inspiration through Education

White Oak High Vision White Oak High School will facilitate learning by meeting students where they are and using innovation and rigor to take them where they need to be to become life-long learners in the global world. Mission Innovation in Education Purpose INSPIRE LEARNING

The purpose of life is a life of purpose.