2017-2018 CEEC School Improvement Plan Report
School Improvement Plan
2017-2018
School Improvement Plans remain in effect for two years, but a School Leadership Team may amend as often as necessary or appropriate.
Draft Due: October 3, 2017 / Final Copy Due: October 17, 2017CEEC Contact Information
School: / Charlotte Engineering Early College / Courier #: / 567
Address: / 9000 Robert Snyder Road / Phone Number: / 980-343-9898
Charlotte, NC 28262 / Fax Number: / 980-343-2532
Learning Community: / LEAD / School Website: / http://schools.cms.k12.nc.us/CEEC HS/Pages
Principal: / Will Leach
Learning Community Superintendent: / John Wall
CEEC School Improvement Team Membership
From GS §115C-105.27: “The principal of each school, representatives of the assistant principals, instructional personnel, instructional support personnel, and teacher assistants assigned to the school building, and parents of children enrolled in the school shall constitute a school improvement team to develop a school improvement plan to improve student performance. Representatives of the assistant principals, instructional personnel, instructional support personnel, and teacher assistants shall be elected by their respective groups by secret ballot. Parents serving on school improvement teams shall reflect the racial and socioeconomic composition of the students enrolled in that school and shall not be members of the building-level staff.”
Committee Position / Name / Email Address / Date Elected
Principal / Will Leach /
Assistant Principal Representative / Kristianna Luce /
Teacher Representative / Christina Brown / / 8/23/17
Inst. Support Representative / Claire Bell / / 8/23/17
Teacher Assistant Representative / N/A
Parent Representative / Sharon Chapman / / 8/30/17
Parent Representative / Suzie Gruber / / 8/30/17
Parent Representative / Jameela Ewell / / 8/30/17
Parent Representative / Jackie Peterson / / 8/30/17
Parent Representative / Bryan Holladay / / 8/30/17
Vision Statement
District: CMS provides all students the best education available anywhere, preparing every child to lead a rich and productive life.
School: Every student at CEEC will graduate ready for college, a career in engineering and life.
Mission Statement
District: The mission of CMS is to maximize academic achievement by every student in every school.
School: To be an innovative community of learners in which all stakeholders use their minds well and care for one another. We engage in challenging, personalized academics with a commitment to continuous improvement.
CEEC Shared Beliefs
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· Our central intellectual purpose is helping students use their minds well.
· A governing practical metaphor will be “student-as-worker, teacher-as-coach”
· Teaching and Learning will be documented by student performance on real tasks
· The tone of the school will be one of trust, challenge and support
· An essential body of knowledge and skills will be identified for student mastery. Less is more, depth over coverage
· CEEC goals apply to all students
· CEEC will be highly personalized
· The principal, staff and teachers will act as generalists first and specialists second
· Resources will be modest and therefore positioned toward teaching and learning
· CEEC will emphasize democratic, fair and equitable practices
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CEEC SMART Goals
· Provide a duty-free lunch period for every teacher on a daily basis.
· Provide duty-free instructional planning time for every teacher under G.S. 115C-105.27 and -301.1, with the goal of proving an average of at least five hours of planning time per week, to the maximum extent that the safety and proper supervision of students may allow during regular student contact hours.
· Provide a positive school climate, under CMS regulation JICK-R, by promoting a safe learning environment free of bullying and harassing behaviors.
· CEEC will achieve 80% proficiency, exceed expected growth on the End-of Course Tests in Math I, Biology and English II in 2017-18
· Provide professional development in close reading, academic conversations and writing to learn to improve instructional practice and prepare students for EOC’s, NCFE’s and college coursework.
CEEC Assessment Data Snapshot
Charlotte Engineering Early College-UNCCAssessment / Subgroup / 2015-2016 / 2014-2015
% GLP / % CCR / % GLP / % CCR
EOC Biology / All / 61.9 / 51.5 / 80.6 / 73.1
EOC English II / All / 81.6 / 76.5
EOC Math I / All / 70.8 / 60.7 / 80.6 / 74.2
EOC Composite / All / 71.5 / 63.0 / 80.6 / 73.7
School Composite / All / 71.5 / 63.0 / 80.6 / 73.7
CEEC Profile
In November of 2013, the Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education approved an early college program that would be located on the campus of The University of North Carolina at Charlotte. A design team make up of stakeholders from CMS, UNC Charlotte, NC New Schools, NAF and the corporate community met throughout the 2013-14 school year to plan and develop the program. The first principal was hired in March of 2014. The 9 other staff members were hired in May of 2014. One hundred students were admitted to the Charlotte Engineering Early College via the CMS Student Assignment process during the spring of 2014. Nearly 300 students applied for admission to the first cohort. CEEC will admit 65 students each year of the program for a future capacity of 325 students.
