School Improvement Plan
School improvement planning provides a mechanism for identifying needs and establishing a common approach to meeting those needs at the school level. Visit the district website to learn more about CMS School Improvement Plans.
Indistar and NCStar
NCStar is a web-based tool that guides a district or School Improvement Team in charting its improvement and managing the continuous improvement process. Visit the district website to learn more.
Access allows stakeholders to review the School Improvement Plan, Team Members (with election dates), Agendas, and Meeting Minutes.
School Improvement Team
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.
- 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.
Our School Improvement Team meeting dates are as follows. The team meets at 2:30 pm in the school's media center:
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT TEAM
| Month | Meeting Dates |
|---|---|
| September | 9/4/25, 9/18/25 |
| October | 10/9/25, 10/23/25 |
| November | 11/6/25, 11/20/25 |
| December | 12/4/25, 12/18/25 |
| January | 1/8/26, 1/22/26 |
| February | 2/5/26, 2/19/26 |
| March | 3/5/26, 3/19/26 |
| April | 4/16/26, 4/30/26 |
| May | 5/7/26, 5/21/26 |
| June | 6/4/26, 6/12/26 |
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT TEAM MEMBERS
|
Name |
Position |
|
Election Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine Waters |
Principal |
kd.willenbrock@cms.k12.nc.us | standing |
| Tyrone McDonald |
Assistant Principal |
t.mcdonald@cms.k12.nc.us | standing |
| Melissa Melton |
Master Teacher |
melissa.manikkam@cms.k12.nc.us | 8/26/23 |
| Eric Bailey |
Process Manager |
eric.bailey@cms.k12.nc.us | standing |
| Torrie Burgess |
Paraprofessional |
torrien.burgess@cms.k12.nc.us | 9/4/24 |
| Kenneth Rowland |
Teacher |
kennethd.rowland@cms.k12.nc.us | 9/4/24 |
| Zatasha Smith |
Teacher |
zatashah.smith@cms.k12.nc.us | 9/4/24 |
| Makeda Terry |
CTE Coordinator |
makedaj.terry@cms.k12.nc.us | 9/4/24 |
| Crystal Winters |
Student Support Services |
crystald.winters@cms.k12.nc.us | 9/4/24 |
| Courtney Kovalkoski |
Parent/Guardian |
clk92387@gmail.com | 9/4/24 |
| Patricia Shavers | Parent/Guardian | shaverspatricia.com@yahoo.com | 9/4/24 |
| Karen Walsh |
Parent/Guardian |
karelizwalsh@gmail.com | 9/4/24 |

