Franklin Community Meeting

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Welcome

• Franklin Community Meeting
• September 21, 2004

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Franklin Elementary School

• School of Distinction with 87.3 of students at
  or above grade level
• A Highly qualified staff maintains a caring,
  safe, and student-centered facility.
• Clean facilities with adequate heat, air, and
  lighting

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Franklin Elementary School

• The Internet is accessible in all classrooms and
  offices.
• The Franklin staff serves a very supportive
  community with high academic standards and
  expectations.

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Franklin Elementary School

• School built in 1952 with additions/renovations
  in 1957, 1962, and 1996 for 805 students
• Current enrollment 620

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Franklin Elementary School

• Separate buildings force students and staff to go
  to lunch and some special classes by going
  outside.
• Even though covered walkways are available,
  problems arise during inclement weather.

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Franklin Elementary School

• Adequate parking and consistent traffic flow are
  major issues.
• The gymnasium is too small to accommodate the
  large student population. It is not
  air-conditioned.
• The media center and cafeteria were constructed
  in 1954 with few updates since that time.

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Franklin Elementary School

• A playground renovation has not occurred in ten
  years. The PTO was recently approved to renovate
  a few pieces of play equipment.

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Meadowview Middle School

• School of Distinction with 87.8 of students at
  or above grade level
• Met Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
• All teachers and teaching assistants are highly
  qualified.

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Meadowview Middle School

• Commitment to Excellence surveys show a 96
  safety rating from parents, teachers, and
  students.
• The HOSTS volunteer program and GALLOP reading
  program serve at-risk students.
• Students in these programs gain an average of 10
  developmental points per year.

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Meadowview Middle School

• School opened in 2000 for 598 students
• Current enrollment 434

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Meadowview Middle School

• Because of the quality facility, students and
  staff at Meadowview Middle School are afforded
  the following benefits
• Adequate space for small group pull-outs if
  needed for tutoring and conferencing.
• Media storage and teacher planning rooms for
  organization of materials and resources are
  available to enhance instruction.

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Meadowview Middle School

• The cafeteria and media center provide adequate
  space for classes as needed.
• An air-conditioned gymnasium provides optimum
  space for students to benefit from a quality
  health and wellness program.

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North Surry High School

• School of Progress with 79.8 of students at or
  above grade level
• Met Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
• Students, Parents, and Teachers safety rating
  90 safe
• Highly qualified teachers and teaching assistants

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North Surry High School

• NSHS built in 1959 with an additional science
  wing in 2000
• Capacity of 855
• Current student enrollment 1,083

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North Surry High School

• Average class size 26 students
• Cafeteria 4 lunch periods beginning at 1110
  a.m. and ending at 105 p.m. Seating capacity
  250/period with a maximum of 1,000 total)
• Physical Education, technology, and health
  occupations teachers share instructional space

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North Surry High School

• Guidance area (total size of 1 classroom) is
  shared by 3 school counselors and 1 clerical
  staff member
• QZAB renovations (summer 2004) upgraded student
  restroom facilities and will provide new windows
  and a new roof for the field house.

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Community Voices

• Loss of instructional time in transition to other
  buildings
• Inadequate protection afforded by covered
  walkways
• Student safety issues
• Concerns with traffic flow
• Environmental issues in classrooms with heating
  and cooling

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Community Voices

• Inadequate restroom facilities
• Lack of air conditioning in gymnasium
• Need for cafeteria and media center modernization
• Inadequacy of media and technology facilities and
  location of media center
• Monitoring issues

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Community Voices

• Safety issues during inclement weather when
  transitioning between buildings
• Location of cafeteria
• Environmental health issues in primary building
• No hot water in some areas
• Parking lot concerns

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Community Voices

• Insufficient parking for staff and visitors
• Restroom facilities at North Surry
• Inadequate cafeteria for North Surry student body
• Inadequate parking for students and staff at
  North Surry
• Traffic flow problem at North Surry
• Inadequate athletic practice facilities
  contributing to safety and time issues

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• Notes from all community meetings, including
  this evenings meeting, may be accessed on the
  school systems webpage at
• www.surry.k12.nc.us in the Community folder.