2009-2010 annual report

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A Message From

Our Superintendent

We are pleased to present the Lenoir County Public Schools 2009-10 Annual Report. Our mission statement, “Preparing all students to be competitive and productive citizens in a global economy” and our motto, “A commitment to excellence for all children,” is evident in this report. It is a reflection of the hard work and commitment of our students and staff. Their accomplishments are especially impressive because they had to learn and work with decreased funding due to a weak economy. Highlights from the 2009-10 test results: As a district, Lenoir County Public Schools met High Growth on end-of-grade assessments. As a district, Lenoir County Public Schools met Expected Growth when end-of-grade assessments and end-of

-course assessments were combined. Overall school growth – 14 of 17 schools met Expected Growth with nine schools meeting High Growth. Reading Growth – 10 of 12 schools met Expected Growth with five schools making High Growth. Math Growth – 11 of 12 schools met Expected Growth with nine schools making High Growth. Composite scores – Composite scores increased in 14 of 17 schools. Cohort graduation rate increased in all high schools with the overall district rate showing an increase of 3.7%. Five schools had Performance Composites above 80% (up from only one school last year).

Highlights from 2009-10 preliminary AYP data in Lenoir County include:

As a district, Lenoir County Public Schools met all of the AYP target goals in grades 3-8 Reading and Math. Collectively, Lenoir County Public Schools met 93.3% of all target goals. Nine schools made AYP by meeting 100% of their target goals. Seven of the remaining eight schools missed making AYP by three or fewer target goals (some by one or two

student scores).

Lenoir County Public Schools made strong academic gains during the 2009-10 school year. There is still work to be done; however, we are proud of the accomplishments of our students and staff.

Also, we are proud of our seniors for earning the following scholarships: South Lenoir High School - $800,000, North Lenoir High School - $1.2 million, and Kinston High School - $1.7 million. The total of $3.7 million is the most ever awarded to our students within a school year. Job well done!

Terry L. Cline, Ed.D.

Superintendent

Front row: Garland Nobles, Jr., David J. Fillippeli, Jr., Chair; Joey R. Bryan, Vice Chair

Back row: Billy Davis, Bruce Hill, Rita Hodges, Dr. Keith M. Seaforth

Terry Cline, Ed.D., Superintendent Diane Lynch, Associate Superintendent

Board of Education

2017 W. Vernon Ave.

Kinston, NC 28504

(252) 527-1109

(252) 527-6884 (fax)

Employment Hotline: (252) 527-1109 x501

Website: www.lenoir.k12.nc.us

Horizons TV 12: Cable Channel 12

(airs local school district news and information)

Senior Staff

Ellen Benton, Executive Director of Instruction

Lisa M. Davis, Director of Finance

Phil Decker, Director of Technology

Lidia Guzman, Public Information Coordinator

Steve Hill, Director of Secondary Education

Abbott Hunsucker, Director of Federal Programs

Kelly Jarman, Director of Career Technical Education/Student Services

Anthony Mitchell, Director of Transportation

Danielle Parrish, Director of Exceptional Children’s Program

Robin Roberson, Director of Human Resources

Pam Smith, Director of Child Nutrition

Owen Stroud, Director of Maintenance

Becky Whittington, Director of Testing

Principals

Banks Elementary Cynthia Faulkner Northwest Elementary Tina Letchworth

Contentnea-Savannah Kay Blizzard Pink Hill Elementary Tina Hinson

E. B. Frink Middle Teresa George Rochelle Middle Nicholas Harvey, III

Kinston High Wynn Whittington Sampson School Anita Sykes

La Grange Elementary Kristie Brennan South Lenoir High Steve Saint-Amand

L.C. Early College High Brian Yarbrough Southeast Elementary Felicia Solomon

Moss Hill Elementary Donna Grady Southwoood Elementary Jerry Walton

North Lenoir High Brent Williams Woodington Middle Diane Heath

Northeast Elementary Mildred Dunn 3

Board of Education

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QUICK FACTS 17 schools: 8-Elementary 1-K-8 3-Middle 4-High 1-Alternative

♦ 9,242 students: .1% American Indian, .6% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 49% Black, 42%White, 1.3% Multi Racial

