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Kannapolis City Schools Personal Attention = Outstanding Results The Kannapohs C~ty School D~strict ~s one ~n which our achons follow our stated m~ssion and goals. As the following ~nformation shows, we have succeeded in providing our students, parents, commumty, and staff with a high quality school system that focuses on what is most important to them. Our five goals m~rror those of the North Carolina Board of Education, and we have been extremely successful ~n making them a reality: 1. High Student Performance 2. Healthy students attending safe, orderly, and caring schools 3. Quality teachers, administrators, and staff 4. Family, community, and business involvement 5. Effective and efficient operation High Student Performance 100% of our schools made high academic growth dunng the 2002-2003 school year, which means that students in all our schools not only met the academic goals set by the state but also exceeded them by at least 10%. 100% of our elementary schools were named Schools of Distinction by the North Carohna Department of Public Instruction. They had at least 80% of their students performing at or above grade level in reading and math. Students at A L. Brown H~gh School posted the highest Physical Science scores ~n North Carohna, and they met or exceeded the state average on nearly all of the state's End of Course subjects. As a school district, KCS met 90% of the goals needed to make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) AYP ~s the measure used by the No Child Left Behind Act to determine whether school districts are helping all subgroups of children succeed. By meebng 90% of ~ts goals, KCS exceeded not only the state and regional averages but also the averages of all surrounding school d~stncts. KCS p~oneered the Kindergarten through grade two literacy program that ~s now being used throughout North Carohna. Our teachers were among the first to use the program, which helps d~agnose and treat reading problems so young children become successful readers. Last October, former Governor J~m Hunt and representatives from the Department of Public Instrucbon vis,ted Forest Park Elementary where teachers are again leading the state by using advanced technology to help children become better readers. The Kannapolis City School District also has started a special Grammar and Writing ~nitiabve. Currently, the North Carolina Standard Course of Study does not emphasize the teaching of grammar However, we know grammar ~s critical to learning how to read, write, and speak successfully. That is why we are making a special effort ~n Kannapolis City Schools to emphasize grammar. We want to do everything we can to help our chddren become successful students, employees, and c~bzens. KCS has a strong emphasis on pre-school educabon. Our Head Start program ~s the only pre-school program ~n Cabarrus or Rowan County that has met the rigorous accreditabon standards of the National Assoc~abon for the Education of Young Children Besides our 185 Head Start students, we have our Wee Wonders program. It serves 4- year olds who have not had the chance to parbc~pate in any other pre-school programs