Jones County Schools District and Transformation

ReportState Board of Education Presentation

January 5, 2012Presented by: XXXXXXXXXXX

about us

• The county seat is Trenton, NC. Trenton is located approximately 103 miles from Raleigh, 60 miles from the Atlantic Ocean and 85 miles to the Port of Wilmington.

• As of the census of 2000, there were 10,381 people residing in Jones County.

Turning potential into possible…

The Jones County Public School District is…

• ____% Black, ____% White & other and ___ % Hispanic• 78.09% of the students are eligible to receive free or

reduced price lunch• 3% are English Language Learners• 14% of the students receive Special Education Services• 56.6% of graduates of the Class of 2011 are attending

a 2 or 4 year college• 100% of the teachers are highly qualified according to

North Carolina Department of Education

Districtwide PerformancePerformance of Students in Each EOG Reading (3-8)

EOG Performance of Each Student Group (Both Reading and Math)

Performance of Students in Each EOC

Performance of Students in Each EOC

Performance of Students in Each EOC

82.2

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37.8

75.7 73.5 73.5

52.1

73.169 67.2 68

58.4

68.5 66.5

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English 1 Algebra 1 Algebra 2 Biology Physical Sc

Civics US History

JCS-08

State-08

Performance of Each Student Group on EOC Test

87.692.2

88.9

71.4

90 88.7

6057.6

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87.7

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82.4

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Black White Hispanic Indian Multi F/R LEP E.C.

JCS-11

State-11

Performance of Students in Each EOGMath (3-8)

• 2008 Dropout Rate 3.9%• 2011 Dropout Rate 2.04%

• 2008 Graduation Rate54.3%• 2011 Graduation Rate77.0%

• 2008 Teacher Turnover 25.6%• 2011 Teacher Turnover 14.0%

The Big Picture• Strong Instructional Leadership• Professional Learning Communities (PLC’s)• Continue to build positive relationships with students• Data-Focus Groups • Committed Central Office Staff• High expectations for ALL• 21st century skills• 1:1 Implementation• STEM Lab