On August 15, 2016, the Orange Chatham Association of REALTORS hosted their annual Member Meeting on education.

1. OCHAR MEMBER MEETING
ON EDUCATION
8:30-10:00 a.m., Monday, Aug. 15
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2. WELCOME!
Sandra Paul
Orange Chatham Association of REALTORS Board President

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14. OCHAR MEMBER MEETING
ON EDUCATION
Welcome, special guests and panelists!

15. DR. LORI CARLIN
Public Information Officer, Chatham County Schools

17. Chatham County and Our Public
Schools

18. Current CCS Facts
▪17 Schools
▪4 high schools
(3 traditional, 1 early college/alternative)
▪3 middle schools
▪5 K-8 schools
▪5 elementary schools.
▪92 yellow school buses
▪over one million miles each school year
transporting approximately 3,900 students
daily
We are in the process of
planning for one additional
high school and one
elementary school, both on the
east side of the county.

19. Who We Are:
• 8,400 Students (approximately)
• K-5: 3950
• 6-8: 1986
• 9-12: 2121
• Employees
• 85 Nationally Board Certified Teachers
• 47%Teachers with advanced degrees
• The district is the largest employer in the county.
• Teacher retention for 2014 was 87.24%

20. CCS Partnerships
Strong partnerships are a major component
of community schools.
•The Chatham Education Foundation supported
32 grants reaching over 1,700 students and
119 teachers this year
•The PTSA Thrift Shop – a school/community
endeavor over 30 years raising over $1.6M for
schools and programs.
•Central Carolina Works – partnership with
CCCC
•Area civic, church, arts, and professional
organizations work with the schools to provide
grants and scholarships for students.

21. The Year Ahead...

22. ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS
• Growth data is embargoed until September, so stay tuned!
• Online and college level courses as well as award-winning Arts and
Career and Technical Education programs are available to high
school students.
• SAT scores have risen an average of 10 points in the last few years
• Dual Language programs are achieving international recognition
• Graduation Rate exceeding the state average
• National & Regional Career & Technical Education Organization
Winners
• 2 High Schools Recognized as Nationally Ranked Top Schools
• Central Carolina Works - dual enrollment
• Chatham County School of Science and Engineering - SAGE
August 2016

23. Accomplishments
AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination)
▪All three traditional high schools have the AVID (Advancement Via Individual
Determination) program.
▪The voluntary program targets middle-performing students and those who
will be first generation college students who have the desire, academic
potential, and determination to succeed in a rigorous high school curriculum.
▪High school staff work with 280 students across the district in the AVID
program.
▪Due to its success, AVID strategies are now being used with other high
school and middle school students.
▪100% College Acceptance Rate for our AVID seniors

24. ACADEMIC TALKING POINTS
Northwood High School &
Jordan-Matthews named in the
top US High Schools
2013 America’s Most
Challenging High Schools
#53 in NC

25. 1:1 Technology Plan
• We have a strong commitment to meeting the needs of our 21st century
learners by giving them the best technology we can offer.
• The district is entirely wireless.
• High school students are issued individual laptops.
• All other schools have carts of iBook laptops for classroom use.
• The district issues a laptop computer to every teacher for educational use at
school and home.
• K-8 schools are getting Chromebooks this year.

26. EXTRACURRICULAR OFFERINGS
• Highly successful athletic teams
• Jordan-Matthews HOSA & DECA winners
• CCHS FFA Team 2nd in National Event
• NHS DECA winners
• Scholar Athlete of the Month
• High achieving BETA Clubs
• Dual-Language Programs
• International Spanish Language Academy
• Well known & supported Arts Education
programs

27. What comes next?:
• Flightplan 2020 - New Strategic Plan
• Primed for Growth on both sides of the county
• Continue to implement the higher & deeper
curriculum standards.
• Positive Behavior Interventions & Support
• Enhanced Responsiveness to Instruction
• Common Instructional Framework
• Read to Achieve – 3rd Grade
• Partnerships with local businesses and
organizations.
• Early College expansion

28. ARTS

29. ATHLETICS

30. ACTIVITIES

31. ACADEMICS

32. PHILIP HOLMES
Interim Executive Director of Professional
Learning and Project ADVANCE, CHCCS

33. Chapel Hill-Carrboro
City Schools

35. About Us…
- Highest average SAT scores in NC
- Cohort graduation rate = 94.6 (#1 in NC)
- 93% of our graduates go to 2- or 4-year college
- Class of 2014 earned over $10M in scholarships
- Second highest local per pupil expenditure in NC
- 26 Advanced Placement courses offered

36. About Us…
- More than 250 nationally certified teachers
- At least one full-time art, music, technology
specialist in every school
- Gifted education specialists in all elementary and
middle schools
- Dual language options in Spanish and Mandarin
- World language instruction offered in Chinese, French,
German, Japanese, Latin and Spanish

37. About Us…
- High schools offer 23 different sports
- Middle schools support 17 different sports
- More than 1,300 local residents volunteered more than
33,000 hours in 2013-14 for an in-kind value in
excess of $740,000!!!

