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Diggs-Latham Elementary. Winston-Salem, NC Megan Proctor. Diggs-Latham: Profile. Location: 986 Hutton St. Winston-Salem , NC 27101 (off of Peter’s Creek Parkway).
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Diggs-Latham Elementary Winston-Salem, NC Megan Proctor
Diggs-Latham: Profile • Location: 986 Hutton St. Winston-Salem, NC 27101 (off of Peter’s Creek Parkway). • Magnet School for Visual and Performing Arts (one of 17 K-12 magnet schools in district; enrollment preference given to students in school’s residential area). • PK-5 • Total number of students ≈ 410 (based on 2011-12 school year). Lower than both the average for district and state. • Demographics: 53.7% Hispanic, 38.6% African American, 6% White, 1.7% Multi • Title I School
Curriculum Goals Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Diggs-Latham Elementary School • Strategic Plan: • Globally Competitive Students • 21st Century Personnel • Safe & Caring Schools • 21st Century Systems • Collaborative Partnerships • Common Core Standards • Arts: instruction in visual art, choral music, dance, piano, music composition, band, orchestra, and theater • Global Studies: explore diverse cultures, global issues and networking. • Common Core • 21st Century technology focus
Diggs-Latham: EOG PERFORMANCE • School’s Designation: Priority School (2011-2012 School Year) expected growth not received. • Though EOG scores were slowly trending upwards from 2009-2011, they saw ≈ 9% decline in student performance in both reading and math during the 2011-2012 school year. • Reading scores for Grades 3 and 4 were anywhere from 23-34 % below the district and state percentages. Grade 5 about 9% below. • Math scores for Grades 3 and 4 were anywhere from 12-15% below the district and state percentages. Grade 5 only 1.2% below.
Diggs-latham: resources • Average age of library collection: 2000 (3-4 years more recent than district and state). • Number of books per student: 39 (more than twice that of district and state). • Number of students per digital learning device: 0.97 • Number of students per internet connected learning device: 0.97 • 100% of classrooms connected to the internet • Media Playgroup: A weekly collaboration between teachers, administrators and SML to focus on media/technology and sharing ideas and techniques with one another.
Diggs-latham: Teaching experience • The table below shows the years of teaching experience the teachers at Diggs-Latham have. • When considered with the 16% teacher turnover rate for 2011-2012 (higher than district and state), this data could suggest the need for professional development opportunities within and outside of the school.
Diggs-latham media center • Employs three staff members: media coordinator, technology specialist, and media assistant. • Media Center Information as part of the school’s website has not been regularly updated. • Use of Wikispaces, podcasts, helpful educational links, resources for teachers, book fairs, global awareness projects, magazine blog, etc.
Winston-salem, north carolina • 4th largest city in NC • Population: 229,000 • Demographics (2010): 51.2% White, 34.7% black, 14.7% Hispanic, 1.13% Asian, etc. • 11.2% of population below the poverty line • 4.3% of families below poverty line (≈918 out of 76,247 households). • Unemployment rate: 8.4% • Language other than English spoken at home: 16.6%.
Winston-Salem: The Arts The City of Arts and Innovation • Cultural Opportunities: • Children’s Museum of Winston-Salem • Old Salem • Reynolda House • Piedmont Opera/Wind Symphony • SECCA • W-S Little Theatre • W-S Symphony • W-S Youth Chorus • SciWorks • Museum of Anthropology • Children’s Theatre of W-S • Delta Arts Center • The Healing Force • A/perture Cinema • Many more…
Winston-salem:Local cultural events • Throughout the year, Winston-Salem hosts a plethora of culturally enriching events. A few examples: • RiverRun International Film Festival • National Black Theatre Festival • Reynolda Film Festival • Rock the Block • Dixie Classic Fair • Six Days in November
Winston-Salem: Educational institutions • University of North Carolina School of the Arts • Salem College • Winston-Salem State University • Wake Forest University • Magnet Schools for Visual and Performing Arts: • Mineral Springs Middle School • Parkland Magnet High School • Reynolds High School
Forsyth County public library • The public library system includes its’ main branch in downtown Winston-Salem and its’ additional branches throughout Forsyth County. • Nearest Locations: • Central Library 660 W. 5th Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101-2705 • Southside Branch 3185 Buchanan Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27127 • Youth Mini-Libraries: • Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club 2100 Reynolds Park Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27107 • YWCA Empowering Family Center 610 N. Liberty Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101
District Partnerships • The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School System actively partners with businesses in the community. • Their website provides a list of their participating Systemwide Partners: http://wsfcs.k12.nc.us/domain/72 • The only partnership cited for Diggs-Latham is Centenary Methodist Church, in contrast to most schools which have several partnerships. • This suggests more work should be done forming partnerships and collaborating with the entrepreneurial sides of the community.
Connect your community (cyc) • A partnership of WinstonNet, Winston-Salem/ForsythCounty Schools, and Forsyth County Public Library to increase Internet access in Forsyth County. • Offers free internet and computer classes for adults that range from basic skills to social networking to communicating with your child’s school. • Information last updated in 2011
Sources • Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools: http://wsfcs.k12.nc.us/Page/1 • Diggs-Latham Elementary School Website: http://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/diggses • NC School Report Cards: http://www.ncschoolreportcard.org/src/schDetails.jsp?pSchCode=430&pLEACode=340&pYear=2011-2012 • City of Winston-Salem NC Website: http://www.cityofws.org/ • Visit Winston-Salem North Carolina: http://visitwinstonsalem.com/ • Census Bureau Quick Facts – Winston-Salem, NC: http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/37/3775000.html • Winston-Salem NC Chamber of Commerce, Education: http://www.winstonsalem.com/educationoverview.aspx