♦ 132 Pre-Kindergarten students

♦ 1,488 employees (administrators, teachers, and support staff)

♦ Accredited by both the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the State Department of Public Instruction

♦ LCPS has NO schools that are designated low performing at the end of the 2009-2010 school year

♦ LCPS has exited Title I improvement status and is NO longer considered a “district in improvement”

♦ Excels in all areas: schools, students, and teachers have received state and national academic, performing arts, and athletic awards and honors

♦ Technology Department partnered with the International Society of Technology in Education (ISTE) to integrate the National Education Technology Standards, 21st Century Learning Skills and Global Education into the K-12 curriculum

♦ Horizons TV12 (cable Channel 12) airs school system information

♦ Transportation Department has a fleet of 146 buses with a 93% safety record

♦ Exceptional Children’s Program offers a wide range of intervention educational services for qualifying students from ages 3-21

♦ Child Nutrition Department offers healthy, nutritious meals (based on state and federal guidelines) for breakfast, lunch, and summer programs

♦ Website: links to all school web sites, answers frequently asked questions, and allows users to subscribe to current news and events

♦ A tobacco-free school district (effective August 2006)

New Construction

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Renovation Projects

In May 2006, Lenoir County voters passed a $69.7 million school construction bond.

The projects include a new K-8 school (Contentnea-Savannah), a new Pink Hill Elementary, a new Northeast Elementary (replacing Teachers Memorial and Bynum Elementary), and renovations of La Grange Elementary, Southeast Elementary, Moss Hill Elementary, and Banks Elementary.

Construction began in summer of 2007 on the first new school. All seven construction projects will be completed by December 2010.

In 2009-2010, approximately $15,000,000 was spent on construction projects using bond funds and approximately $450,000 was spent on capital projects. All bond funds will be depleted in the 2010-2011 school year. Approximately $500,000 annually will be spent on future capital projects. 4

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More QUICK FACTS

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES (Class of 2010)

THE BUDGET

Total Operating Budget Disbursement of Funds

State Public School Funds $ 49,864,203 Instructional Programs $ 54,339,667

Federal Grant Funds $ 11,005,526 Supporting Services Programs $ 17,848,155

Local Current Expense Funds $ 10,405,000 Community Service Programs $ 5,006,694

Local Capital Outlay Funds $ 14,824,333 Non-Programmed Charges $ 1,327,625

School Food Service Funds $ 4,826,500 Capital Outlay $ 14,554,333

Trust & Agency Funds $ 118,194 Total $ 93,076,474

Other Local-Special Revenues $ 2,032,718

Total $ 93,076,474

SUPPORT SERVICES

Transportation

Total Number of Buses 146 Number of Bus Routes 146 Students Transported Daily 6,700 Miles Traveled Daily 8,143

Breakfasts Served Daily 2,516 Lunches Served Daily 5,650

Kinston High School

205 Graduates

$1.7 million Scholarships

176 Attending College

25 Entering Military

2 Entering Workforce

North Lenoir High School

211 Graduates

$1.2 million Scholarships




South Lenoir High School

195 Graduates

$ 800,000 Scholarships




Child Nutrition

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A Commitment to Excellence... Program Highlights

Preschool Programs

More at Four The More at Four preschool program is a state-funded initiative that is administered by the Lenoir/Greene Partnership for Children. The goal of this initiative is to provide quality pre-kindergarten programs for at-risk children currently unserved or underserved in a licensed child-care setting.

Family Literacy Family Literacy is a collaborative effort of Lenoir County Public Schools and Lenoir Community College. The program, which began in 1998, works with families to help parents become their child’s most important teacher, helps children succeed in school, and increases family literacy. While parents are learning and improving basic skills, their children are attending preschool—all at the same location. The motto of family literacy is “Teach the Parent, Reach the Child.”

Exceptional Children’s Preschool Program The Exceptional Children’s Preschool Program provides classes for preschoolers that have been identified with delays in one or more areas of development, including social/behavioral development, cognitive development, preschool readiness, fine motor development, or gross motor development. These federally funded programs require that each child have an Individual Education Plan (IEP) to guide his/her instruction.

