School Improvement Team / Overview

Members of the School Improvement Team (SIT) are directly involved in the development and monitoring of the School Improvement Plan, and as appropriate, some of the day-to-day operations of the school.

The School Improvement Team:
Facilitates the development of the School Improvement Plan.

Uses data as the driving force to create programmatic instructional change.
Monitors, assesses, and amends the School Improvement Plan, as needed.
Advances policies and procedures that enhance achievement and meet educational, safety and parent involvement goals.
Facilitates communication within the Professional Learning Community.

Builds the capacity of the school to address parent and staff concerns.


School Improvement Team Members
Committee Position	Name	Email Address	Date Elected
Principal	Sandra Noel	sandrad.noel@cms.k12.nc.us
Assistant Principal	Christie Hammond	christie.lyles@cms.k12.nc.us
Primary Teacher Representative	Carol Blackwelder	carolj.blackwelder@cms.k12.nc.us	8/26/2024
Lower EL Teacher Representative	Dr. Nathalie Thompson	nathaliej.thompson@cms.k12.nc.us	8/26/2024
Upper EL Representative/ TLP Coach	Tamara Page	tamarab.page@cms.k12.nc.us	8/26/2024
Special Area Teacher Representative	Renee Baity	reneee.baity@cms.k12.nc.us	9/13/2024
Master Teacher	Elizabeth Haviland	laura.haviland@cms.k12.nc.us	8/28/2023
Primary Parent Representative and Co-Chair	Ashanti Huey-Patton	ashahue@gmail.com	8/28/2023
Lower EL Parent Representative	Ken Richardson	kendrich33@gmail.com	8/28/2023
Upper EL Parent Representative	Tiffany Orr	tiff.orr@gmail.com	8/28/2023
At-Large-Parent Representative-Elect	Kendall Schuyler	kendall.firman@gmail.com	8/28/2023
Teacher Assistant Representative	Arshia Mehdi	arshia.mehdi@cms.k12.nc.us	8/28/2023
At-Large-Parent Representative	Nicole Gilliam	gn.gilliam@cms.k12.nc.us	8/28/2023
At-Large-Parent Representative and Co-Chair	Eric Applefield	applefielde@gmail.com	8/28/2023