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CHAPEL HILL - CARRBORO CITY SCHOOLS <br />Lincoln Center, Merritt Mill Road <br />Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27516 <br />Telephone: (919) 967 -8211 <br />Neil G. Pedersen <br />Superintendent <br />TO: Board of Education <br />Ann Hart, Assistant Superintendent <br />for Instructional Services <br />Chester Prayer, Assistant Superintendent <br />for Support Services <br />FROM: Neil G. Pedersen <br />Superintendent <br />RE: Refined Model for School for the 21" Century <br />DATE: September 9, 1998 <br />Previously, the Board approved a model for the elementary school at Southern <br />Village; however, there were many details remaining to be defined. Carol Harrison, <br />principal of the new school, has worked with the Superintendent's Cabinet to develop the <br />attached document which builds upon the original model. <br />In refining the model, we ran into some difficulties in providing some components <br />within the same budget as the other elementary schools. Most importantly, we do not <br />believe that we can accommodate a longer school day if this necessitates providing teachers <br />with additional compensation. <br />Most of the other features that were originally proposed, however, will remain in <br />the model. These include the following: <br />• A more defined curriculum (this will be defined by the house leaders and teacher <br />specialists who will be selected later this fall) <br />• A two-hour block for reading/language arts and a one -hour block for mathematics <br />• Differentiated responsibilities for teachers with compensation based upon a fixed local <br />supplement percentage (13%) and linked to these responsibilities <br />• Class size of 20 students per teacher with some reductions in teacher assistance <br />staffing <br />• Emphasis on character development <br />• Parent contracts <br />• A different governance model <br />• A greater emphasis on technology <br />In order to afford some of these added features, some reductions have been made in <br />the staffing model normally used in the district. These are outlined in the report. <br />This item is being presented on work session to provide the community and staff <br />with an opportunity to comment on the model. <br />