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Year-Round School (YRS)

Consolidating the Elementary Visual and Performing Arts Magnet Programs at University Park and First Ward Schools

Board of Education Regularly Scheduled Update February 28, 2012

Year-Round School Team

• Team Leaders:
• Dr. Nicole Priestly – Executive Director, Central Elementary Zone
• Dr. Jeff Linker – Director, CMS Magnet Schools
• Core Team:
• Communications: Tahira Stalberte
• Scheduling/Calendar: Earnest Winston
• Project Coordination: Kathryn Block
• Arts Education: Cheryl Maney and Mark Propst
• School Leadership: Selestine Crowder and Janice Davidson
• District Team:
• School representation from parents, teachers and administrators
• Representatives from 20 offices and departments

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Basics of Year-Round School Design

• Follows a balanced, year-round calendar
• Students are assigned to one of four “tracks”
• No tradition summer break: Students attend school

throughout the year with intermittent breaks

• Standard year-round design:
• 45 days “on track”
• 15 days “off track” or intersession
• Traditional holidays are observed as part of the

traditional year-round calendar

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Example Year Round Calendar (180 days)

Example Calendar

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Example Calendar: December, January, February Winter Break

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Timeline: Present and Future

Anticipated Timeline for Full Implementation

• Construction Work for First Ward Campus: January 2012 – June 2012
• Staffing (Leadership): Spring 2012 – Spring 2013
• Staffing (Instruction and Support): Spring 2012 – Spring 2013
• Anticipated calendar presentation to the Board Of Education: April 2012
• Track Selection: Incorporated into Magnet Lottery Application Process
• 2013/2014 Magnet Lottery: January 2013 – February 2013
• Intersession Development: Ongoing
• Curriculum Transition/Enhancement: Ongoing
• A+ Magnet Designation
• Arts-Based Initiatives to a Year-Round Calendar
• Partnership Development
• Common Core Transition

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Communications Update

Ongoing Communication

• School Community Update Meetings:

University Park Creative Arts First Ward Creative Arts

• 10/21: 8:30 a.m.
• 11/7: 4 p.m.
• 10/25: 6 p.m.
• 11/14: 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.
• 10/27: 8:30 a.m.
• 1/30: 6 p.m.
• 11/7: 3:45 p.m.
• 11/10: 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.
• 2/16: 3:45 p.m.
• Written Updates
• Sent monthly update letters home with students at both University

Park and First Ward

• Update letters sent in November, December, and January
• Updates include a mid-November letter to inform parents of the

consolidation delay to the 2013/14 school year

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Communications Update

Year-Round School Website

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Communications Update

School Tour for University Park Families: April 17 at 6:00pm

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Facility Update

First Ward Demolition and Construction:

• Demolition of Old First Ward began in January
• Demolition will make way for the school’s new playground and bus

lot

• Sense and Science Park funded through Wells Fargo, Charlotte

Center City Partners, Charlotte Tree Fund, LSG Landscape Architecture, North American Lawn & Landscape, Heartwood Tree Service, Little Mountain Tree Farm, Discovery Place Science

• Museum. UNCC Center City and the 7th Street Public Market

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Partner Organizations

Developing Intersession Opportunities

• Arts and Science Council (ASC) and associated
• rganizations
• University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC)
• Johnston YMCA (located in NoDa)
• North Carolina A+ Schools Project (North Carolina

Department of Cultural Resources and North Carolina Arts Council)

• CMS After School Enrichment Program (ASEP)

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Magnet Lottery Process

• 2012/13 School Year
• The process for the 2012/13 school year remains the same

as previous years

• Sibling Guarantee for Rising Kindergarteners
• Must enroll as a future student by May 4 deadline for

second lottery

• Must select same school as older sibling for first choice
• 2013/14 School Year
• Students at UPCA and FWCA during the 2012/13 school

year will have an automatic default assignment to First Ward Creative Arts for the 2013/14 school year

Magnet Update

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Year-Round School Track Selection

Track Selection for 2013/14 School Year For all current UPCA and FWCA students:

• Anticipate a December 2012 Track Selection Lottery for current

First Ward and University Park families.

• As part of an upcoming track selection process, families will make

up to three selections for their preferred track.

• It is not expected that a student’s placement in a specific track

will be guaranteed.

• Sibling guarantee will apply only if the identical track selections

are made for the older sibling.

• If no track is requested, a specific track will be selected for each

student.

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Continued Efforts and Next Steps

• Continue to provide information to families and staff

through school newsletters, community meetings, and the school’s administrative team

• Continue visits to local year-round schools to study

implementation and operational best practices

• Develop staffing plan for leadership team and faculty
• Continue to develop partnerships and curriculum

components focused on arts and academic integration

• Provide quarterly updates to the Board of Education in

February and April

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Contact Information

Central Elementary Zone 980-344-7130 t.ream@cms.k12.nc.us CMS Magnet Programs (980)343-5030 magnets@cms.k12.nc.us

Please contact us with questions, concerns, comments or suggestions

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• Questions or Comments -

Thank nk you fo for y r your r tim ime

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