K-12 Programs ClassScape Formative Assessment/Benchmark Assessment System ClassScape is an online classroom assessment system that facilitates learning by focusing on curricular objectives. ClassScape enables teachers to monitor student performance on North Carolina Standard Course of Study academic indicators. The system also allows North Carolina teachers to build customized tests or use tests prepared by ClassScape. The system also assists the district in meeting the established indicators of 21st Century Schools. English as a Second Language (ESL) The ESL Program teaches limited English proficient (LEP) students to speak, read, and write English while at the same time covers the various course competencies found in the NC Standard Course of Study. Seven ESL teachers serve more than 500 LEP students enrolled in Lenoir County Public Schools.

Migrant Education The school system employs three migrant recruiters who help migrant families access needed community services and who serve as liaisons between the home and the school. Summer educational programs are held for migrant students in order to provide a continuous learning experience.

Technology Each school has a local area network that is connected to the Internet. This instructional tool provides students, teachers, and administrators with access to world-wide information. In order to assure appropriateness for its intended purpose, Internet content is filtered.

Renaissance Learning One or more of the following programs offered through Renaissance Learning are used in all schools; Accelerated Reader, Star Reading, Reading Renaissance, Accelerated Math, and Star Math. Student reports and data from these programs assist teachers with targeting skill areas where interventions are needed.

Lenoir County STEM Initiative The North Carolina Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Collaborative chose Lenoir County as one of three areas in the state with which to partner. The resulting Lenoir County STEM Design Team, led by community partners, is collaborating to bring more extensive STEM education to Lenoir County. A platform of experience-based learning was established based on community input and a business plan for creating a STEM hub is in the process of being completed. The STEM effort has brought together executives from major Lenoir County businesses, including new industries, city and county officials, state legislators, and school personnel in an unprecedented collaboration for educating our students.

Habits of Mind Habits of Mind are dispositions that are skillfully and mindfully employed by characteristically intelligent, successful people when they are confronted with problems, the solution to which is not immediately apparent. In schools, Habits of Mind are taught and infused in classroom instruction so that students employ the appropriate skills to be successful. Examples of Habits of Mind are persisting, thinking flexibly, and working interdependently.

Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) SIOP is a model for teaching grade-level academic content to all students in strategic ways that make the subject matter concepts comprehensible. Originally developed for teaching English Language Learners, the SIOP strategies are successful with all students.

K-5 Programs

DIBELS/Reading 3D DIBELS/Reading 3D on Palm is an assessment tool that allows the teachers to use curriculum-based and skills-based assessments and progress monitoring to drive reading instruction to support the differentiation for students across the Exceptional Children and regular education classrooms in all elementary schools. The DIBELS Now What tool assists teachers in using the data to plan specific intervention strategies. The process promotes sharing strategies and instructional practices among teachers, administrators, parents, and students.

Waterford Early Reading Program Waterford Early Reading Program is a computer-based program developed by the Waterford Institute, a nonprofit educational research organization that is dedicated to helping children learn through the effective use of technology. Waterford is very successful with at-risk K-2 students, EC students, and LEP students.

Scott Foresman Reading Street Scott Foresman Reading Street is a research-based reading and language arts program that focuses on priority skills at each grade level, K-5. The program teaches the five components of reading.

Project Bright Idea 2 Project Bright Idea 2 is a comprehensive program for closing the achievement gap. One of the goals of the program is to nurture the potential of all K-2 students by transforming the classroom environment. The program also focuses on empowering regular classroom teachers, principals, and curriculum specialists through training and mentoring to become curriculum architects for the future.

Project Tomorrow Project Tomorrow is a K-5 nurturing model that promotes a new way of thinking and teaching. It was developed from a research project called Project Bright IDEA 2 directed by Margaret Gayle, Executive Director of the American Association for Gifted Children. The vision for Project Tomorrow is a framework for success that is designed to ensure the development of interests and potential of all children.

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Program Highlights (cont.)

K-8 Programs

Thinking Maps Thinking Maps are visual-verbal learning tools based on fundamental thinking processes. Concept development, reflective thinking, creativity, and continuous cognitive development are promoted through the consistent use of Thinking Maps.

SuccessMaker SuccessMaker is research-based courseware for grades preK-8 that offers 6,000 hours of standards-based reading/language arts, mathematics, and English Language development/ESL curriculum. It provides cross-content learning with science and social studies lessons incorporated into the math and reading curriculum.