38. Challenges…
- Nearly 30% free/reduced lunch
- Closing the gap
- Changing demographics/cultures/expectations
- Recruiting/retaining quality teachers
- Project ADVANCE
- Superintendent search
- School Bond – November 8

40. DR. BERT L’HOMME
Superintendent, Durham Public Schools

41. DR. TODD WIRT
Superintendent, Orange County Schools

42. An Introduction

43. Number of Schools
(6 traditional and 1 year-round
elementary; 3 middle schools; 3 high
schools)
13
Number of Pre-K Programs 9
Teachers 553
Teacher Assistants 122
Support Staff (Guidance, Psychology, Media
etc)
90
Principals 13
Assistant Principals 17
Central Office Administrators 15
National Board Certified Teachers 128
Licensed Staff with Advanced Degrees 332
Total Number of Employees 1150

44. School year 2015-16
Student Enrollment 7,526
2015-16 Graduation rate 89.3%
Male/Female 52.5%/47.5%
Free and Reduced Lunch 42.37%
American Indian 0.2%
Asian 1.15%
Black 14.27%
Pacific Islander 0.07%
Hispanic 20.83%
Multiracial 3.85%
White 59.63%

45. 59.6320.83
14.27
3.85
1.15
0.2 0.07
Ethnic groups
White
Hispanic/Latino
Black
Multiracial
Asian
Amer. Indian
Pac. Islander

46. International Baccalaureate
Programme (IB)- students from
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
attend OCS to take courses
Advanced Placement (AP)- College
level courses (Physics,
Chemistry, English, Calculus,
Biology, US History, Biology)
Career and Technical Education
(CTE)
Efland-Cheeks Global Elementary
School
By choice year round school:
Hillsborough Elementary
National Award-winning
Woodworking classes
1:1 Technology
Project House (began 1966)- Hands
for Habitat; During the school
year, students build a green-
certified homes
Morehead Scholar
Governor’s School Students
Advancement Via Individual
Determination (AVID)

47. 2015-16 NC Teachers Voice Network Fellow
2015 NC Social Studies Teacher of the Year
2015-16 Outstanding Young Educator (Dr. Todd
Wirt)
2015 NC Outstanding Band Director
2015-16 Lighthouse Award School- Gravelly Hill
Middle School
2016-17 Kenan Fellow recipient
Student Honors: 2015 & 2016 Gold
and First Place awards in National
Skills USA Competition, Blue Ribbon
winners at NC State Fair for FFA
members and Woodworking, 2015 Gold
Award Nat’l FCCLA, 2015 NC Water
Tower Comp. 1st Place

48.  2016 Google For Education Certified Innovator
 2015-16 Middle School Teacher to Watch (1 of 2 in the state this year)
 2016 Skills USA Gold Medal Winner in Cabinetmaking
 2013-15 Award of Excellence from NC DPI PBIS School (Grady Brown
Elementary)
 OCS Child Nutrition Services 2013, 2014, 2015 Awards of Excellence- NC
Dept of Public Instruction and Universal Breakfast at all Elementary
Schools
 2015-16 News and Observer Male Athlete of the Year
 2015-16 All-State Soccer Athlete (Women’s)
 2015-16 FFA State Champions in Parliamentary Procedure (National
Qualifiers)

50. TURN IN YOUR NOTE CARDS! IT’S TIME FOR

51. CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF FIX-A-HOME

52. INTRODUCING 2016 RECIPIENTS
PAUL & BELINDA CALDWELL

53. SAVE THE DATE
OCTOBER MEMBER MEETING
8:30-10:00 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 13
Whitted Building in Hillsborough

54. SAVE THE DATE
NOVEMBER ECONOMIC SUMMIT
12-2 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 15
Rizzo Conference Center, Chapel Hill

55. THANK YOU!