Standard 4: Resources and Support Systems

The school’s curriculum, instructional design, and assessment practices guide and ensure teacher effectiveness and student learning.

Indicator / Statement or Question / Response / Evidence / Rating
4.1 / Qualified professional and support staff are sufficient in number to fulfill their roles and responsibilities necessary to support the school’s purpose, direction, and the educational program. / There are qualified professionals and support staff at school to fulfill their roles and responsibilities necessary to support the school’s purpose, direction, and the education program. However, the numbers are not sufficient due to having vacant positions with long term substitutes who do not have appropriate credentials. SRHS continues to have a high turnover of staff within the year. /
  • 2012-2013 Budget and Allotment
  • 2014-2015 – Low Wealth Budget – Tutoring – Saturday Academy
  • 2014-2015 - Low Wealth Technology Budget
  • 2014-2015 - Remediation Budget
  • NC School Budget 2014
  • Public Schools of Robeson County Employment Process
  • Public Schools of Robeson County Employee Benefits
  • Quality Teachers
  • Staff Survey - Qualified Staff - 4.1
/ Level 2
Indicator / Statement or Question / Response / Evidence / Rating
4.2 / Instructional time, material, resources, and fiscal resources are sufficient to support the purpose and direction of the school. / Staff have regular instructional times and resources are divided among CTE and EOC areas. 94% of staff agrees that we are provided with adequate instruction time and resources to support our schools goals and priorities. 78% of our staff agrees that our school provides sufficient
Material resources to meet student needs. 89% agrees that our school provides protected instructional time. /
  • 2014-2015 Public Schools of Robeson County School Year Calendar
  • Public Schools of Robeson County Monthly Calendar
  • South Robeson High Monthly Calendar
  • South Robeson High School Bell Schedule
  • Staff Survey - Instructional Time and Resources - 4.2
/ Level 3
Indicator / Statement or Question / Response / Evidence / Rating
4.3 / The school maintains facilities, services, and equipment to provide a safe, clean, and healthy environment for all students and staff. / Staff are regularly trained on proper procedure and updated on state and federal regulations. /
  • Anaphylaxis General Training
  • Annual CPR Status Report
  • Bloodborne Pathogens Training
  • Bomb Threats Info
  • Diabetes Awareness PPT
  • Fire Drills
  • Fire Exit Routes
  • Maintenance History Reports
  • Signs In Rooms
  • Staff Survey - Facilities and Services - 4.3
  • Tornado Drills
  • Tornado Drills Routes
/ Level 2
Indicator / Statement or Question / Response / Evidence / Rating
4.4 / Students and school personnel use a range of media and information resources to support the school’s educational programs. / Students and school personnel have access to a variety of media and information resources. Every teacher and administrator has an internet-capable laptop, desktop, and/or tablet computer checked out for his or her use. Through NC WiseOwl, teachers and students have access to instantly-available research resources, including digitized primary sources through programs such as Project Gutenburg, The Library of Congress Digital Collection, and, more locally, the Eastern North Carolina Digital Library.
Available support staff include Media Coordinator, Erin Hunt; School Webmaster, Christina Wilkins; and the Public Schools of Robeson County Technology Services Department. Service Technicians are not on site every day, but are available through work-order requests. /
  • Media Budget & Library Resources
  • Biography.com
  • Biographical Dictionary
  • Google Earth
  • Google Maps
  • Information Please Almanacs
  • Merriam-Webster Dictionary
  • Merriiam-Webster Thesaurus
  • National Atlas
  • National Inventor's Hall of Fame
  • NCWise Owl
  • Notable African-Americans
  • Phrase Finder
  • Smithsonian's History Explorer
  • Women's Biographies: Distinguished Women of Past and Present
  • World Atlas
/ Level 3
Indicator / Statement or Question / Response / Evidence / Rating
4.5 / The technology infrastructure supports the school’s teaching, learning, and operational needs. / The technology infrastructure meets the needs of all stakeholders. Students have extant and growing access to computing and internet-ready technology in every classroom (2014-2015 Technology Plan.) School personnel assess needs and develop a plan to address them on a year-to-year basis (2014-2015 Technology Plan.) Teacher websites are designed and monitored to aid communication and ensure resource availability for students and parents. /
  • 2014-2015 Technology Plan
  • Internet & Media Acceptable Policy Agreement
  • Student Access To Technology
  • Staff Survey - Technology Plan and Support - 4.5
/ Level 3
Indicator / Statement or Question / Response / Evidence / Rating
4.6 / The school provides support services to meet the physical, social, and emotional needs of the student population being served. /
  • Our school offers a variety of services to meet the needs of the students. The guidance department is an excellent resource for students. We have services through the E.C. department to also assist students.
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  • 504 Referral and Process
  • Bully Information, Counselor Referral and Student Health Referral
  • Parents Power School Login PP
  • Social Worker Referral and Career Clusters
  • Staff Survey - 4.3
/ Level 2
Indicator / Statement or Question / Response / Evidence / Rating
4.7 / The school provides services that support the counseling, assessment, referral, educational, and career planning needs of all students. /
  • For seniors we have a college advisor that brings in representatives from 4-year and 2-year institutions. Also the college advisor advises the students through their college selections and assists them with the financial aid process. As for the remaining students, the faculty incorporates the WorkKeys module into their daily lesson plan to help prepare them for the work force and the ACT.
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  • Battle Of The Careers
  • Career Cluster Career Prep Field Trips
  • Career Ready
  • IEP Referral And Process
  • Staff Survey - Support Services - 4.7
  • Student Workkeys Info
/ Level 2

Reflect upon your responses to each of the indicators and performance levels by considering and responding to the following questions when drafting your narrative response. Use language from the performance level descriptions to guide your writing. Cite sources of evidence External Review team members may be interested in reviewing.

What were the areas of strength you noted? What were areas in need of improvement? What actions are you implementing to sustain the areas of strength? What plans are you making to improve the areas of need?