Michelle Bennett

The meeting included a public address regarding bullying policies and school virtual options, followed by board salutes recognizing custodial teams, STEM educators, scholarship recipients, and student musicians. The board also introduced a new process to publicly highlight and renew community partnerships and memoranda of understanding.

The committee meeting primarily focused on several recurring and new contracts related to student services and special education, including Speech Solutions, Kids Only Developmental Day, Child Development Center Developmental Day, Intella Choice for nursing services, and ProCare for supplemental staffing. Key discussions involved the increase in contract amounts and service capacities to support medically fragile students, the impact of new state legislation on nursing service selection, and the consolidation of multiple contracts. Additionally, the committee discussed a proposal to transition the K-5 language comprehension curriculum from Wit & Wisdom to Arts and Letters, including teacher survey feedback, the pacing of the new curriculum, and the impact of other literacy program implementations on the daily schedule.

The committee meeting featured a presentation on resources available to school board members from the Carolina's Academic Leadership Network, including virtual webinars, training opportunities, and policy assistance. Additionally, the committee reviewed the successful implementation of a new science curriculum in eighth grade and discussed a proposal to extend the curriculum to sixth and seventh grades, highlighting improvements in student engagement and instructional alignment.

The meeting featured a public address session where community members discussed concerns regarding proposed changes to the district's freedom of religion policy, focusing on legal risks, clarity, and consistency. Additionally, the board recognized outstanding achievements by students and staff, including awards for a bus driver at a recent bus rodeo, regional and state mathematics competition honors for students and a teacher, and a prestigious scholarship awarded to a student at West Brunswick High School. The board also recognized a CTE teacher and DECA adviser for her professional dedication. A brief discussion highlighted the value of career and technical education programs alongside traditional academic achievements.

This document outlines Shallotte Middle School's Additional Targeted Support and Improvement (ATSI) plan, designed to enhance educational outcomes for underperforming student subgroups and close achievement gaps. The plan focuses on key areas such as classroom management, standards-aligned instruction, professional learning communities, instructional leadership, teacher recruitment and retention, grade-to-grade transitions, tiered instructional systems, data-driven decision making, student support services, and family and community engagement. Specific goals include improving student growth in both math and reading across all grade levels and decreasing office discipline referrals by 10%, aiming to increase equity and the overall quality of instruction.