Advisory Council Visits Pine Valley Elementary

March 18, 2011



Advisory Council Visits Isaac Bear Early College

February 18, 2011

Coming Together Conference

February 21, 2011

Snipes Academy of Arts and Design

2 Nationally Reknown Keynote Speakers

Dr. June Dowing, PhD

Helping All Students Learn in Inclusive Classrooms: We're Better Together

Kirk Martin, Author

Helping Reduce Meltdowns and Stress in All Families

New Hanover County Schools to Be Recognized

by the NC Positive Behavior Intervention and Support Initiative

Eight New Hanover County Schools have been selected to be recognized in the North Carolina Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PBIS) Initiative Annual Recognition. The recognitions will be a part of the NC Department of Public Instruction’s 60th Conference on Exceptional Children, held at the Koury Convention Center, Greensboro, NC, from November 1-3, 2010. Each school will be presented with banners, which will be hung in their schools announcing their accomplishment.

Dorothy B. Johnson Pre-K Center and Sunset Park Elementary School are being recognized as Model Schools. A NC PBIS Model School has an administration actively using the PBIS system and it has a PBIS Team in place, which meets monthly. They also have identified an In-School PBIS Coach and the school has completed PBIS Training Modules 1 and 2.

Forest Hills Global Elementary School and Gregory School of Science, Math & Technology earned the Green Ribbon title. PBIS Green Schools have completed Module I team training and begun PBIS implementation. They have attained at least a Level I on the Implementation Inventory and 80% total on the School-wide Evaluation Tool (SET).

Alderman Elementary, Pine Valley Elementary, Rachel Freeman School of Engineering and Wrightsboro Elementary have earned designation as Exemplar Schools. Exemplar schools have completed requirements for Green Ribbon and Model Schools and have completed all three team training Modules. They have scored a Level 3 or higher on the Implementation Inventory and 95% total on the SET. At least two consecutive years of required behavioral, attendance, and academic data shows improvement, and they have documented at least one additional data element that they are tracking as a team.

PBIS is an effective and proactive process for improving social competence and academic achievement for all students.

For more information, contact Hannah Griesbauer, behavior support specialist, at 910-254-4188.



Advisory Council Visits Bellamy Elementary School

Bellamy Elementary School

October 15, 2010

On October 15, 2010 the NHCS Advisory Council visited Bellamy Elementary School. Dr. Bennie Bryant, Principal, presented information pertaining to both general and special education programs at Bellmay. In addition, Betsy Stanwood and Jay Robinson presented information to The Council on NHCS Home Hospital Services.



NHCS Advisory Council Visits Bradley Creek Elementary School

Bradley Creek Elementary School

September 17, 2010

The NHCS Advisory Council kicked off the 2010-2011 with a visit to Bradley Creek Elementary School on September 17, 2010. A big thank you to Ms. Tim Dominowski, Principal, for hosting the first school visit of the year. Ms. Dominowski and Mr. Don Cummings, Principal of Virgo Middle School, gave a presentation to The Council on MindSet training for school personnel. MindSet is a curriculum based on clear principles and communication strategies for the prevention of aggressive behavior. In addtion, the curriculum provides certification candidates with specific skills to contain aggressive behavior when it occurs.

NHCS Advisory Council Goals (2010-2011)

1. Maintain diversity of the advisory council membership.

2. Increase school and community awareness concerning children with special needs and their families.

3. Obtain information, report findings and make recommendations regarding service delivery to the New Hanover County Board of Education.

4. Communicate appreciation and support to those who are involved with children with special needs.