Component 1 Subcommittee has met and minutes are on file.

Component 2 Subcommittee has met and minutes are on file.

Component 3 Subcommittee has met and minutes are on file.

Component 4 Subcommittee has met and minutes are on file.

Component 5 Subcommittee has met and minutes are on file.

Component 6 Subcommittee has met and minutes are on file.

As of November 2003, enrollment at NSES was 716 with approximately 50.7% of the student population receiving free or reduced lunches. The attendance rate was 93%. The gender break down for NSES was 367 males and 349 females. Of the 716 students, 97.8% were white, 1.4% Hispanic, 0.7% black and 0.1% Native American. There were no students of Asian or Pacific Islander descent. Approximately 99.8% of the students were English proficient. No students are currently scheduled in classes without a certified teacher.

The discipline referral report shows a total 42 students in Saturday school detention in the 2002-03 school year. Also during this time period, 195 students were placed in in-school suspension and 61 students were placed in after school detention.

The retention rate was 0.9% and the transfer rate was 12%. The graduation rate from eighth grade to high school was 100%.

There are fifty teachers at North Stewart Elementary School with 84% white females, 2% Asian females, and 14% white males. The support staff consists of sixteen females with 94% white and 6% Hispanic. North Stewart Elementary has a custodial staff of six with 83% white females and 17% white males. The School Food Service employs nine white females.

A breakdown of years of experience for the teaching staff shows:

0 – 10 years = 28 (56%)

11 – 17 years = 7 (14%)

18 and up = 14 (30%)

The school principal has ten years teaching experience and six years as an administrator. The assistant principal has 23 years teaching experience with three years as an administrator.

The breakdown of the percentage of faculty members holding advanced degrees is 31% with masters degrees and 27% with a masters plus 45. No support staff, custodial staff, or food service employees hold advanced degrees. All teachers at North Stewart Elementary School are currently teaching within their areas of certification.

Authorization to build North Stewart Elementary School was initiated by the Stewart County Board of Education on April 20, 1972. The Big Rock, Bumpus Mills, and Indian Mound Schools were housed in their respective buildings at the opening of the 1973-74 academic year. Students and staff moved into the newly completed plant January 2, 1974, as a kindergarten through eighth grade school with an enrollment of 425 students.

North Stewart Elementary is located on a 25-acre site in the northeastern part of Stewart County. The school is located on Highway 79 approximately ten miles northeast of Dover and 20 miles west of Clarksville.

Beginning in the academic year of 1994-1995, construction started on a new school wing consisting of nine classrooms, a speech and hearing room, and a teacher’s lounge. Renovations to the existing structure included walls between the classrooms, a new roof, a science lab, and a reading support classroom. Updates to the cafeteria area included converting the walk-in freezer into a walk-in cooler, installing a new walk-in freezer, and additional storage areas. The administrative unit was provided with a storage room, a clinic, a school psychologist office, and a guidance office. The new facilities were occupied in December of 1995.

Between the years of 1993 and 2003, 14 portables were added to the campus. Each of these portables is being utilized as a classroom.

In the fall of 1998, construction began to enlarge the existing cafeteria. This project was completed during the 1999 school year. The addition was necessary in order to accommodate the increasing enrollment of over 700 students.

At the present time North Stewart Elementary School is a pre-K-8 facility. There is one preschool classroom serving approximately eight students with special needs. North Stewart Elementary School is collaborating with the Center of Teaching and Learning as well as Stewart County Headstart to help prepare students for a smooth transition from all preschool programs to Kindergarten.

There are four teachers in each of the K-4 self-contained classrooms. Grades 5-8 are departmentalized with four classrooms in fifth and sixth grade, and three classrooms in seventh and eighth. Plans are currently in place for the construction of a Middle School to be opened for the 2006-2007 school year.

The length of the school year is 180 days. Students are present seven hours daily. Teachers are present a minimum of seven and one half hours each school day. During the 2002-2003 school year, statistics on drugs, tobacco, and alcohol indicated no incidents of these types.

North Stewart Elementary has always strived to maintain a clean and safe learning and working environment for both students and staff. The Stewart County School System was recognized by the Tennessee School Board Association as the safest school system in the Tennessee during the 2002-2003 school year. Health inspectors for the State Health Department inspect the facility twice each school year. Their inspection covers health and safety concerns and plans. Personnel are trained yearly in several different aspects of safety, such as: MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheets), Right-To-Know Laws, Blood Borne Pathogens, and Disaster and Incident Response. The school currently uses a cleaning program that is designed to be more cost effective and still maintains the facility adequately.

