The State of North Carolina requires all public schools to have School Improvement Plans (SIPs) in place. Carteret County Public School System principals worked with teachers to created two-year SIPs. According to Carteret County Public School System Assistant Superintendent Mat Bottoms, the plans focus on three goals - the three most pressing areas of need in a particular school.

Each School Improvement Plan is comprised of goals for improvement, steps to reach these goals, strategies to maintain a safe learning environment, and a Title 1 plan (if applicable) to demonstrate funding priorities for those federal dollars. The plans are derived from an exhaustive analysis of data, self-assessments, instructional review, and school procedures. Action steps to reach these goals were formulated by each school’s entire staff through collaborative discussions and innovative ideas. These plans are dynamic as the schools will review them semi-annually to determine progress and to implement new goals for those that have been attained. 

According to Mr. Bottoms, every six months the principal and teachers will review the plan for their school. Once a goal has been completed it will be replaced with a new goal that addresses another area of concern. Mr. Bottoms noted the goals must be aligned with the state goals and local school system goals.

Below are the School Improvement Plans for each of the 16 schools in the Carteret County Public School System.

Atlantic Elementary School

Beaufort Elementary School

Beaufort Middle School

Bogue Sound Elementary School

Broad Creek Middle School

Croatan High School

East Carteret High School

Harkers Island Elementary School

Morehead City Elementary School

Morehead City Middle School

Morehead City Primary School

Newport Elementary School

Newport Middle School

Smyrna Elementary School

West Carteret High School

White Oak Elementary School


Safe School Plan for Carteret County Public Schools

Summary of School-Based Waiver Requests

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