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At the original Wake Education Summit,
450 participants came together to begin identifying
ways the schools could be responsible and accountable
to the community they serve. As a direct result of the
Summit, the Wake County Board of Education adopted its
first-ever measurable goal to achieve even higher academic
standards. Participants reviewed the 1998 Wake Public
Education Community Assessment and, through small group
discussion, highlighted key concerns for school system
and community leaders. |
1. Create an incentive package to recruit and retain effective
teachers and principals.
2. Increase local funding for the public schools.
3. Engage community partners to define specific goals for
parent involvement.
4. Support efforts to increase teacher salaries.
5. Engage the community in defining expectations and establishing
standards in Wake County Public Schools including benchmarks
for pre-K, 3rd grade, 8th grade and 12th grade.
6. Increase existing efforts to mentor and tutor students.
7. Develop and implement strategies to involve the community
in plans to ensure that all 3rd graders read on grade level.
8. Implement a communications plan to inform citizens about
school spending, standards and accountability, growth issues,
school-home connections and technology.
9. Workforce preparedness.
10. Foster community support for a school technology bond
campaign.
As a result of this feedback, the Wake County Board of
Education established an ambitious academic achievement
goal – that 95 percent of students tested at the 3rd
and 8th grade would be at or above grade level by 2003.
The establishment of this goal reflected school board response
to community concerns. Later that year, the Wake Human Services
Department also adopted Goal 2003, providing for unprecedented
linkage between public servants in Wake County. |
