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A L. Brown H~gh School is conbnu~ng to add high-level courses to ~ts curriculum in order to boost student achievement. It remains the only school in our region to host a Cyber Campus. This facility connects our students to the prestigious North Carohna School of Science and Mathematics in Durham as well as to universities and museums throughout the state. Healthy students in safe, orderly, and caring schools Students and staff in Kannapolis City Schools are extremely safe. We have an excellent safety record, including the fact that we have not had any firearms or serious injuries on any of our campuses dunng the past several years. Kannapolis City Schools has a comprehensive Character Education Program that teaches and models six important character traits: respect, responsibility, caring, honesty, perseverance, and citizenship We established the program in 1997 with the help of community members. It is part of our successful effort to make our schools safe, orderly, and canng environments for students and staff. In addition to keeping children safe, we are committed to helping them stay healthy. Our Chdd Nutrition Program has led the way in providing meals that are Iow in fat and high in nutrition. We have eliminated french fries in our elementary schools, and we have added fat-free yogurt, Iow-fat pizza, and Iow-fat muffins to our menus. We also offer salad at least three days a week. Similar changes are planned for the m~ddle and high school levels. We understand that every child needs a good breakfast to succeed in school and to remain healthy. That ~s why we take advantage of a federal program that allows us to offer every K-8 child in our system a free, nutritious breakfast. We are the only school system in our area taking part in this program. All students in grades k~ndergarten through eight are served a healthy breakfast inside their classrooms when they arrive at school. Principals have reported that the program has improved not only academic performance but also students' behavior. It also has reduced tardiness and absenteeism. Quality teachers, administrators, and staff KCS is committed to hiring the best teachers, administrators, and staff. To give you an idea of how selecbve we are, we hired only 73 teachers for this school year. However, we received more than 600 mail-in applications as well as more than three thousand applications through our website. We attend job fairs in North Carolina and all over the country to make sure we contact as many quality candidates as possible. Our teachers are extremely talented and qualified. We have a higher percentage of fully licensed teachers than the state average as well as a higher percentage of teachers who are certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. We also are the only area school system to have a National Educator of the Year. In addition, our KCS Teacher of the Year has been accepted as a professional trainer by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Our principals are highly qualified as well. Nearly half of them have advanced degrees beyond a master's degree, and they have an average of more than 29 years experience in public education.