The expenditures for the Transportation Department offer every child attending Stewart County Schools the opportunity for free transportation to and from school. The Food Service Program is offered to provide meals for each student. All students are afforded the opportunity to apply for free and reduced lunches.

Every effort is made to provide an equal share of classroom instructional supplies, materials, and equipment for each child in the school. Each teacher receives, as a minimum, the dollar amount for classroom supplies and materials as required by the State of Tennessee. The per pupil expenditure for Stewart County was $6,054.00. The state amount was $6,648.16, with the national average being $8,383.00.

North Stewart enrolled 758 students for the entire 2002-2003 school year. During the course of the year 119 students transferred out of the school with 15 returning within the same academic year. During this same year 68 students transferred in from other schools. The school year ended with a total enrollment of 716 students.

The state curriculum is followed in all grades and subject areas. While there is currently no academic honors program, North Stewart Elementary offers a variety of unique co-curricular activities and programs, which provide many opportunities for students to enrich their learning capabilities in multi-faceted situations.

Students are given the chance to participate in the following school sponsored activities:

A.R. Program Grades K-8

A.M. Program Grades 2-8

North Stewart Elementary School has a School Advisory Council consisting of representatives from each grade level, support staff members, and parents who were nominated from the PTO. The Advisory Council was developed to hear and resolve school issues and concerns from teachers, staff, and parents.

supporter both financially and educationally in all aspects of the school. The P.T.O. meets regularly on the third Thursday of each month. Many classrooms benefit from the assistance of parent volunteers.

The Center for Teaching and Learning offers many services for the Stewart County School System. Each year teachers are given $30.00 for materials and supplies. Laminators, Ellison dies and cutters, a book binder, a sticker maker, and a poster maker are examples of equipment available at The Center. There is a variety of books and videos for children as well as a professional library for teachers and administrators. The staff at The Center makes take home books for students in Kindergarten through second grade. Also, incoming Kindergarteners are provided with letter, shape, number, and color cards at Kindergarten pre-registration. The center for Teaching and Learning offers many multi-faceted activities to enhance both student achievement and parent involvement.

learning. The Health Program also conducts the Youth Risk Survey, which collects data in order to identify students at risk. There are only ten counties in Tennessee that have the Coordinated School Health Program and these ten counties are the only ones in the nation to collect data from Middle School students.

The utilization of unique programs related to the usage of drugs, tobacco, and alcohol, plus parent involvement, have proven to be beneficial. During the 2002-2003 school year, statistics on drugs, tobacco, and alcohol indicated no incidents of these types at North Stewart Elementary.

Based on the 2003 National Study of School Evaluation for North Stewart Elementary, the Parent Opinion Inventory indicates 87.3% of the total population is white and 3.2% is non-white. The report indicates 1.2% of the total population is Asian-Pacific Islander, 0.8% is multi-racial, 0.4% is Native American, 0.8% is other, and 9.6% did not respond. There are no parents or guardians of Hispanic descent.

Approximately 81.5% of North Stewart elementary School parents are married, 12.5% are divorced, and 3% are single. The Parent Opinion Inventory indicates 2.4% are guardians other than the natural parents.

The level of education for the North Stewart Elementary community shows 43.1% graduated from high school and 7.8% completed less than high school for continuing education, 22% have a B.A./B.S. degree, and 5.1% have a graduate degree or higher. The remaining 13.3% did not respond.

The unemployment rate of the North Stewart elementary community is 7.6%. The average income level is $25,000 to $60,000 for 41.3% if the population

There are approximately 1600 households in the North Stewart School District with approximately 475 of these households with school age children. The parent/guardian demographics of the community echo the demographic breakdown of the population and average income of the parents surveyed. There is one private school located in the county, Dolanara Academy, but it is located outside of the North Stewart attendance area.

Major employers are Cumberland Fossil Plant, Nagle Industries, Carhartt, Standard Gypsum, Synthetic Materials, and Nashville Wire; however, most of the populous are employed outside the area.

Community involvement is a very important part of North Stewart Elementary activities. Parents and community members not only volunteer to help in individual classrooms and the school’s Open House, they also participate in major school programs and activities. Two of the major events/fundraisers held annually are the Spring Festival and March Book Boogie. The combined effort of teachers and the community make these events successful.

Students are given the opportunity to participate in the following community activities after school: