Help out our local schools and link your grocery cards. Everytime you go grocery shopping and use your grocery card a small percentage goes to the school of your choice. It’s a painless way to help out. You don’t even need to have kids in school to do this!

You have to link your Harris Teeter VIC card and Food Lion MVP card every year in order to get donations to the schools. Here is the info I found (If you know of others, please post them.) There are also private schools and day cares, church groups, and other charities – please link your cards to something.

Harris Teeter
https://www.harristeeter.com/other/my_harris_teeter/tie/link_to_your_school.aspx

4239   WOODS Charter SCHOOL
7459   Chatham Central High School
7551   Haw River Christian
7862   JS Waters
2435   NORTH CHATHAM SCHOOL
8548   Margaret Pollard
5925   MONCURE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
5413   HORTON MIDDLE SCHOOL PTSA
4749   NORTHWOOD HIGH SCHOOL BAND
7625   Northwood High School Baseball
5044   NORTHWOOD HIGH SCHOOL PTSA
5178   NORTHWOOD HIGH SCHOOL-DANCE ENSEMBLE
1769   PERRY HARRISON SCHOOL PTA
6133   PITTSBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
6262   SILK HOPE SCHOOL
7129   VIRGINIA CROSS ELEMENTARY

Food Lion
http://www.foodlionmvprewards.com/mvp_registration/cardno.php

Chapel Hill   North Chatham School
Chapel Hill   Woods Charter School PTSA
Goldston  JS Waters Elementary School
Moncure   Moncure Elementary School PTA
Pittsboro   Horton Middle School PTSA
Pittsboro   Northwood Band Boosters
Pittsboro   Northwood High School Baseball
Pittsboro   Northwood High School Football Club
Pittsboro   Northwood High School PTSA
Pittsboro   Perry Harrison PTSA
Pittsboro   Pittsboro Elementary School PTA
Siler City Chatham Charter School
Siler City   Jordan Matthews High School
Siler City   Silk Hope School PTA
Siler City   Virginia Cross Elementary School
Bear Creek   Chatham Central Friends of Football
Bear Creek  Chatham Central High School
Bonlee      Bonlee Elementary PTA

If you have a Target RedCard, you can link at
https://sites.target.com/site/en/corporate/page.jsp?contentId=PRD03-005158
WOODS CHARTER SCHOOL    CHAPEL HILL , NC 27517 School ID:121643
NORTHWOOD HIGH SCHOOL  PITTSBORO, NC 27312-7901  School ID:79696
PERRY HARRISON ELEM SCHOOL  PITTSBORO, NC 27312-7119  School ID:1778
NORTH CHATHAM ELEMENTARY SCH  CHAPEL HILL, NC 27517-9366  School ID:79700
JORDAN MATTHEWS HIGH SCHOOL  SILER CITY, NC 27344-3308  School ID:79694
HORTON MIDDLE SCHOOL    PITTSBORO , NC 27312 School ID:79692
PITTSBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL    PITTSBORO , NC 27312-5681 School ID:79697
MONCURE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL    MONCURE , NC 27559-9035 School ID:79695
BONLEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL    BONLEE , NC 27213-168 School ID:79689
BENNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL    BENNETT , NC 27208-107 School ID:79688
CHATHAM CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL    BEAR CREEK , NC 27207-8670 School ID:79690
CHATHAM CHARTER SCHOOL    SILER CITY , NC 27344-1409 School ID:112946
CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL    SILER CITY , NC 27344-4311 School ID:79691
S A G E ACADEMY    SILER CITY , NC 27344-3262 School ID:124642
SILER CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL    SILER CITY , NC 27344-1213 School ID:79698
SILK HOPE ELEM SCHOOL    SILER CITY , NC 27344-6583 School ID:79699
POLLARD MIDDLE SCHOOL CHAPEL HILL , NC 27516-0 School ID:152224

The State Board of Education released results from its ABCs testing and accountability model on Thursday, August 4.

The ABCs of Public Education is the state school improvement program.  It began in the 1996-1997 school year and has three primary goals: 1) strengthen local school accountability; 2) emphasize mastery of basic subjects; and 3) provide as much local decision-making as possible.

