SUMMARY OF LIMITATIONS

AND SUPPORTING EVIDENCE

Areas in Need of Improvement

Evidence

Croatan High School lacks effective guidelines for advanced placement (AP) and Honors course selection to enhance and support the integrity of these courses.

§           Many students enrolled in AP and Honors courses lack prerequisite skills.

§           Lack of clear guidelines for students planning to enroll in AP and Honors courses

§           Need for prerequisite standards based on additional criteria beyond EOC scores

§           Lack of communication between parents, students, teachers, counselors, administrators, and middle-school personnel about advanced course requirements

§           Teacher recommendations for enrollment in AP and Honors courses are not currently required.

§           Counselors and teachers need to adhere to prerequisite guidelines.

Croatan High School lacks necessary Curriculum resources and Instructional materials to enhance student performance.

§           Class sizes too large

§           Additional teachers needed

§           Current Instructional materials  not aligned with state standard course of study (Occupational Curriculum and Career and Technical Education)

§           Inadequate number of classrooms available (teachers required to roam).

§           Material and staff knowledge inadequate to prepare students for new SAT

§           Textbooks, calculators, computers, etc. are outdated

Professional development and staff interactions do not adequately provide for student learning.

§         Staff development funds do not adequately address professional growth.

§         There are no common departmental planning periods.

§         Entire staff assembly is difficult due to extra curricular activities.

§         Lack of planning time to stay abreast of innovative teaching techniques and cross-curricular planning.