6 -12 Programs

Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) AVID prepares students for eligibility and success in higher learning institutions through a rigorous academic elective course with sequential curriculum in grades 6 -12. AVID meets the needs of the “average” student. It reaches the students who are in the middle and often least served. AVID helps students to become independent learners and critical thinkers

21st Century IT Literacy Initiative

The 21st Century IT Literacy Initiative provides much needed hardware, software, and professional development to improve districtwide math instruction (6-12). The initiative also provides continuous professional development and support to middle school and high school math teachers. A strong professional development leadership team has been established by tapping into the district talent pool and by building partnerships with outside institutions. East Carolina University will be conducting long-term action research training with teachers as well as follow-up support at monthly workshops. A DPI math specialist will conduct yearlong, district, half-day workshops focused around identified teacher needs.

9 -12 Programs

International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IB) IB is a rigorous pre-college curriculum designed for highly motivated students in the 11th and 12th grades. It is the most challenging course of study available to high school students worldwide. Students receiving IB diplomas will have an opportunity to attend their colleges of choice anywhere in the world.

Distance Learning LCPS has distance-learning capabilities at all three Cyber Campus sites. Distance Learning allows LCPS to offer classes on a countywide basis to our high school students. Students at all three high schools can take the same class, taught by the same teacher, at the same time, without leaving campus.

Project Lead the Way (PLTW) PLTW is a hands-on, project-based approach to learning that better prepares students for college. The project-based curriculum challenges students of all ability levels to use mathematics, scientific, and technological principles in solving real-world problems.

Lenoir County Early College High School (ECHS) ECHS is a nontraditional high school where students will pursue a high school diploma and college degree simultaneously. The goal is to graduate in five years with a diploma, an associates degree, or two years of transferable college credit. Lenoir County Early College High School is a partnership between Lenoir County Public Schools and Lenoir Community College. ECHS opened its doors Fall 2007.

North Carolina School of Science and Math (NCSSM) NCSSM is recognized nationwide for its unique approach to teaching advanced science and math courses. Through smaller, collaborative classes, students get to experience a subject, not just learn it. Teachers stress exploration, not memorization. Courses are diverse and challenging and emphasize personal exploration. NCSSM is all about having the courage to search and discover and to learn without fear.

Career -Technical Education Each high school has a Career-Technology curriculum. The curriculum consists of the following subjects: Agriculture Education, Business & Information Technology, Career Development, Family & Consumer Services, Health Occupations, Marketing, Trade & Industrial, and Technology Education.

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Student Performance

Focus on Learning

No Child Left Behind (NCLB)

No Child Left Behind is a federal initiative - a national measure of student proficiency. NCLB determines if a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) by measuring the proficiency levels of a number of subgroups present in each school and then measures the school system as a whole. A subgroup is defined as 40 or more students in the tested grades.

Although all subgroups are not present in every school, listed below are the subgroups that are evaluated:

White Black

Hispanic Asian

Multiracial Native American

Entire School

Economically Disadvantaged Students

Limited English Proficient Students

Students With Disabilities

ABCs

The North Carolina ABCs of Public Education Program reports student achievement growth as well as the percentage of students who are performing at grade level. A school is recognized for its total performance level, with “Schools of Distinction” being 80-89% proficient and “Schools of Excellence” being 90% proficient or higher. “Honor School of Excellence” denotes a school which is 90% proficient or higher, makes expected or high growth, and also makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP).

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)

All public schools in North Carolina and throughout the country must measure and report Adequate Yearly Progress as outlined in the federal No Child Left Behind law. AYP measures the yearly progress of different subgroups of students in the school, district, and state levels against yearly targets in reading and mathematics. Target goals are set for attendance and graduation rates as well. If a school misses one target, it does not make AYP.

End of Grade (EOG)

EOGs are tests in reading and mathematics that are taken by students in grades 3-8 and science in grades 5 and 8 during the last three weeks of the school year.

