Agenda - 11-10-1998 - Attachment #10

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• The number of nationally board certified teachers will increase each year. • The percentage of minority and African- American teachers on our faculties will be within five percentage points of the percentage of minority and African- American students in the district. • The percentage of teachers who resign each year will not exceed ten percent of the total faculty. • Teachers' and administrators' local salary supplements, on the average, will be the highest in the state. • The percentage of parents and students who give their teachers a grade of A or B on the Gordon Black survey will increase to 90 percent. • The percentage of parents, students, and staff who give the school board superintendent, and central office administration a grade of A or B on the Gordon Black survey will increase to 90 percent. 9. Schools will be safe, comfortable, and healthy environments for students and staff that are conducive to teaching and learning. Objectives: • The number of violent incidents and injuries per 1000 students, due to fights, will be reduced. • No schools will have enrollments above their capacity when adjusted to include the capacity of mobile classrooms that are in good condition. • The percentage of parents, students, and staff who give their school facilities and equipment a grade of A or B on the Gordon Black survey will increase to 90 percent. • The percentage of parents, students, and staff who give their school atmosFhere a grade of A or B on the Gordon Black survey will increase to 90 percent. All schools will have local area networks (LAN) and have access to the Internet through a district Wide Area Network (WAN) and the ratio of students to computers will be no greater than 5:1. Major Strategies After processing feedback from the community and comments from Task Force members, nine major themes emerged as requiring attention as the district moves into the 21st Century. These issues are addressed in the strategies identified below: 1. Set high standards and expectations for students and staff During the community forums and Task Force discussions, a high priority was placed on setting high standards and high expectations for the Chapel Hill- Carrboro City schools' students, teachers and administrators. Standards and expectations should not be lowered for any student based on assumptions of his/her ability to perform. Each student should be expected to achieve at the highest possible level and the teachers and staff should be committed to and held accountable for facilitating and assisting each student to meet that expectation. There are significant variations in what is being taught among the various schools across the district. These inconsistencies can create problems when students from different schools converge in the middle or high schools, presenting teachers with a mix of students with different educational backgrounds and preparation. Frequent redistricting of students exacerbates this problem as students and teachers from different schools are combined. To reduce this problem, there should be a system -wide effort to coordinate curricula, expectations and standards across all schools at each grade level and sequentially from kindergarten through high school.