Durham County, NC
4800 Old Chapel Hill Road Durham NC 27707
LOCATION
The number of households in Durham Co. in 2009: 105,309
Number of people in Durham Co. in 2010: 267,587
Percentage of people under the age of 19: 25.7
COUNTY DEMOGRAPHICS
Durham Co. Board of Education has seven elected members. Chairperson and Vice Chairperson have one-year terms, but much of the board seems to stay fairly consistent.
The Board of Education is very active, and their monthly meetings are broadcast to the public
Heidi Carter – ChairMinnie Forte-Brown - Vice
ChairNatalie Beyer - Board
MemberLeigh Bordley - Board
MemberNancy Cox - Board MemberFredrick A. Davis - Board
MemberOmega Curtis Parker - Board
MemberAnn L. Majestic – Attorney Julianne
Gates - Liaison to the Board of Education
SCHOOL BOARD
Githens Middle School was built in 1965 and named after a local scholar
The school moved to a new building in 1988
Githens considers itself an integral part of the surrounding community
SCHOOL HISTORY
Traditional calendarServes 6th-8th
gradersSchool day:
7:30am-2:20pmTransportation
providedEnrollment: 1050Average class size:
21-24 students
GENERAL INFORMATION
Race American Indian
Pacific Islander
Asian Hispanic Black White Multiracial
Number of
students
6 4 42 210 472 195 27
Percentage of
student body
.63% .42% 4.39% 11.19% 49.37% 20.40% 2.82%
SCHOOL DEMOGRAPHICS
Racial Demographics (2011-2012 School Year)
Githens has a principal and three assistant principalsPrincipal: Tonya WilliamsAssistant Principals: Dr. Jack Butler, Ralph France, and Anna Kuykendal
Each major hall of the school has its own assistant principal and guidance counselorThis “school within a school” environment is considered very helpful
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION
Tonya Williams became principal of Githens during the 2011-2012 school year
NEW PRINCIPAL
Test scores are below the state average, but the past three years has shown a positive trend for EOG test scores
Designated as a “School of Progress”
Growth is expected to continue
2011 goals were mostly met successfully
TEST SCORES
Githens uses a set of school-wide behavior expectations called PRIDE
Punctual—Right place, right time
Respectful—Treat others as you want to be treated
Integrity—Do what is right
Dedication—No less than best effort
Excellence—Strive for greatness
P.R.I.D.E.
Githens partners with the following schools, organizations, and businesses in exchange for tutors, volunteers, expertise, materials, and financial support: Duke University UNC Chapel Hill UNC Chapel Hill athletics department NC Central University IBM Youth for Life Walmart Target Local restaurants (Panera, Kanki, Vin
Rouge)
SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS
SportsFootball, basketball, baseball, softball, track, soccer, cross country, lacrosse, girls’ field hockey, wrestling, volleyball, tennis, ultimate Frisbee
Clubs and teamsGents and QueensShow Dogs Drill TeamStudent GovernmentMany more
After School (4 days per week, with transportation home afterward)
EXTRACURRICULARS
In addition to regular classes in core subjects, Githens offers classes such as Strings, Desktop Publishing, and Graphic Arts
Pullout and inclusion classrooms
“Looping” to improve transitions from grade to grade
AIG program
CLASS OFFERINGS
Teachers are required/encouraged to use certain resourcesDurham Public Schools WebmailNCWISEAesop Substitute SystemDurham Public Schools Google Apps
TEACHER RESOURCES
The Durham Co. Public School System has a technology policy by which Githens abides
Each classroom is connected to the Internet
The Media Center considers digital literacy extremely important
TECHNOLOGY USE
The Githens PTA seems very active, hosting frequent events and reaching out to members and potential members During this semester, they have been part of Staff
Appreciation Events, monthly Spirit Nights, Honor Roll Ice Cream Social, Fall Harvest Dance, school book fair and family night, TRIPS for Kids, Reflections Art and Literature Contest, PTA membership drive, concessions, various fundraising events, and PTA board meetings as well as general PTA meetings.
Its Twitter page is consistently updated
PTA
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