2014–15
Learn more about Cabarrus County Schools by visiting the district website.
Details:
Six high schools, two middle schools, and three elementary schools in Cabarrus County, N.C., began implementing an Opportunity Culture® in 2014–15. Its schools joined neighboring Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) in implementing an Opportunity Culture®. Design teams from the Cabarrus schools visited Ashley Park Elementary and Ranson IB Middle, two of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools implementing an Opportunity Culture®.
Cabarrus County Schools Demographics
When Cabarrus began implementing Opportunity Culture® in 2014, the district had 39 schools serving 30,000 students. Of those students, 71 percent were white, 15 percent were black, 9 percent were Hispanic/Latino, and 43 percent were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Read:
- Public Impact® Press Release: Cabarrus County, N.C., Schools Join National Initiative to Extend the Reach of Excellent Teachers
- Get Inspired: Listen to Some Opportunity Culture® Teachers, May 2015, a blog post that features Cabarrus County Opportunity Culture® teachers
Watch:
Pioneering Blended-Learning Teachers Reach More StudentsTwo blended-learning teachers explain how they extend their reach to more students by teaching two groups during the same class period. Learn more in the accompanying vignettes. | Scott Nolt on Being a Blended-Learning TeacherScott Nolt, a blended-learning history teacher, explains how blended learning enables him to personalize instruction for students at all levels. | I Want to Be Like KarenFirst-year teacher Emily Angles tells whyshe wants to be like Karen von Klahr, her Opportunity Culture® multi-classroom leader |