State standardized tests judge proficiency on a scale of one to four (I-IV)..  Students must achieve III or IV in order to be considered proficient. The levels of state recognition are:

• Honor School of Excellence = 90-100% of students at/above Level III, making expected/high  
  growth and meeting federal Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP).
• School of Distinction = 80-89% of students at/above Level III, making expected/high growth.
• School of Progress = 60-79% of students at/above Level III, making expected/high growth.
• Priority School = less than 60% of students at/above Level III and achieving expected/high
  growth.

In the 2010-2011 school year, all Chatham County schools achieved growth based on the ABCs model.  All schools achieved expected growth while eight schools also obtained high growth status.  The seven schools that earned School of Distinction status were:  Bennett, Bonlee, Chatham Central High School, Margaret B. Pollard, Northwood High School, Perry Harrison, and Silk Hope.  The nine schools that earned School of Progress status were:  Chatham Middle, Horton, J.S. Waters, Jordan-Matthews High School, Moncure, North Chatham, Pittsboro Elementary, Siler City Elementary, and Virginia Cross Elementary.  It should also be noted that SAGE Academy, the district’s alternative school, is judged on a different model than traditional schools, but achieved expected growth.

“We are excited to report that for the first time in the 14-year history of the North Carolina ABCs of Public Education all of our schools made expected growth or high growth.  This achievement is a credit to the excellent teachers, administrators, and staff who work with our students every day.  It should be noted that this accomplishment has occurred in a climate of state budget cuts and diminishing resources. The Board of Education and administration are committed to providing the highest educational opportunities possible for the students of Chatham County.  Congratulations to staff and students,†said Superintendent Robert Logan.

The federal accountability measure, Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, is different from the North Carolina ABCs program, but uses some of the same testing data in determining AYP status.  As previously reported, five schools met AYP for the 2010-11 school year.

Additional ABCs information is available on the Chatham County Schools website and on the state ABCs site at http://abcs.ncpublicschools.org/abcs/.

Submitted by:  Beth S. McCullough, Public Information Officer, Chatham County Schools
beth@chatham.k12.nc.us    (919) 542-3626

School  – Composite  – ABC Status   – Growth  – AYP  – Goals Met
BENNETT  – 84.7% composite – School of Distinction  – High Growth  – AYP  Met  – 13/13 goals = 100%
BONLEE  – 82.9% composite – School of Distinction  – High Growth  – AYP  Met  – 13/13 goals = 100%
CHATHAM MIDDLE  – 60.9% composite – School of Progress  – High Growth  – AYP  Not Met  – 21/29 goals = 72.4%
HORTON  – 77.4% composite – School of Progress  – Expected Growth  – AYP  Not Met  – 18/25 goals = 72.0%
JS WATERS  – 74.3% composite – School of Progress  – Expected Growth  – AYP  Not Met  – 10/13 goals = 76.9%
MB POLLARD  – 81.9% composite – School of Distinction  – Expected Growth  – AYP  Not Met  – 17/25 goals = 68.0%
MONCURE  – 78.6% composite – School of Progress  – High Growth  – AYP  Not Met  – 10/13 goals = 76.9%
NORTH CHATHAM  – 78.4% composite – School of Progress  – High Growth  – AYP  Not Met  – 18/25 goals = 72.0%
PERRY HARRISON  – 81.9% composite – School of Distinction  – Expected Growth  – AYP  Not Met  – 10/13 goals = 76.9%
PITTSBORO ELEM  – 74.4% composite – School of Progress  – Expected Growth  – AYP  Not Met  – 13/15 goals = 86.7%
SILER CITY ELEM  – 69.3% composite – School of Progress  – Expected Growth  – AYP  Not Met  – 22/25 goals = 88.0%
SILK HOPE  – 82.4% composite – School of Distinction  – High Growth  – AYP  Not Met  – 12/13 goals = 92.3%
VIRGINIA CROSS  – 63.3% composite – School of Progress  – Expected Growth  – AYP  Met  – 17/17 goals = 100%
CHATHAM CENTRAL  – 82.4% composite – School of Distinction  – High Growth  – AYP  Met  – 13/13 goals = 100%
JORDAN-MATTHEWS  – 77.9% composite – School of Progress  – Expected Growth  – AYP  Not Met  – 19/21 goals = 90.5%
NORTHWOOD  – 84.3% composite – School of Distinction  – High Growth  – AYP  Met  – 17/17 goals = 100%
SAGE**  – 27.1% composite -  – Expected Growth  – AYP  Not Met  – 0/0 goals = 0.0%
Chatham Charter  – 84.5% composite – School of Distinction  – High Growth  – AYP  Met  – 13/13 goals = 100%
Woods Charter  – 94.5% composite – Honor School of Excellence  – High Growth  – AYP  Yes  – 17/17 goals = 100%
**Growth based on alternative school goals.

