Professional Documents
Culture Documents
2015-16
CIS Mission and Vision: The mission of Carolina International School is to nurture students natural curiosity and joy of learning while they achieve academic excellence
through a challenging, interdisciplinary, international curriculum. Our students, parents, teachers, and staff help to create a stimulating learning community that develops:
-Critical and compassionate thinkers
-Confident and open-minded communicators
-Resourceful and responsible citizens and leaders of our local and global communities.
CIS Four Core Values
We strive to develop caring and compassionate students and citizens who embody those character traits most respected in every culture. Hence character development at CIS
is immersed in every interaction and learning experience as a continual school-wide process. The program includes a service-learning component and actively involves parents
and community leaders.
The values that form the core of daily relationships and interactions in our school are:
RESPECT
We will respect others and their property at all times. We will listen to each other, knowing that we have individual differences that make us unique and valuable.
RESPONSIBILITY
We will accept responsibility for our words and actions. We will treat others as we would like to be treated.
SOLUTIONS
We will create a positive environment where problems are met with creative solutions.
SERVICE
We will actively seek ways to help others in our school, our community, and our world.
Jady Arriaga
Maurice Desmedt
Joannah Glass
Sarah Grafton
Abby Bottoms
Bridget Black
Jean Davis
Jessica Boone
Rene Mills & Kimberly Canham
State Goal 1A: NC Public Schools will produce globally competitive students.
CIS Goals:
By 2020, students will be at or above the state average for all federal targets.
CIS will develp a rigorous secondary curriculum in order to prepare students for a global workforce.
CIS will apply in April of 2016 for acknowledgement status on the Global Ready Schools initiative.
CIS will exceed expected growth in reading and mathematics for the 2015-16 school year.
By 2016, 100% of students in grades 8-12 will participate in online site-based and state mandated tests.
By 2017, 95% of students grades K-12 will participate in classroom assignments on teacher created websites, Canvas and/or Google Classroom Platforms.
Needs Assessment: Data from: North Carolina School Report Card
Reading EOG Proficiency Score: 65; Score of a Level 1: 14.1%; Score of a Level 2: 21.1%
Math EOG Proficiency Score: 47; Score of a Level 1: 26.3%; Score of a Level 2: 26.6%
CIS met 29 out of 37 targets.
Action Plan
Strategy
Timeline
Position Responsible
Professional Development
Evaluation
Timeline
August 2015June 2016
Position Responsible
Instructional Facilitator, classroom teachers
PLC minutes
Enrollment to PD bt teachers
Individual PDPs
Differentiate professional
development to meet individual
needs of teachers in terms of
global/environmental education
as shown on the PDPs and
professional goals.
Administration
Professional Development
What should a PLC look like?
Data notebooks
Teaching with standards in Mind
International/Enviornmental Education
Evaluation
Surveys, teacher lesson plans
Needs Assessment
The need for communication remains a concern for parents, according to parent surveys.
Action Plan
Strategy
Invite parents to roundtable
meetings to discuss innovative
ways to futher the educational
experiences of all students.
Prepare, both digital and paper
copy, surveys for teachers,
students and parents, to
encourage participation on
surveys
Position Responsible
Timeline
October 2015-June Head of School, Principal, Assistant Principals
2016
N/A
Professional Development
Evaluation
Survey results
N/A
Survey results
Action Plan
Strategy
Implement a varsity and middle
school sports program.
Timeline
August 2015June 2017
Position Responsible
Athletic Director, Principal, Headmaster, Coaches
Professional Development
Coaches-attend coach training summer 2016
Evaluation
Parent Feedback; Teacher
feedback
N/A
Attendance records
State Goal: NC Public Schools will be governed and supported by 21st Century systems.
CIS Goals:
CIS will raise 90% of our monetary goal by 2019, through Annual Fund and Capital Campaign.
CIS will keep the environmental vision by maintaining the upkeep of the grounds and building.
CIS will increase the number of participants in county-wide environmental contests for secondary students by 50% during the 2015-16 school year.
By the Spring of 2016, CIS will meet the NC Green School of Quality designation by earning between 60-79 points in the categories of Culture and Community, School Sustainability, Healthy
Schools, and Curriculum Integration.
Annual Fund in progress. As of Janauray 2016, we have met 30% of our goal.
Due to the recently bought building/acreage that accompanied the new CIS campus, a new upkeep system will be needed.
Application to NC Green School of Quality: In progress
Action Plan
Strategy
Position Responsible
Timeline
Prepare and send in necessary
Aug. 2015-May Mrs. Remsburg and the Environmental
documents for the NC Green School 2016
Committee, supported by the Head of School,
of Quality level application
K-12 Principal, the APs and all teachers/staff as
needed.
Professional Development
N/A
Evaluation
Application completed/sent in w/hoped
for successful results
N/A