High School Developmental Project (Grades 9-12)

Becky Hines, Keith Neal, Wendy Piro

District
Context
Lenoir County Public Schools
STAFFING
Total Employees 1,200

Teachers 540

Teachers with advanced degrees 27%

Teachers with 10+ years of experience 48%

‘Highly Qualified’ teachers 99%

1-year teacher turnover rate 16%

*Largest Employer in Lenoir County

SCHOOLS
Average daily membership (K-12) 8,707

Total number of schools 17

Elementary/Middle/High 8/3/3

K-8 1

Non-traditional schools 2
 Lenoir County Public Schools
STUDENTS DEMOGRAPHICS
Cohort graduation rate 79.4%

Specialized course enrollment* 100%

College course enrollment** 68%

*AP, IB, CTE & college classes
**High school graduates that enrolled in an institution
of higher learning within 16 months of earning a
diploma.

GENDER

49% 51%
 Lenoir County Public Schools
MISSION
Lenoir County Public Schools, in partnership with families and
the community, educates all students to be successful in an
ever-changing world.
VISION
Lenoir County Public Schools aspires to be the school system
of choice by introducing, exploring, and specializing in a variety
of educational and career opportunities.
Lenoir County Public Schools
GOALS
● Goal 1: LCPS students will graduate from high school prepared to begin a career in the workforce or with a plan to
complete their preparation for a career in an institution of higher education or the military.
● Goal 2: LCPS shall provide a positive, safe, and healthy learning environment for all students and staff.
● Goal 3: LCPS students will all have the opportunity to complete two years of college work while in high school.
● Goal 4: LCPS educators shall support systemic school improvement by implementing consistent procedures and
processes that focus on the use of data to inform instruction, attending and contributing to Professional Learning
Communities, creating and adapting curriculum guides, and administering and interpreting benchmark assessments.
● Goal 5: LCPS teachers shall provide quality planned instruction aligned to standards, supported with digital integration,
monitored with assessments, and measured by proficiency and growth indicators.
○ LCPS students will be proficient in reading by the end of the second grade.
○ LCPS students will enter kindergarten ready to complete the standard course of study work required for the
kindergarten year.
○ LCPS students will transition from the fifth to sixth grade without a dip in their academic and behavior and
performance.
○ LCPS students will enter into the ninth grade ready to complete their core high school classes within the first five
semesters of high school.
Lenoir County Public Schools
GOALS
● Goal 1: LCPS students will graduate from high school prepared to begin a career in the workforce or with a plan to
Goal 1: LCPS students will graduate from high school
complete their preparation for a career in an institution of higher education or the military.
● Goal 2: LCPS shall provide a positive, safe, and healthy learning environment for all students and staff.
prepared
●
●
to begin a career in the workforce or with a
Goal 3: LCPS students will all have the opportunity to complete two years of college work while in high school.
Goal 4: LCPS educators shall support systemic school improvement by implementing consistent procedures and

plan to complete their preparation for a career in an

processes that focus on the use of data to inform instruction, attending and contributing to Professional Learning
Communities, creating and adapting curriculum guides, and administering and interpreting benchmark assessments.
Goal 5: LCPS teachers shall provide quality planned instruction aligned to standards, supported with digital integration,
institution of higher education or the military.
●
monitored with assessments, and measured by proficiency and growth indicators.
○ LCPS students will be proficient in reading by the end of the second grade.
○ LCPS students will enter kindergarten ready to complete the standard course of study work required for the
kindergarten year.
○ LCPS students will transition from the fifth to sixth grade without a dip in their academic and behavior and
performance.
○ LCPS students will enter into the ninth grade ready to complete their core high school classes within the first five
semesters of high school.
 Lenoir County Public Schools
GOALS
● Goal 1: LCPS students will graduate from high school prepared to begin a career in the workforce or with a plan to
complete their preparation for a career in an institution of higher education or the military.
● Goal 2: LCPS shall provide a positive, safe, and healthy learning environment for all students and staff.
Goal 3: LCPS students will all have the opportunity to complete two years of college work while in high school.
Goal 3: LCPS students will all have the opportunity to
●
● Goal 4: LCPS educators shall support systemic school improvement by implementing consistent procedures and
processes that focus on the use of data to inform instruction, attending and contributing to Professional Learning
complete
●
two years of college work while in high
Communities, creating and adapting curriculum guides, and administering and interpreting benchmark assessments.
Goal 5: LCPS teachers shall provide quality planned instruction aligned to standards, supported with digital integration,

school.
monitored with assessments, and measured by proficiency and growth indicators.
○ LCPS students will be proficient in reading by the end of the second grade.
○ LCPS students will enter kindergarten ready to complete the standard course of study work required for the
kindergarten year.
○ LCPS students will transition from the fifth to sixth grade without a dip in their academic and behavior and
performance.
○ LCPS students will enter into the ninth grade ready to complete their core high school classes within the first five
semesters of high school.
 Lenoir County Public Schools
● School-based Mental Health services ● STEM Summer Camp
● School Social Workers ● Teach for America
● Section 504 support ● Summer Remediation
● McKinney-Vento Services ● Positive Behavior Intervention Support
● Exceptional Children ● Multi-Tiered Systems of Support
● English Language Learners ● $3 Million+ in Grants
● Title I ● AdvancED
● Title II ○ Full Accreditation in 2017
● Migrant Education ○ Implementation of
● Rural Low Income Schools ■ curriculum guides
● Advanced Placement ■ lesson plan templates
● International Baccalaureate ■ instructional websites
● Academically & Intellectually Gifted 50
● iLCPS
teachers in top 25%
● No Cost Breakfast & Lunch
● Athletics for student
● Driver Education academic growth in
● Career Pathways with LCC NC*
● NCVPS
*2016-2017 school year
Lenoir County Public Schools
North Carolina School Boards Association