End of Course (EOC)

As part of the ABCs, North Carolina mandates that high school students take End of Course (EOC) tests to determine their proficiency in core academic subjects. Students are tested in the following subject areas:

Algebra I Algebra II

Biology Geometry

English I US History

Physical Science Civics & Economics

2009-2010 Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Report

Lenoir County Public Schools 9 schools (52.9%) out of 17 made Adequate Yearly Progress

Banks Elementary School made Adequate Yearly Progress

School met 21 (100.0%) out of 21 target goals

Contentnea-Savannah School School did not make Adequate Yearly Progress


E B Frink Middle School made Adequate Yearly Progress


Kinston High School did not make Adequate Yearly Progress


La Grange Elementary School made Adequate Yearly Progress


Lenoir County Early College High School made Adequate Yearly Progress


Moss Hill Elementary School made Adequate Yearly Progress


North Lenoir High School did not make Adequate Yearly Progress


Northeast Elementary School did not make Adequate Yearly Progress


Northwest Elementary School did not make Adequate Yearly Progress


Pink Hill Elementary School made Adequate Yearly Progress


Rochelle Middle School did not make Adequate Yearly Progress


Sampson School School did not make Adequate Yearly Progress


South Lenoir High School made Adequate Yearly Progress


Southeast Elementary School made Adequate Yearly Progress


Southwood Elementary School made Adequate Yearly Progress

School met 13(100.0%) out of 13 target goals

Woodington Middle School did not make Adequate Yearly Progress


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ABCs status:

HE-Honor School of Excellence; Exp-Expected Growth; High-High Growth; Dst-School of Distinction; Pro-School of Progress; Pri-Priority School; LP-Low Performing; NR-No Recognition

Banks Elementary K-5 Yes Yes 80.5 Dst Hgh Yes

Contentnea-Savannah School K-8 Yes No 66.3 Pro Exp No

E B Frink Middle 6-8 Yes No 75.1 Pro Exp Yes

Kinston High 9-12 No No 69.3 NR No

LaGrange Elementary PK-5 Yes Yes 69.5 Pro Hgh Yes

Lenoir County Early College 9-11 No No 88.5 NR Yes

Moss Hill Elementary K-5 Yes Yes 81.0 Dst Hgh Yes

North Lenoir High 9-12 No No 67.6 NR No

Northeast Elementary K-5 Yes No 49.6 Pri Exp No

Northwest Elementary K-5 Yes Yes 71.3 Pro Hgh No

Pink Hill Elementary K-5 Yes Yes 81.7 Dst Hgh Yes

Rochelle Middle 6-8 Yes Yes 52.8 Pri Hgh No

Sampson School K-12 Yes Yes 20.5 Hgh No

South Lenoir High 9-12 yes No 81.1 Dst exp Yes

Southeast Elementary PK-5 Yes Yes 48.8 Pri Hgh Yes

Southwood Elementary K-5 Yes No 71.2 Pro Exp Yes

Woodington Middle 6-8 Yes No 79.8 Pro Exp No

The ABCs of Public Education

2009-2010 Growth and Performance of North Carolina Schools

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2009-2010 No Child Left Behind Accountability Overview

• As a district, Lenoir County met all of the AYP target goals in grades 3-8 Reading and Math.

• In 2009-2010, 52.9% (or nine) of 17 schools made AYP.

• Seven of the eight schools who did not make AYP missed making it by 3 or less targets.

• Collectively, Lenoir County’s schools met 93.3% (or 264) of the 283 required AYP targets.

2009-2010 ABCs Accountability Overview

Fourteen schools (or 82.3%) out of 17 schools in Lenoir County made at least Expected Growth.

Percent of Schools Attaining at Least Expected Growth

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2009-2010 ABCs Accountability Overview

Eight schools (or 47.1%) out of 17 schools in Lenoir County made High Growth. As a district, LCPS met high growth on end-of-grade assessments.

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ABCs Accountability Overview• Reading (3-8)

– As a district, LCPS met expected growth in reading during the 2009-2010 school year.

LCPS End of Grade Tests - Reading

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ABCs Accountability Overview• High School (9-12)

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Final Highlights

• Lenoir County Public Schools has NO schools that are designated as low performing this year.

• Lenoir County Public Schools has exited Title I improvement status and is NO longer considered a ‘district in improvement.’

Graduation Rate (2007-2010)(A four-year measure for one class)

• The Cohort Graduation Rate tracks students who entered the school in the 9th grade plus students who transferred into the school in the appropriate grade to be included in the cohort during the four high school years and calculates the percentage who graduate in four years or less. Students who transfer out of the school to another state approved educational program and students who are deceased are removed from the calculations.

