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-Cohort graduation rate is 92.6% (versus 80.4% for NC) <br /> -83.5% graduates met UNC ACT requirements (NC standard 58.5%) <br /> Impact of Financial Support <br /> Accountability Results <br /> Eight Schools met 100% NCLB goals <br /> Overall 96.6% of NCLB goal met <br /> Work Still To Do <br /> -Achievement Gap <br /> -Discipline Disparity <br /> -Increased Rigor for All <br /> -Professional Training <br /> Major Budget Priorities <br /> - Professional Development and Support for Student Learning <br /> - Recruiting and retaining Great Teachers <br /> Professional Development and Support for Student Learning <br /> - Focused on Specific Curricular Content <br /> - Organized on Real Problems of Practice <br /> - Student Six Focus <br /> - Linked to Analysis of Student Learning <br /> - Supported by Coaching, Modeling, Observation and Feedback <br /> - Integrated into School and Classroom Planning around Curriculum, Instruction and <br /> Assessment <br /> Tom Forcella said over the last several years the district has worked hard to make all <br /> classes conform to the capacity set in the board policy. He said the number of students <br /> involved with the virtual public schools program has been reduced. <br /> He said safety needs are a rather new issue. He said safety studies are being done, <br /> and money is needed to provide safe schools. <br /> Tom Forcella said you hear a lot about "rigor" in schools. He said much of the money <br /> and professional training is about rigor. He said rigor is not just about kids doing more stuff. <br /> He said it is about creating the kind of instruction where kids are thinking, solving problems, <br /> and working in teams, which will prepare them for real life work. <br /> He said the new career growth plan for teachers is not merit based, but rewards <br /> teachers through the local supplement based on their professional growth and how this comes <br /> out in the classrooms. He said professional training is also working to address the issues of <br /> the common core. <br /> Tom Forcella said Student Six is a program created by students from the minority <br /> student achievement network, who worked together to talk about what impacts instruction and <br /> learning in the classrooms. He said the students have presented nationally and have <br /> presented to a consortium of districts. <br /> Todd LoFrese presented the following slides: <br /> 2014-15 Budget Drivers <br /> - Student Enrollment Growth <br />