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Homes Magazine Staff Editor/Publisher ........................................................ John H. Walker Ad Sales ........................................................................ Gene Hudson Design ............................................................. Jonathan Mlyniec Advertising Production .............................................. JoEllen Pollard

8 Edgecombe County Public Schools ‘Focused, Connected, Ready’

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12 Edgecombe Community College Enriches Community

15 Edgecombe Early College Is Flourishing in Both Size and Impact

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8 Edgecombe County Public Schools ‘Focused, Connected, Ready’ 11 Three area private schools ser ve the students of Edgecombe County 12 Edgecombe Community College Enriches Community 14 ECC raff les Taylor Swift guitar 15 Edgecombe Early College Is Flourishing in Both Size and Impact 16 A Public Charter School North East Carolina Preparator y School 19 School Superintendent wants to bring the world to Tarboro 20 Leadership team, administrators at Edgecombe County Public Schools gear up for new school year 21 Garden of the Month

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From the Editor/Publisher To our readers: It’s time for another school year to get under way and it is an exciting time in Edgecombe County. At Edgecombe County Public Schools, Superintendent John Farrelly beJLQV KLV VHFRQG \HDU DQG FKDQJH FRQWLQXHV DW ERWK WKH FHQWUDO RIĂ€FH DV ZHOO as at campuses across the county. Farrelly’s program to improve student performance worked in Washington County and similar steps are being taken to allow local schools to show performance improvements similar to those that came under his leadership in Washington County. The county system faces other challenges in addition to those of improving scores. Foremost on that list is developing the ability to deal with Ă€QDQFLDO FKDOOHQJHV WKDW DUH GULYHQ RQ WZR IURQWV Âł EXGJHW FXWV IURP the General Assembly and a declining enrollment driven by an exodus of students to North East Carolina Prep School (NECP). And it is at NECP where things are truly exciting. ,Q LW¡V Ă€UVW \HDU WKH RQO\ SXEOLF FKDUWHU VFKRRO LQ WKH UHJLRQ KDV SXUFKDVHG its own campus, renovated and upgraded existing buildings on that property and made the move across town from its initial, temporary home, to its new home on what is known as Husky Lane. With the second year of classes set to get under way, students will be in a brand new multi-story building as discussions of more buildings are ongoing as a ninth-grade class joins the mix. 1(&3 SURMHFWHG EHWZHHQ DQG VWXGHQWV LQ LWV VHFRQG \HDU Âł D projection that will fall well short of the 900 or so students expected in classes. By and large, those are students who were once enrolled in the county system. $QG VWUDQJHO\ HQRXJK RQH RI WKH PDLQVWD\V RI HGXFDWLRQ Âł WKH \HOORZ GRJ VFKRRO EXV Âł KDV FUHDWHG H[FLWHPHQW DV ZHOO DW 1RUWK (DVW DV WKH VFKRRO ZLOO RSHUDWH EXVHV IRU WKH Ă€UVW WLPH WKLV \HDU 7KH H[FLWHPHQW FRQWLQXHV DW (GJHFRPEH &RPPXQLW\ &ROOHJH DV RIĂ€FLDOV work through the plans to build new facilities on both the Tarboro and Rocky Mount campuses following voter approval of a quarter-cent sales tax to construct a biotechnology and simulation center at Rocky Mount and a workforce training center in Tarboro. The Rocky Mount facility will house 12 of the college’s 22 health sciences programs, including CT, MRI, PHGLFDO DVVLVWLQJ PHGLFDO RIĂ€FH DGPLQLVWUDWLRQ PHGLFDWLRQ DLGH QXUVing assistant, phlebotomy, radiography, respiratory therapy, and surgical technology. Special features of the 45,000-square-foot facility will be a simulated hospital environment to provide realistic training opportunities for health sciences students and a medical and environmental health technology laboratory. The 24,000-square-foot workforce-training center will feature large trainLQJ URRPV GHVLJQHG IRU (07 Ă€UH DQG UHVFXH DQG ODZ HQIRUFHPHQW WUDLQing. In addition, a dedicated industry work cell will enable new industry in the county to launch operations on a small scale while their permanent sites are being constructed. Existing industry will also be able to utilize the work cell to test new initiatives, and small businesses could operate in the facility while they build their client base. As we told you at the outset, this is truly an exciting time for education in Edgecombe County! Thanks for reading!