Cohort Graduation Rate

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LEADERS OF DISTINCTION

2010-2011 Lenoir County

Teachers of the Year

Banks Elementary Sherry Montague

Contentnea-Savannah Patricia Hughes

E. B. Frink Middle Christy Hyde

Early College Martha Deitz

Kinston High Christel Carlyle

La Grange Elementary Jennifer Sutton

Moss Hill Elementary Lindsay Howard

North Lenoir High Lynn Thaxton

Northwest Elementary Mary Riddick

Pink Hill Elementary Traci Howard

Rochelle Middle Teedra Brown

Sampson School Sharon Malone

South Lenoir High Cheryl Rouse

Southeast Elementary Elizabeth Jackson

Southwood Elementary Michelle Hill

Woodington Middle Jennifer Sinclair

Finalists

2010-2011 Lenoir County

Teacher of the Year Mary Riddick

Northwest Elementary School

“I strive to create a comfortable atmosphere for my students that enables them to be secure in asking questions and pushes them to achieve more than they thought

possible.”

Mary Riddick has been a teacher for 14 years. She is currently teaching at Northwest Elementary where she has taught 5th grade for seven years. She previously taught AIG Language Arts and Social Studies at E.B. Frink Middle, Savannah Middle, Martin Middle (Wake County), and Horton Middle (Chatham County).

Mary is a National Board Certified Teacher. She is also a North Carolina Teaching Fellows Scholarship Recipient.

Mary graduated with a BA degree in Middle Grades Language Arts from Meredith College and a MA degree in Middle Grades Language Arts and Social Studies from East Carolina University.

Mary has been married for 16 years to her husband Michael. They have two beautiful children, Molly, 14 in 9th grade at Kinston High and Matthew , 9 in 4th grade at Northwest Elementary.

Jennifer Sinclair, Mary Riddick, Lynne Thaxton

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PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT

Parents are provided timely information about their children’s schools and their children via parent meetings, conferences, newsletters, parent-student-teacher handbooks, and face-to-face meetings and discussions during the signing of Parent-Teacher-Student-Administrator Compacts. Parent assistance on understanding state academic content standards and student academic achievement standards are provided through conferences, newsletters, PTA meetings, and the Internet.

All schools receiving Title I funding hold meetings for parents at the beginning of each school year. At that

time, parents are informed of their school’s participation in Title I, the requirements of the Title I program, and their right to be involved. District-wide parent meetings are also held

each year. A program related to parenting or other topics of interest to parents is also presented.

In addition to annual and individual school meetings, parents get involved by serving on committees such as the District Parent Involvement Team, Title I Planning Committees, School Improvement Teams, and PTA/PTSA/PTO Executive Committees.

Bi-lingual Title I Newsletters entitled “Helping Children Learn” (grades preK-5) and “Helping Students Learn” (grades 6-8) are distributed monthly to the parents of students in all Title I schools.

Workshops and activities held to promote parental involvement include: Parents of Purpose Workshops, Grandparents’ Day, Muffins for Mom, Doughnuts for Dad, Family Reading Night, Family Math Night, Take-a-Parent-to School Day, Homework Hints, EOG Preparation, Writing Meeting, AIM Club Parent Activities, Winterfest, Motheread Classes for Parents, Waterford Take-Home Books and Tapes, Read-Along Books on Tape for Parents-Students, School and Classroom Web Pages, Homework Hotline, Special Seasonal and Holiday Programs, Band and Athletic Boosters, PTSA, Drama Productions, Financial Aid Nights, College Nights, and Athletic Events.

All parents, regardless of their English proficiency, their disabilities, or their migratory status, are afforded accommodations to better enable them to participate fully in each school’s program. Some of these accommodations include access to a translator, access to an interpreter, access to a migrant recruiter who serves as a liaison between school and home, and facilities which accommodate disabilities under IDEA. Student report cards (K-2), The Student Code of Conduct and Character Development Handbook, school website pages, workshops, and other important information for parents and students are provided in Spanish.

