1. JESSICA MCADAMS | RALEIGH, NC GREEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL A Community Analysis of…

2. BASIC INFORMATION 570 students Less than average in our district (680) Grades K-5 Average class sizes: 23, 20, 16, 19, 20, 23 (K-5 respectively) Address: 5307 Six Forks Rd, Raleigh, NC 27609

3. DEMOGRAPHICS 70% of students receive free and reduced lunch Majority of students are African- American and Hispanic

4. MAGNET SCHOOL World Languages Magnet School Leadership Magnet School Public school Small % of students apply to get in, the rest are neighborhood kids The longer Green has their magnet affiliation, the more application students they will take

5. TRANSITIONING FACULTY Over half of the staff is new this year There are 7 BT’s, which are teachers that are in either their first, second, or third year of teaching

6. LEADER-IN-ME GRANT “To Develop Leaders, One Child at a Time” Green was just awarded the Leader-in-me Grant A whole school transformation model Based on The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Mission: schools should not merely be focused on improving test scores, but should provide opportunities for students to develop their full potential

7. CURRENT LIBRARY The current librarian is new; This is her first year as a full time employee Fixed scheduling: classes go to the library once a week during specials Students can also go into the library in the mornings before class

8. LIBRARY WEBSITE The current library website is simply the catalog No other information, pictures, announcements, or anything else

9. TRANSITIONING SCHEDULE Until this school year, Green was a year round school but has now changed to a traditional schedule for the 2013-2014 school year

10. GOING, GOING, GONE GREEN The school is named “Green” because they have a focus on the environment and recycling On the homepage of their website the biggest announcement is about voting for the school as green at target.com

11. “MAGNET THEME ESSENTIALS” Emphasis on 21st century leadership development and character development based on principles of Dr. Stephen Covey (7 Habits of Highly Effective People) Student led projects developing communication and presentation skills Daily Spanish or Mandarin Chinese language instruction for all K-5 students Technology used to facilitate learning about the world and to communicate across cultures

12. LOCATION Surrounding public institutions: 2 country clubs and North Hills shopping center Closest public library is in Cameron Village The school is on a very busy street and some students get bused in from different neighborhoods School building is very old and may possibly be torn down soon

13. WAKE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD Diversity Controversy In 2010, the board voted to switch from a socioeconomic diversification policy it had followed for a decade to a system that focused on neighborhood schools This changed the percentage of students that could have free or reduced lunch Thus it drew criticism form those claiming it would “resegregate” schools

14. EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Safety Patrol Flag Patrol Chess Club GYR Bookstore Student Ambassadors Go Green Energy Savers School-wide Marathon Adopt-A- Grandparent School Dance

15. TEST SCORES Percentage of students’ scores at or above grade level Reading: 60.6% Math: 81.5% NC Report cards also reports: 100% of classrooms are connected to the internet

16. SOURCES School Website: http://gyr.wcpss.net/http://gyr.wcpss.net/ Official school profile: http://www.wcpss.net/school- directory/440.htmlhttp://www.wcpss.net/school- directory/440.html Personal communication: 1 st grade Teacher, Ashley Waldroup NC Report Cards: http://www.ncreportcards.org/src/schDetails.jsp?pSchC ode=440&pLEACode=920&pYear=2011-2012 http://www.ncreportcards.org/src/schDetails.jsp?pSchC ode=440&pLEACode=920&pYear=2011-2012 Leader in Me: http://www.theleaderinme.org/what-is- the-leader-in-me/http://www.theleaderinme.org/what-is- the-leader-in-me/ Wake County controversy: http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2010/0324/B using-to-end-in-Wake-County-N.C.-Goodbye-school- diversity http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2010/0324/B using-to-end-in-Wake-County-N.C.-Goodbye-school- diversity