1. Alcorn middle school home of the bold and mighty knights!
“Excelling academically and socially through respect, resilience, and integrity!”
Dr. Carla g. Mathis, principal

2. WIFE, MOTHER, DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, GRANDMOTHER
Who is dr. mathis?
WIFE, MOTHER, DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, GRANDMOTHER

3. family

4. Devoted to scholarship and service
Dr. Carla Illizabeth Grant Mathis
Degree: Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership/Curriculum and Instruction
Dissertation: English Common Core Curriculum and Student
Academic Achievement: A Time Series Quasi-Experimental Study
Dissertation Chair: Dr. David Proudfoot

5. Professional background
Richland School District One, Columbia, SC
Newly appointed Principal
1 year Freshman Academy Administrator
Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools, Charlotte, NC
13 years – High school English teacher
2 years – Academic Facilitator and Credit Recovery Coordinator
1 year – Dean of Students

6. Professional Background
Chester School District, Chester, SC
2 years – Reading teacher
Rock Hill School District, Rock Hill, SC
2 years – English teacher and AmeriCorps Service Learning Coordinator

7. ALCORN’S VISION And Mission
VISION AMS is devoted to preparing each student to be a globally competitive citizen. Through a collaborative effort, the stakeholders of AMS seek to ensure all students are provided quality instruction designed to make them college and career ready. MISSION Alcorn provides a student-centered, innovative, safe, respectful and academic rich environment.

8. Philosophy OF EDUCATION
Learning is innate; everyone can learn. Knowledge and ability are not given; instead, they are constructed and derived through active engagement, collaboration, reflection, and experience. Learning is not isolated, but it is inclusive of the physical and global world of which we inhabit.

9. Means of communication
Monthly Knight Newsletter
Weekly updated website with current information
Auto-dialing systems for scheduled events and information
s and telephone calls
Parent Conferences
On-going parent, teacher, student conferences
Text messaging of announcements and/or emergency alerts
     SIC and Knight Parent/Community Support Committee

10. School Initiatives Instructional Focus
Main Focus: Small class size in English and Math for intentional and rigorous instructional purposes
Incorporate the team concept into the master schedule
Incorporate effective and efficient data-driven instruction
Increase and improve professional development and collaboration opportunities
Implement the AVID Program to assist with improving students’ study skills, note taking, and organization

11. School Initiatives Instructional Focus
Enforce and monitor more closely the Response to Intervention component (RTI) to ensure students receive the support needed to be successful
Implement the district’s redo policy with fidelity
Reduce the number of preps for teachers to increase attention and instructional focus
Conduct weekly walkthroughs and frequent focused observations to progress monitor the quality of instruction and to provide timely and meaningful feedback

12. School Initiatives Instructional Focus
Provide after-school tutoring for all students
Progress monitor students’ grades each reporting period

13. Home – School Relationship
School Initiatives
Home – School Relationship
Grade level parent meetings
Fall and Spring Open House
Ongoing parent/student/teacher conferences
Active SIC, PTO, and community engagement meetings
Parent/Community Volunteer Program

14. Innovation and teamwork: moving Forward

15. Respect! Resilience! Integrity! Dr. Carla Grant Mathis
AMS KNIGHTS!!!
Respect! Resilience! Integrity! Dr. Carla Grant Mathis