The Chatham County Board of Education met on Monday, February 21, 2011 at Chatham Central High School.

Details on each agenda item can be found at the following link:
http://www.chatham.k12.nc.us/board/meetings/2010-2011/boemtg_02_21_11/agenda.htm

The consent agenda was approved and no one signed up to make public comment.

A. K-8 reconfiguration – The Board unanimously voted against K-8 school reconfiguration.

B. Redistricting – The Board voted for district administration to have some discussion/meetings with potentially affected families before considering this issue further.

C. 2011-2012 Budget (item added at the beginning of the meeting) – discussion only

D. 2011-2012 Budget Calendar – The county has given the school district an extension of two weeks (until mid-April instead of April 1) to submit the school district’s 2011-2012 budget proposal. The Board approved adjusting the budget calendar to reflect the extension.

E. 2011-2012 Capital Outlay Budget – informational presentation to be voted on in April

F. 2011-2012 Child Nutrition Budget – informational presentation to be voted on in April

G. Procurement Plan for Child Nutrition – approved

H. Financial Statements for December 31, 2010 – informational item

I. 2010-2011 Budget Amendments – approved

J. 20110-2011 Calendar Revisions – approved

K. 2011-2012 School Calendar Adoption – approved (Note: There is the potential that this calendar could change if the state calendar law, which currently requires the first student day of a school year be no earlier than August 25th, is overturned. In another situation, if the district pursues an alternate schedule (like Wilkes County), a different

 calendar might have to be adopted.)

L. Policy #4400 Attendance Policy – revision approved

M. Policy #2130 Board Member Compensation & Expenses – amended version approved (wording “staff development” needed to be changed to “board development”)

My daughter Chelsie was accepted to UNCG. She graduated as an Honor Graduate, North Carolina State Scholar with Beta club and Avid under her belt and participation in volleyball and soft ball from Chatham Central High School. She was one of only 15 students in the senior class to do so this year.

I have never pushed her to get good grades. I simply taught her that a good education will open doors for her  through her entire life. An education is an investment no stock market crash will reduce or wipe out. If your educated you have the tools you need to survive and adapt to ever changing situations. I taught her that there are always possibilities and she did all the hard work. She stayed up all hours of the night studying and pushing herself to excel in school and become educated to a level where she could progress to a higher education in college. She did this all on her own and she has received several scholarships with  a full ride through college. All I have to do is fill in the gaps and see she has the things she needs her scholarships wont cover.  I am so very proud of her.

Every parent is proud of their child and we all brag on them but what makes her so different is she went from being average in school to well above average on her own. My oldest son soaks up stuff like a sponge with a 100 average in Biology but Chelsie doesn’t she is like the rest of us in the respect she has to struggle and work so hard to achieve what others come by easily. This is why I am so very proud of her. She uses 100% of her abilities to better herself and always has time for others. As a parent you want your child to have every chance in life to be happy. I’m not so worried about her as I know she has the tools she needs to survive.  There are other kids out there that didn’t make it to the top 15 that worked equally as hard and from a parent that has seen what’s possible I am as proud of them too.

Its one thing to applaud the ones that are at the top but sometimes its the ones in the middle that have shown the most advancement and dedication. Its the students that went from a barely passing grade to B’s and C’s with hours and hours of dedication that will always do well in life.  These kids know and appreciate the benefits of their hard work and are not afraid to put enormous effort into succeeding.  Its those same work ethics and dedication that will carry my daughter far in life.  I am so very proud of her and I love my little girl more than anything. She is a young woman now but will always be my little girl to me

I had to brag ,, I just couldn’t help myself !!!

Goodnite Mark