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(End of Grade and SAT Four-Year Analysis Graphs incorporated by reference) SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Alt elementary and middle schools are ABCs Schools of Distinction ar Schools of Excellence. • 100 % of our schools made at least Expected Growth on the ABCs; &6 % made Nigh Growth. • SA T scores are higher than state average with an 80 participation rate. • We met 173 out of 197 Adequate Yearly Progress targets for No Child Left Behind. • At least 10 teachers completed master's program in Literacy Education at UNG-Chapel Hill. • Eight teachers earned National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification, bringing the district total to 62 teachers or 13%, compared to 6% statewide. • 93 % of our teachers met the `Highly Qualified" standard under No Child Left Behind requirements, much higher than the state average. • Incidents of crime and violence dropped by 40%. • Pathways Elementary was named North Carolina Model Technology School of the year. • Pathways Elementary was named Impact School of the Year. • MlCasa after-school program began at Central Elementary. • lnternatianal Baccalaureate Program is in the final stages of approval at Gedar Ridge High. • The district has completed afive-year strategic plan. • The Middle School Task Force completed recommendations for new middle school programming. • The district held ten community engagement sessions about middle school programming. • Orange High student was named the winner of the Pauli Murray YOUth Award. • After school programs joined the Winner's Circle, serving healthy snacks and promoting nutritional education. • 25 Teaching Assistants completed the Apprenticeship Program to advance their qualifications. • ACE alternative program opened at Orange High far students with non-traditions! needs. • Opened Alternative Program on Tryon Street. • Digital Communications Systems class was piloted at Cedar Ridge and Orange High for NCDPI. • Renovations are nearing completion at Hillsborough Elementary School and the auditorium renovation completed at Orange High.