2017 School Board Leadership Award

 School Report Cards
LC Early College Kinston High

North Lenoir High South Lenoir High

Student Characteristics & Graduation Rates
LC Early College

Kinston High

North Lenoir High

South Lenoir High

Programming
Information
 High School Programs
• Varsity Athletics
• JROTC
• Foreign Language
• International Baccalaureate (IB)
– Kinston HS
• Project Lead the Way
– South Lenoir HS
• Drivers Education
• Career & Technical Education
• NC Virtual Public School
• Career Pathways
• Diploma Endorsements
– Career
– College

• Advanced Placement (AP) –

–
College/UNC
NC Academic Scholars
Courses – Global Languages
– North Lenoir HS
– South Lenoir HS
 Terms & Definitions
• EOC - End of Course exams
• SAT - Scholastic Aptitude Test
• FAFSA - Free Application for Federal Student Aid
• IB - International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
• AP - Advanced Placement Courses
• ASVAB - Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery
 Parent Perspective
How would you describe the relationship between teachers and
students?

“Some of the relationships between students and teachers, I’ve

observed, have been positive. It is obvious there are the favorite
teachers that all the kids want to be in class with. The teachers
definitely show that they care even though lots of kids can be a
handful.”
 Parent Perspective
How are parents involved with the decision-making processes of
the school?

-IEP Meetings, Open House, School Improvement Teams

Please describe how this school helps students learn?

-After School tutorial, ipad apps for ELA and Math, curriculum
nights, and Credit Recovery
 Parent Perspective
What does the school need to do to continue to be successful?

-Parent involvement, tutoring programs, and more CTE/job

shadowing done in preparation for post high school.
 Community Connections
• Volunteers
• Lenoir County Education Foundation
• Job Shadowing
• Non-profit organizations
• Churches
• Businesses
Curricular Scope & Sequence
Day in the Life
 Adolescent
Development
Physical Development Maturation of the adrenal and sex
glades results in physical changes
such as breast and hips in girls and
deepening voice and facial hair in
boys.
Both sexes experience a rapid
increase in height/growth. Girls
onset between 8-13 years old with
adult height reached by between
10-16 years old. Boys onset
between 10-16 with adult height
reached between 13-17 years old.
Both nature (genes) and nurture
(nutrition, medication, and medical
conditions) influence height.
Cognitive Development Adolescents engage in increased
risk-taking behaviors and emotional
outbursts because the frontal lobes,
which is responsible for judgement,
impulse control and planning of their
brains are not fully developed.
More complex thinking (moving from
concrete to abstract thinking)
emerges during adolescence due to
an increase in processing speed and
efficiency rather than an increase in
mental capacity.
Teens can consider multiple points of
view, imagine hypothetical situations,
debate ideas, and opinions, as well as,
form new ideas.
Language & Literacy Shifts from basic grammar mastery
to use of language at a higher level
Development such as the ability to use more
complex syntax and adapt oral and
written language to their audience.
Teens use of language also relates to
peer perceptions. (ex. Use of foul
language to fit in or be accepted by
peers)
A 21st Century adolescent must be
able to read, write, understand,
interpret, and discuss multiple texts
across multiple contexts inclusive of,
but not limited to electives, CTE,
visual and performing arts.
 Teens declare independence
Self Concept, Identity & from parents while remaining
connected to themselves.
Motivation (Identity vs. Role Confusion)
Puberty can be a source of PRIDE
or EMBARRASSMENT.
• Early maturing girls may be
teased or overly admired.
• Late maturing boys feel
self-conscious about their lack
of physical development and
are at higher risk for depression
and conflict with parents.
Peer Relations & Moral Pre-Conventional Morality:
Before age 9, children showed
Development morality to avoid punishment or
gain a reward.

Conventional Morality: By early

adolescence, social rules and laws
are upheld for their own sake.

Post-Conventional Morality:
Affirms people’s agreed-upon
rights or follows personally
perceived ethical principles.
 Student
Observations
Student Demographics
Classroom Environment
Conversational Skills
Communication Skills
Social Settings/Public Places
Social Settings/Public Places
Service
Project
Reflections
 Putting It Together
Age-appropriate policies, learning activities, etc.

● Career Pathways options for motivated students

● JobReady and WorkKeys
● Athletics
 Putting It Together
What’s missing?

● cohesiveness from high school to high school

● more CTE courses
● parent communication
Implications for Practice

● Partnerships
● College or Career While in High School
● Addressing Deficits (Tutoring/ Math I)
● Creating Cohesiveness Across the District
 References
Baur, M., “Language Development in Teens.” (22 June, 2015) Retrieved from
https://www.livestrong.com/article/93181-effects-language-cognitive-development/ on
January 18, 2018.

International Reading Association., “Adolescent Literacy.” (Revised 2012) Retrieved

from
https://www.literacyworldwide.org/docs/default-source/where-we-stand/adolescent-lit
eracy-position-statement.pdf on January 18, 2018.

http://www.lcpsnc.org/

https://courses.lumenlearning.com/wsu-sandbox/chapter/stages-of-development/#Fig
ure_09_04_Adolescent