NEWTON COUNTY – Three months into the fiscal yr, Superintendent Duke Bradley III and Newton County Faculties (NCS) have launched the district’s quarter two (Q2) report.
The report was mentioned on the March 11 Board of Training work session and introduced by Benjamin Roundtree, particular assistant to the superintendent. Roundtree highlighted many topics together with however not restricted to up to date literacy methods, employees compensation and employees recognition.
The district said that its high educational precedence is to unify its literacy technique. At the moment, at South Salem and East Newton Elementary Faculties, NCS has put in its REAP pilot program that trains lecturers in structured literacy.
In line with the report, all Ok-5 lecturers are additionally receiving skilled studying and educational supplies within the science of studying. Amongst educational literacy assessments, Roundtree famous that the district has applied a brand new Ok-12 common screener for studying and math.
“Quarter two work consisted of a mixture of continued analysis together with identification of core literacy technique components,” Roundtree mentioned.
Within the space of operations, NCS is seeking to elevate its compensation. The findings of the classification and compensation examine, which evaluates and updates pay buildings to make sure they’re honest and align with market situations, will suggest pay scales for workers, linking recruitment and retention.
Transparency was one other space of operations mentioned within the report. Throughout Q2, the district carried out its first employees finances enter periods, the place they heard employees suggestions, priorities and offered an outline of the finances improvement course of.
Additionally mentioned beneath the transparency have been board actions taken through the previous few months. These included elevated communication with stakeholders, prioritization of monetary reporters and elevated transparency of the calendar improvement course of.
Below the tradition and engagement portion of the report, increasing employees recognition was emphasised. Throughout this quarter, the district held its first State of the District occasion which celebrated educational accomplishments and choose people’ arduous work.
Moreover, two different applications have been launched – Counselor of the 12 months and Help Skilled of the 12 months.
“Our counselors, faculty psychologists and faculty social employees have a number of the most vitally vital jobs inside our group,” Roundtree mentioned.
Aligned with the aim of creating deeper investments within the management capability of employees, throughout Q2 the district launched THRIVE, an govt management improvement program that goals to develop future faculty leaders. Just lately, the elected cohort of 11 members was launched.
“It’s a dream come true to see extra of our folks inside the group attain these subsequent ranges of management,” mentioned District 1 Board Member Trey Bailey.
Trying into the long run, the district outlined quite a few aspirational targets it desires to develop. This included growing participation and eliminating obstacles for these wishing to take higher-ed courses resembling twin enrollment.
This framework was listed in two tiers. Tier I is targets which might be “tough to generate technique round,” however which might be important. These factors included:
- The necessity to enhance underrepresented participation (Black and Hispanic) in AP programs.
- Enhance Black and/or Hispanic male participation in twin enrollment and AP/honors programs.
- Enhance the variety of college students recognized as gifted.
Tier II highlighted targets that the district is “not at the moment organized to attain,” however that they purpose to develop sooner or later. These factors included:
- To extend AP programs provided.
- Enhance twin enrollment participation.
- Enhance CTAE pathway completers.
Specializing in each tiers, the district has reached an settlement with Georgia Piedmont Technical Faculty to offer twin enrollment on-line courses to engineering pathway college students.
“Each little bit of what you heard this night is known as a perform of the work that’s being led by the people on this room and their particular person groups…,” Bradley mentioned. “…We’re shifting in the appropriate course; we’re doing the appropriate work.”
