Beaufort County Schools
Chocowinity Primary School
606 Gray Road
Chocowinity, NC 27817
Principal: Alicia Vosburgh
Assistant Principal: Spencer Pake
Co-Presenters: Lauren Buck, Lisa Silva, & Summer Dail
Collaborative Conference for Student Achievement, Greensboro, 2015

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Our MISSION at Chocowinity Primary School is to provides a safe environment where the diverse needs of all students are met in preparation to become wellrounded effective 21 st century citizens.
Our VISION for CPS is to be a top performing school preferred by parents, students, and educators in
Beaufort County.

Think of your memories…
…MAKE LEARNING FUN.
…MAKE THEM FEEL SAFE.
…MAKE THEM FEEL LOVED.
…LET THEM KNOW YOU CARE.
Joy Cowley, 2015

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Approximately 560 Students
Pre-K through 4 th Grade
Rural Area
Staff of 95
Average Class Size of 20
K-1 Full Time Assistants
Title 1 School-Wide
Free/Reduced Lunch Rate of 75%
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VIDEO
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Why our students LOVE CPS!

2014-2015
55 % Caucasian
22% African American
15% Hispanic
6% Multi-Racial
1% American Indian
1% Asian

Years of Experience
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40 Certified
Classroom
Teachers
37% Advanced
Degrees
35% National
Board Certified
60.00%
50.00%
40.00%
30.00%
20.00%
10.00%
0.00%
0-3 Years 4-10 Years 10+ Years

79% Met Expected
Growth
18% Exceeded Expected
Growth
3% Did Not Meet
Expected Growth

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On a sticky note, write 1 positive word to describe your administrator(s) at your school.

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Alicia Vosburgh, Principal (13 years)
Spencer Pake, Assistant Principal (6 Years)
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VIDEO
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Kelly McLees, Jana Hall, Tameka Smith (CPS Teachers)

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Weekly Grade Level Planning
Professional Learning Communities
Vertical Planning
Data Meetings
Literacy Coaching
Model Lessons
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VIDEO
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Katherine Davis, 3 rd Grade Teacher

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Color Cards for each Teacher per
Grade Level
Use Student Initials (full name on the back)
Text Reading Comprehension (TRC)
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Kindergarten: PC-D
1 st Grade: D-K
2 nd Grade: K-M
3 rd Grade: M-P
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DIBELS Critical Skills
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Kindergarten: Nonsense Word Fluency
1 st Grade: Nonsense Word Fluency
2 nd Grade: DIBELS Oral Reading
Fluency
3 rd Grade: DIBELS Oral Reading
Fluency

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Use formative assessments to identify needs initially
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EOY from previous year
BOY/BOG from current year
Get teacher requests—they NEED to know their kids!
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Classroom rankings
Attend grade level meetings to discuss
Review classroom progress
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Work samples
Anecdotal notes
Teacher-made tests
Observe students in the classroom if necessary
Give additional assessments if necessary/required
Check Data Wall—TO BE SURE NO ONE IS MISSED!

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Reading Recovery®
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One-on-One 12-20 week program (1 st grade)
Supplemental Small Group Instruction
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Guided Reading/Writing Literacy Groups (K-1 st Grade)
English Language Arts Transition Class
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90 minute block for 5-8 students (3 rd -4 th grades)
Exceptional Children’s Program
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Identified through SST, all grade levels
Hill Rap (2 nd -4 th grades)
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Systematic Multi-Sensory Remediation
Tutors (3 rd -4 th grades)
Teacher Assistants (K-1 st grade)
Encore Tutors (2 nd grade)

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18% of students exited from Exceptional
Children Program
75% of students successfully discontinued
Reading Recovery®
71% of Literacy Group were proficient in reading
77% of HillRap students were proficient in fluency skills
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VIDEO

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BALANCED LITERACY
Reading Mastery (K-1 st )
Dictation (K-2 nd )
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VIDEO
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Guided Reading/Writing Model (K-2 nd /3 rd )
Literature Circles (3 rd -4 th )
“Daily 5” Literacy Stations (K-2 nd )
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VIDEO
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Reading Eggs (K-4 th )
Study Island (2 nd -4 th )
Accelerated Math (2 nd -4 th )
Accelerated Reader (K-4 th )

2014-2015 (MOY) DIBELS Composite
2014-2015 (MOY) TRC Proficiency
2013-2014 (EOY)DIBELS Composite
2013-2014 (EOY) TRC Proficiency
0% 20% 40% 60%
Red Yellow Green/Blue
80% 100% 120%

90.00%
80.00%
70.00%
60.00%
50.00%
40.00%
30.00%
20.00%
10.00%
0.00%
3rd Grade Reading 3rd Grade Math
State Average
4th Grade Reading
CPS Average
4th Grade Math

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3 Year Focus:
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Developing strategic readers
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Increasing comprehension skills
Enhancing written response to text
Use the EXPERTS in your building
Send staff to professional development opportunities in all subject areas
Provide “turn around” training for staff at your school
Provide CORE workshops for families
Invite experts in your area to conduct workshops

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Open House
Connecting Parents and
Students (Curriculum
Night)
Parent-Teacher
Conferences
Parent Workshops (literacy and math)
Summer Book Club
Summer Library Hours
Career Day
Classroom Read-Ins
(Grandparent’s Day, Read
Across America Day)
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Awards Ceremonies
(MOY/EOY)
Pizza Bingo
Book Fair Family Nights
Reading Festival (EOY)
Community Helper Visits
Father/Daughter Dance
Mother/Son Date Night
Poetry Night
Author Visits
Classroom Celebrations
Websites

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CPS is better than any private school or home school. You always feel welcome and the teachers, staff, and principals are very approachable.
I am very pleased with the performance from the teachers, staff, and principals. Everyone is very helpful when it comes to my child. CPS does a very good job keeping me updated on the different activities that’s happening at the school.
This is the best school my child has attended. The reasons are this school pushes her in ways that she can succeed and make it in life. I thank the teachers and staff for never giving up on my little angel.
I am proud to say my son attends CPS because of the score rate. CPS proceeds their reputation when it comes to getting their students prepared for the next level or grade!

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Father Daughter Dance 2015
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VIDEO

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Parent-Teacher Organization
Edenton-Chowan (UNC-W)
The Hill Center
Eagles Wings
Cypress Landing Women’s Club
Purpose of God
East Carolina University
Community/Parent Volunteers
Bright Futures
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VIDEO
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Leslea Jones, School Counselor

Things change…
GET USED TO IT!
Change can be uncomfortable…
GET OVER IT!
Implementing effective initiatives and classroom strategies can change your school…
EMBRACE IT!
If change is distasteful to you…
EX-IT!