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LENOIR COUNTY SCHOOLS

GIVES BACK TO THE COMMUNITY Every month, assigned schools take on the responsibility of servicing a given local agency. All schools and departments participate. Lenoir County Public Schools students and staff supply organizations with hundreds of personal items, food, and monetary donations which help to support those in need in the community.

Donations are given to SAFE of Lenoir County, the Salvation Army of Lenoir County, the Homeless Shelter, ICOR, the Lenoir County Chapter of the Red Cross, and Mary’s Kitchen.

Schools also participate in the following :

United Way Campaign

Relay for Life

Pennies for Patients

Jump Rope for Heart

Special Olympics

Boys and Girls Club

Council for the Arts

Freedom Walk

Red Ribbon Week

Black History Month

Red Cross Month

Kinston Indians Games

Channel 9 Weather Station

International Educational Week

Parks and Recreation Department

Salvation Army Christmas Stockings

A GRATEFUL SCHOOL DISTRICT

Many businesses, organizations, and individuals have chosen to be partners with Lenoir County Public Schools.

The list of supporters includes many churches and faith based organizations, Lenoir/Greene United Way, the Lenoir County Chapter of the American Red Cross, the Kinston-Lenoir County Chamber of Commerce, the Lenoir County Education Foundation, the little bank, Wachovia Bank, BB&T, Lenoir County Chapter of AARP, The Kinston Indians, Lenoir County Elks Club, Golden Corral, Applebees, Galaxy of Sports, Vernon Park Mall, Lenoir County WalMart, Office Depot, Staples, Spirit AeroSystems, Lenoir County Young Professionals, The GATE, North Carolina State Highway Patrol, Lenoir County Public Safety, Neuse ECA Organization, Lenoir Community College, East Carolina University, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Progress Energy, Kings Restaurant, Young Women’s Outreach Center, Young Women of Promise, The Golden Leaf Foundation, Job Shadowing businesses, and a host of other individuals, local businesses, and organizations.

The students, parents, and staff of Lenoir County Public Schools are thankful for the love and continued

support given by the members of our community.

It truly does “take a village to raise a child.”

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School Contact Information

School Grades Address Phone Fax

Banks Elementary K-5 2148 Falling Creek Rd. Kinston 28504 527-9470 522-9714

Contentnea-Savannah K-8 3400 Ferrell Rd. Kinston 28501 527-8591 527-9014

E.B. Frink Middle 6-8 102 N. MLK, Jr. Dr. La Grange 28551 566-3326 566-4027

Kinston High 9-12 2601 N. Queen St. Kinston 28501 527-8067 527-4090

LaGrange Elementary PK-5 402 W. Railroad St. La Grange 28551 566-4036 566-9055

L. C. Early College High 9-12+ 231 NC Hwy 58 S. Kinston 28502 233-6870 233-6888

Moss Hill Elementary K-5 6040 NC Hwy 55 W. Kinston 28504 569-5071 569-1405

North Lenoir High 9-12 2400 Institute Rd. La Grange 28551 527-9184 527-8672

Northeast Elementary K-5 1002 E. Highland Ave. Kinston 28501 527-4166 527-3040

Northwest Elementary K-5 1701 Old Well Rd. Kinston 28504 527-5143 527-9375

Pink Hill Elementary PK-5 202 Central Ave. Pink Hill 28572 568-4176 568-6144

Rochelle Middle 6-8 301 N. Rochelle Blvd. Kinston 28501 527-4290 527-6498

Sampson School Altern. 606 Tower Hill Rd. Kinston 28501 527-3456 527-2482

Southeast Elementary K-5 201 S. McDaniel St. Kinston 28501 527-4210 527-5965

South Lenoir High 9-12 3355 NC Hwy 11 S. Deep Run 28525 568-6161 568-6015

Southwood Elementary K-5 1245 NC Hwy 58 S. Kinston 28504 527-9081 527-64 17

Teachers Memorial PK 500 Marcella Dr. Kinston 28501 527-0225 527-6588

Woodington Middle 6-8 4939 US Hwy 258 S. Kinston 28504 527-9570 527-3883

Lenoir County Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, creed, marital status, age, or disability in its programs, activities, or employment practices. The Title IX and Section 504 compliance coordinators can be reached at 2017 West Vernon Ave., Kinston, NC 28504, telephone number, 252-527-1109.

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