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Edgecombe County Public Schools (ECPS) has a vision for the students its serves: “Focused, Connected, Ready.â€? The school system serves approximately 6,700 students in kindergarten through the 12th grade. The V\VWHP KDV VFKRROV ² Ă€YH HOHPHQWDU\ VFKRROV Ă€YH middle schools and four high schools, including an Early College. ECPS operates under the leadership of Superintendent John D. Farrelly, who joined the system in July 2012. “The Edgecombe County Public School system is providing outstanding instructional programs for students through rigorous instruction focused on individual learning needs. Our community stakeholders DUH WUXO\ LQYHVWHG LQ RXU VWXGHQW Ă€UVW SKLORVRSK\ DQG our Focused, Connected, Ready vision,â€? said Farrelly. “As Superintendent of a community of lifelong learners; we are striving everyday to provide students with rich learning experiences that embed 21st century skills with real life relevance. Our ultimate goal is to graduate

every student armed with the knowledge, problem solving skills and character traits to be successful in life.â€? A seven-member board of education oversees the business of the school system. Ann Kent is the board chair. She has been a school board member for nearly \HDUV 6KH VDLG VKH LV FRQĂ€GHQW WKDW XQGHU WKH OHDGership of Farrelly, the system will see gains in student achievement in the near future. “I think he is going to be the best leader Edgecombe County Public Schools has ever seen,â€? Kent said. “He wants to move us forward and he’s got the brains and the heart to do it.â€? ´2QH RI WKH Ă€UVW WKLQJV KH GLG ZDV WU\ WR JHW VWURQJHU leadership in our schools,â€? Kent went on to say. “I think they’re going to be a game changer for us.â€? ,Q Ă€YH \HDUV .HQW VDLG VKH ZDQWV (&36 WR EH WKH ´V\Vtem of choiceâ€? for every child in Edgecombe County. Student achievement and early intervention (early childhood education) top Kent’s list of priorities for the 9

system. “My main objective as the school board chair is to put the right SURJUDPV LQ WR Ă€W WKH FKLOGUHQ Âľ .HQW VDLG ´:H QHHG VRPH HDUO\ intervention programs in our community.â€? Many strategies, programs and successes make ECPS an exemplary school system on the rise, according to the school superintendent: The Edgecombe Early College is one of only 30 schools in the state of North Carolina to have a 100 percent graduation rate. Rich community, business and civic partnerships. Strong alliance with Edgecombe Community College. Traditional high schools at or near the state graduation rate level. Exemplary Career and Technical Education Programs. State championship level athletic programs. Quality professional development for teachers and school leaders. Safe and caring schools. State recognized PBIS programs. District accreditation. 1D]U\U :KLWDNHU DQG ,DQ +DGOH\ EXLOW D EDUQ Successful 1 to 1 technol- RXW RI /HJRV WKH DIWHUQRRQ RI WKHLU ILUVW GD\ RI VFKRRO DW * : &DUYHU (OHPHQWDU\ 7KH ER\V DUH ogy initiatives. VWXGHQWV LQ 6X]DQQH 6KDUSH V NLQGHUJDUWHQ FODVV There are several strategic 6WDII SKRWR 0LUDQGD %DLQHV

priorities designed around continuous improvement in the upcoming years that will raise student achievement including: Aligned and rigorous new K-12 curriculum. Innovative and global approaches. A customer friendly focus. Strengthened family partnerships. High quality professional development centered on research based instructional strategies. K-12 technology access. Access to Advanced Placement courses One of the “innovative and global approachesâ€? that the superintendent introduced to the school board this year is the idea of having a “global schoolâ€? in the county. ´,¡P ORRNLQJ IRUZDUG WR KDYLQJ D JOREDO VFKRRO Âľ .HQW VDLG ´:H are a global society now.â€? Kent believes that the new curriculum and its emphasis on critical thinking skills, will help every child reach his/ her “full potential,â€? which is what the school system strives to do. “Every child who comes through that door, we’re charged with moving them forward. Our job is to meet them where they are and try to move them forward,â€? Kent said. “I think we’ve done a very good job of trying to provide a good education for the boys and girls of Edgecombe County.â€? Driving the focus of ECPS are the system’s “core values and mission,â€? Farrelly said. ´:H DUH FRPPLWWHG WR PDNLQJ (GJHFRPEH &RXQW\ D JUHDW SODFH WR OLYH OHDUQ DQG UDLVH D IDPLO\ Âľ KH VDLG ´, DP FRQĂ€GHQW WKDW RXU schools will continue to provide quality instructional programs that move to even greater heights.â€? ECPS begins a new school year on Aug. 26. 10