As of September 25, 201, 309 students are enrolled at CEEC in grade 9, 10, 11 and 12. 148 11 and 12 grade students are currently enrolled in UNC Charlotte coursework. Several 11/12th grade students are continuing to work on their high school coursework in an effort to improve their GPA and/or graduate at the end of the 2017-18 school year. 65 students are currently enrolled in the 9th grade and 94 students are currently enrolled in the 10th grade. We will begin recruiting our next cohort of 9th grade students in December of 2017.
Students will be enrolled in our program for five years. During the five-year program, students will complete 24 hours of high school credits and have the opportunity to complete 60+ hours of transferrable college credit. The program of student has a unique focus on preparing students for an engineering career. We are partnering with NC New Schools to establish school that will be used as a regional site for professional development and school reform. A team from NC New Schools provides design assistance, instructional coaching, leadership coaching and other professional development opportunities. CEEC is also in a year of planning process with the National Academy Foundation (NAF) to become an Academy of Engineering. Instructionally, we will aim to provide student-centered, project based learning. We will participate in a variety of field trips, internships and work-based learning to provide a well-rounded education for our students.
During the 2014-15 school year, 94 students completed the ninth grade program of study. By all measures, the first year of the program was a huge success. 81% of our students were proficient in Math I and Biology. NC Final Exam results were extremely positive. 41 students earned college credit in our Introduction to Engineering Design course. 75 students finished the school year with a 3.0 weighted GPA or higher. During the CMS School Options Lottery, over 500 students applied for admission for the 2015-16 school year.
The 2015-16 school year drop a drop in overall proficiency. The 9th grade cohort that entered in the fall of 2015 struggled with the honors level curriculum and pace of the program. 72% of our students were proficient in Math I, Biology and English II. We met expected growth as defined by EVAAS.
During the 2016-17 school year, all areas in proficiency increased. 77% of our students were proficient in Math I, Biology, and English II. We met expected growth as defined by EVAAS. The 76 students enrolled in UNC Charlotte coursework achieved a 3.2 GPA and was awarded 1185 credit hours. Our ACT composite was a 21.
Certified and Administrative StaffPosition Title / Count
Total / 18
Principal, Specialty School / 1
Facilitator, High School Academy / 1
Teacher, CTE Technology Education / 2
Substitute, Certified Teacher / 1
Teacher, 9-12 Math / 2
Teacher, History / 1
Teacher, 9-12 English / 4
Teacher, CTE Pre-Engineering / 1
Teacher, Math / 1
Teacher, Physics / 1
Teacher, Exceptional Children / 1
Teacher, Earth Science / 1
Teacher, Social Studies / 1
/ Number of Years Experience for Teachers (in CMS only)
0-3 / 3-5 / 5-7 / 7-10 / 10-15 / 15-20 / 20+
N / % / N / % / N / % / N / % / N / % / N / % / N / %
2
/ 12.5
/ 2
/ 12.5
/ 4
/ 25.0
/ 3
/ 18.8
/ 3
/ 18.8
/ 0
/ 0.0
/ 2
/ 12.5
Degrees Held By Teachers
Bachelor's / Advanced
N / % / N / %
9
/ 56.3
/ 7
/ 43.8
/ a
/ Highly Qualified Teachers
Highly Qualified / Not Highly Qualified
N / % / N / %
13
/ 81.3
/ 3
/ 18.8
Strategic Plan 2018: For a Better Tomorrow
Goal 1: Maximize academic achievement in a personalized 21st-century learning environment for every child to graduate college- and career-readyFour focus areas:
I. College- and career-readiness
II. Academic growth/high academic achievement
III. Access to rigor
IV. Closing achievement gaps / Goal 2: Recruit, develop, retain and reward a premier workforce
Five focus areas:
I. Proactive recruitment
II. Individualized professional development
III. Retention/quality appraisals
IV. Multiple career pathways
V. Leadership development
Goal 3: Cultivate partnerships with families, businesses,
faith-based groups and community organizations to provide a sustainable system of support and care for each child
Three focus areas:
I. Family engagement
II. Communication and outreach
III. Partnership development / Goal 4: Promote a system-wide culture of safety, high engagement, cultural competency and customer service
Five focus areas:
I. Physical safety
II. Social and emotional health
III. High engagement
IV. Cultural competency
V. Customer service
Goal 5: Optimize district performance and accountability by
strengthening data use, processes and systems
Four focus areas:
I. Effective and efficient processes and systems
II. Strategic use of district resources
III. Data integrity and use
IV. School performance improvement / Goal 6: Inspire and nurture learning, creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship through technology and strategic school redesign
Four focus areas:
I. Learning everywhere, all the time
II. Innovation and entrepreneurship
III. Strategic school redesign
IV. Innovative new schools
SMART Goal (1):
Duty Free Lunch for Teachers / Provide a duty-free lunch period for every teacher on a daily basis.
