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STANLY COUNTY SCHOOLS

District Accreditation Guided Self Study

For accreditation by

Council on Accreditation and School Improvement And

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

October 23-26, 2006

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Stanly County Schools Steering Committee for District Accreditation

SACSCASI

Dr. Terry Griffin, Assistant Superintendent for Instruction Dr. Angela Mills, Assistant Superintendent for Personnel and Student Services Susan Brooks, Staff Dev./ESL Coordinator Truett Preslar, Director of Testing and Accountability Ann Barringer, Assistant Principal Janna Tolleson, Principal Pokie Noland, Principal Todd Thorpe, Principal Anne Faulkenberry, Principal Martha Furr, EC Teacher Cindy Edwards, Teacher Anne Watson, Assistant Principal Ellen Blue, Teacher Emily Patillo, Counselor Jean Honeycutt, SCS Board of Education John Balls, Dean of Instruction, SECHS

Parent Representatives: Louise Green, AHS Martha Hughes, AMS Kim Aman, Aquadale Elem. Lori Hudson, Badin Elem. John & Nicole Williams, Central Elem. Lisa Almond & Brooke Childress, East Alb. Elem. Mica Rogers, Endy Elem. Dani Hunter, Kristie McCowan, Kendall Valley Elem. Amy Bates, Locust Elem. Melissa Williams, Millingport Elem. Angie Mesimer, NLCMS Keith Maxwell, North Alb. Elem. Susan Pandich, NSHS Eleanor Blake, Norwood Elem. Lisa Herring, Oakboro Elem. Rodney Orick, Richfield Elem. Reagan Wood, Ridgecrest Elem. Roxanne Linnell, Running Creek Elem. Joyce Baldwin, SSHS Becky Hartsell, SSMS Tracy Yow, Stanfield Elem. Tammy Jones, WSHS LeAnn Black, Stanly Early College High School

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Chairman of Subcommittees

Standard 1 Beliefs and Mission Susan Brooks Standard 2 Governance and Leadership Dr. Angela Mills Standard 3 Curriculum Saundra Huneycutt Standard 4 Instructional Design Neill Kimrey Standard 5 Assessment and Measurement Linda Bell Standard 6 Resources Fiscal Resources - Bill Josey Human Resources ? Angela Mills Standard 7 Student Services Beverly Pennington Standard 8 Staff and Stakeholder Communication Josie Faulkner Standard 9 Physical Facilities Bill Josey Standard 10 Continuous Process for Improvement Truett Preslar-Terry Griffin

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Introduction to Stanly County Schools

Stanly County is located in the piedmont region of North Carolina. It borders Cabarrus, Union, Anson, and Montgomery counties and is within commuting distance of Charlotte, North Carolina. Stanly County has maintained the concept of small community schools. The system is composed of ten K-8 schools, five K-5 schools, three 6-8 middle schools, four 9-12 high schools and beginning with the 2006-07 school year an Early College High School designed to serve students in grades 9-13. The system is governed by a nine-member Board of Education. Site-based management consistent with the core values, vision and beliefs set forth in the district's strategic plan is practiced at each of the twenty-three schools. School improvement in Stanly County is focused through data driven improvement plans that are aligned with the system's strategic plan, meets all requirements of North Carolina Public School Law G.S. 115C-105.27, as well as, any other state or federal mandates such as Title I. Stanly County Schools qualifies as a low wealth district with slightly fifty percent of the students qualifying for Free and Reduced Lunch.

All schools in the district are grounded with the belief that ALL CHILDREN CAN LEARN. Current district-wide initiatives helping to make this happen include: A well established pre-K program , a newly developed alternative learning program with credit recovery options through PLATO, quarterly benchmarking of student progress in reading and math (grades 3-8), literacy facilitators in schools serving grades K-5 , an early college high school, Gateway requirements for reading and math in at all grade levels (3-8) and NC High School Exit Standards, integration o f technology into all areas of instruction including PE (HOP SPORT), and a "one-to-one" lap top initiative for students at North Albemarle Elementary School and Stanly Academy with plans for expanding the project in the near future.

The guided self-study has provided us the opportunity to review "current practices" against " SACS/CASI identified best practices" and facilitated our understanding of how each of our schools have unique personality and needs, but are linked through SACS/CASI "criteria and standards". Finally, the most valuable aspect of the study has been the evaluation and validation of our process for "Continuous improvement" and the "Quality Assurance."

Message From the Superintendent Dr. Samuel DePaul

I am honored and privileged to serve as Superintendent of Stanly County Schools. Accreditation is very important to Stanly County Schools as we continuously seek to improve our already outstanding school system. As Superintendent, I share the vision of establishing Stanly County Schools as "A world-class system of excellence, ensuring success for every student, while improving the life for our community in an ever changing world." We are excited about and looking forward to our first SACSCASI District Accreditation protocol.

As Superintendent of Stanly County Schools, two of my primary responsibilities are to communicate the vision of our strategic plan and support our students, staff, administration, and community. On-going communication is paramount to both of these responsibilities. On a daily basis, I am visiting schools, meeting with principals, and schedule regular faculty meetings throughout the year. These personal contacts provide me with first hand observations and knowledge of the happenings in our twenty-three schools. On a monthly basis, I have a radio show, which follows our monthly Board of Education meeting. Bi-monthly, I publish an article in our local newspaper as a guest columnist. I am actively involved in a number of community organizations such as Rotary, the Chamber of Commerce, YMCA, NAACP and work closely with Stanly Regional Medical Center, local law enforcement, and the ministerial association. Involvements with such organizations allow me to share success stories of our system and engage the community with the challenges of Stanly County Schools.

Through the evaluation of state and locally generated data and by employing quality staff at both the district and school level, our students will continue to receive a first-class education, thus enabling them to compete in a truly global society.

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Section I Overview of Deployment Process

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Professional Development

PURPOSE: Section I presents a succinct overview of the process utilized to conduct the self study. It includes a brief overview and a detailed timeline of the deployment process.

Council on Accreditation and School Improvement And

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

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