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Board approves revised improvement plans for First Flight and Manteo elementary schools; district highlights awards and rising meal participation
Summary
Principals presented revised school improvement plans focused on distributed leadership, data-driven instruction and social-emotional supports; the board approved both plans. The board also recognized staff and outgoing members and heard that breakfast participation is up ~40% districtwide and lunches up ~19%.
The board approved revised school improvement plans for First Flight Elementary and Manteo Elementary for the 2024–25 school year after principals described targeted goals and actions to increase student growth.
First Flight Elementary Principal Sarah Fletcher outlined five goals including distributive leadership, more collaborative data-analysis time for staff, targeted intervention/enrichment, universal professional development and strengthening PBIS with zones of regulation. Action steps include BOI/MOI data days with substitute coverage, UFLI training for certified staff and instructional assistants, and a 30–60 minute intervention/enrichment block.
Manteo Elementary Principal Curtis Price described three goals focused on induction for new teachers, unit pre-tests and post-tests in grades 3–5 to inform instruction, and more targeted family engagement. Price said the school expects to increase proficiency in grades 3–5 and aims for cohort growth; he noted actions such as hiring learning facilitators and rolling out teacher playbooks and vertical planning.
Board member motioned to approve the revised plans and the board passed both motions by voice vote.
Separately, administration recognized district achievements: Beverly Hagee of Cape Hatteras Elementary received a North Carolina Department of Public Instruction reading award and district CTE credential attainment rose to about 79.5%, ranking 8 of 15 districts in the region. Superintendent also presented nutrition participation data showing breakfast and lunch upticks; he said breakfast participation increased roughly 40% districtwide (about 301 additional breakfasts per day) and lunch participation increased roughly 19% districtwide (about 359 additional lunches per day).
The board offered public thanks to outgoing members for their service and highlighted district accomplishments including teacher housing and salary supplements and progress on the Early College project.