Strategic Plan Goal: / Goal 4: Promote a system-wide culture of safety, high engagement, cultural competency and customer service
Strategic Plan Focus Area: / Teacher Retention
Data Used: / Master Schedule
Strategies (determined by what data)
● Task
● Task
● Task (PD) / Point Person
(title) / Evidence of Success
(Student Impact) / Funding
(estimated cost / source) / Personnel Involved / Timeline
(Start—End)
● Interim Dates
1. A component of the CEEC master schedule includes a Smart Lunch. Students have the opportunity to eat lunch in a teacher’s classroom and get assistance with their work.
· Due to the small nature of our school program and for the safety of all students, teachers will not have a duty-free lunch each day in 9th and 10th grade. Grade level teams will work to create a schedule that allows teachers to have a duty-free lunch several times a week. / Will Leach, Principal / Students will gain access to teachers during the school day for extra academic assistance. / N/A / All Teachers / Aug. 2017-Aug. 2018
SMART Goal (2):
Duty Free Instructional Planning Time / Provide duty-free instructional planning time for every teacher under G.S. 115C-105.27 and -301.1, with the goal of proving an average of at least five hours of planning time per week, to the maximum extent that the safety and proper supervision of students may allow during regular student contact hours.
Strategic Plan Goal: / Goal 4: Promote a system-wide culture of safety, high engagement, customer service, and
Cultural competence.
Strategic Plan Focus Area: / High Engagment
Data Used: / Master Schedule
Strategies (determined by what data)
● Task
● Task
● Task (PD) / Point Person
(title) / Evidence of Success
(Student Impact) / Funding
(estimated cost / source) / Personnel Involved / Timeline
(Start—End)
● Interim Dates
1. All teachers during the 2017-
18 school year at CEEC are provided at least 75 minutes of
duty-free instructional planning
time each day.
· English, SS and Engineering Teachers will have two 75 minute periods per day.
· Science and Math teachers will have 75 minutes each day. / Will Leach/
Principal / Master Schedule
Time each day for teachers to plan engaging instruction for students. / N/A / Leach / June 2017-September 2017
SMART Goal (3):
Anti-Bullying / Character Education / Provide a positive school climate, under CMS regulation JICK-R, by promoting a safe learning environment free of bullying and harassing behaviors.
Strategic Plan Goal: / Goal 4: Promote a system-wide culture of safety, high engagement, customer service, and
cultural competence.
Strategic Plan Focus Area: / School Safety
Data Used: / School Culture Data, Survey Results
Strategies (determined by what data)
● Task
● Task
● Task (PD) / Point Person
(title) / Evidence of Success
(Student Impact) / Funding
(estimated cost / source) / Personnel Involved / Timeline
(Start—End)
● Interim Dates
1. Bully Prevention
· Bully Prevention will be a major focus of the global leadership seminar taught by our counselor each semester. / Bell, Counselor / Students will have access to their counselor on a frequent basis in a classroom setting. / N/A / Bell / Aug. 2017-May 2018
2. Character Education
· Character Education will be the primary focus of the counselor and CDC during the freshmen and sophomore seminar blocks.
· Create a Student-of-the-Month award. / Bell, Counselor / Students will have access to their counselor on a frequent basis in a classroom setting. / N/A / Bell / Aug. 2017-May 2018