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Superintendent Update November 6, 2013

Superintendent Update November 6, 2013. Dr. Barry Williams, Superintendent GATES COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Topics of Interest. And the winner is … Congratulations to the Elementary Schools Teacher Non-Tenure Law. Gatesville Elementary .

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Superintendent Update November 6, 2013

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  1. Superintendent UpdateNovember 6, 2013 Dr. Barry Williams, Superintendent GATES COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

  2. Topics of Interest • And the winner is … • Congratulations to the Elementary Schools • Teacher Non-Tenure Law

  3. Gatesville Elementary It is now time to have a proper burial for the antiquated and dysfunctional role of principals and hear from another set of evaluative eyes! • Bryce Hawkins • Logan Early

  4. Success at the Elementary Level • Buckland Elementary School (performance) • T.S. Cooper Elementary School (performance) • Gatesville Elementary School (progress) All schools have been recognized as “Reward Schools”, which means they have shown consistent progress or performance on the End-of-Grade Testing!

  5. Teacher non-Tenure LawSequence of Information • May 1, 2013 - authority to award career status was repealed • July 30, 2013 Mr. John Leidy introduced the Teacher Tenure Act to all Gates County principals and directors at our summer administrative retreat in Elizabeth City. • August 29, 2013 Ms. Jennifer Hill conducted a meeting with all principals on creating a preliminary rubric to evaluate teachers. • September 4, 2013 Ms. Jennifer Hill conducted a follow-up meeting with the principals and Dr. Williams to finalize thecontract distributionfor awarding employment contracts • September 13, 2013 Mr. John Leidy presented a PowerPoint presentation to all Gates County teachers on the Teacher Tenure Act.

  6. Keeping Everyone Informed • September 24, 2013 Mr. Richard Schwartz presented a PowerPoint presentation at the North Carolina Association of School Administrators 2013 Law Symposium. • September 26, 2013 Dr. Williamsreferredthis document to the Gates County Board of Education with tentative scheduled dates for more information provided to the teachers and principals on the Teacher Tenure Act. • September 26, 2013 Ms. Jennifer Hill facilitated a meeting with all principals to discuss updates and the next steps in the implementation process of the new Teacher Tenure Law. • October 7, 2013 Dr. Williams presentedthe sequence of eventsto the Gates County Board of Education.

  7. Updates and Changes • October 9-11, 2013 Ms. Jennifer Hill attended the Fall PANC conference in Asheville, NC. Arepresentative from Schwartz and Shaw, PLLC presented: “Changes in the Tenure Law: Understanding and Implementing Them”. • October 18, 2013 Ms. Jennifer Hill and Dr. Williams were in attendance for the presentation from Tharrington Smith at the NCSBA Law Conference in Asheville • October 24, 2013 Dr. Williams was in attendance for the presentation by Rachel Beaulieu at the Northeast/Southeast Superintendents’ meeting discussing Section 9.6 SB 402

  8. Timeline of Activity • October 25, 2013 Dr. Williams shared the presentation from Ms. Beaulieu with the school board through superintendent/school board connectivity • October 29, 2013 Dr. Williams and Ms. Jennifer Hill shared Section 9.6 SB402withthe principals • November 4, 2013 Mr. John Leidy presented the new updates on the teacher non-tenure law to teachers in attendance. Attendance was optional • November 6, 2013 Ms. Hill facilitated a principals’ focus group to begin the process of developing a rubric to validate the selection of teachers offered a four year contract • November 6, 2013Superintendent’s Update - Section 9.6 SB402 by Ms. Jennifer Hill and Dr. Williams

  9. Thank you

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