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Three area private schools also serve the needs of Edgecombe County students. Those schools are Hobgood Academy, Faith Christian School and Rocky Mount Academy. Rocky Mount Academy is a nonsectarian, college preparatory, independent school. “Our mission is to prepare students for life in college. Our school is only for college bound students. Our SAT scores and merit scholarship are the highest in Edgecombe and Nash CounWLHV Âľ VDLG 0LOOLH :DONHU GLUHFWRU of marketing for Rocky Mount Academy. “Since we opened our doors in 1969, we have always had a large population of students from Tar- +REJRRG $FDGHP\ V ILIWK DQG VL[WK ERUR DQG (GJHFRPEH &RXQW\ :H JUDGH VFLHQFH FODVVHV SUHVHQWHG have a bus that brings students WKHLU VFLHQFH SURMHFWV 7KH VL[WK every day from Tarboro.â€? Rocky JUDGH FODVV SURMHFWV ZHUH WR EH Mount Academy had an enroll- FRQFHQWUDWHG RQ VSDFH $QGUHZ &DUOLVOH ZKRVH SURMHFW ZDV WKH ment of 392 students last year. $SROOR PDQQHG PLVVLRQ WR The school is located at 1313 WKH PRRQ WRRN WRS KRQRUV +LV SURM Avandale Ave. in Rocky Mount. HFW GHSLFWHG WKH PRRQ ODQGLQJ DQG The school’s web site is www. KLV SRVWHU JDYH LQIRUPDWLRQ DERXW WKLV PLOHVWRQH LQ WKH KLVWRU\ RI RXU rmacademy.com. FRXQWU\ &RXUWHV\ SKRWR

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Education and training for the workforce have always been the guiding mission of the college. In May 2013, Edgecombe received a national award for its efforts to prepare students to be successful in careers and the workplace. The college received the ACT Career Preparedness Award. Edgecombe was one of just four honorees that received national ACT awards, and the only institution in North Carolina to be recognized. ECC has developed a number of unique initiatives and programs in response to local needs, including: • Edgecombe is the first community college in the area to operate a mobile medical simulation lab, called the HealthCare Simulator. • Edgecombe is the only community college in the state that offers I-TRIZ, a problem-solving training program that complements and supports Lean Six Sigma, the gold standard for problem solving in business and industry. • Edgecombe is one of three community colleges in the state that offers barbering. Edgecombe Community College is the only community col• Edgecombe’s is the largest lege in North Carolina and one of only five in the nation that Health Information Technology pro- offers a program in historic preservation. Shown is historic preservation student Anna Shearouse, who worked at the gram of its kind in North Carolina John C. Campbell Folk School before moving to Tarboro to and one of only three accredited study at ECC. (CourtesyPhoto) web-based HIT curriculums in the state. • Edgecombe is one of only five community colleges in the nation that offers a program in historic preservation and the only one in North Carolina. • Distance learning at Edgecombe has grown by more than 300 percent over the last five years, making it the fastest growing community college distance education program in the state. • Edgecombe’s Cyber Crime curriculum is the only program of its kind at a community college east of Greensboro. • Edgecombe’s newest program – Shooting and Hunting Sports Management – is one of only three in North Carolina. Business and industry services and workforce development programs in the Division of Continuing Education develop, support, and serve the college’s local business partners with customized education and training that help their start-ups and continued business success. The division is a leader in utilizing the WorkKeys® system for profiling, assessing, and training basic workplace skills required by industry. ECC has awarded Career Readiness Certificates to the equivalent of over 13% of the Edgecombe County workforce. In an effort to better prepare graduates to succeed in a global economy, the college is placing greater emphasis on global education. In 2007, Edgecombe established a partnership with Hyria Education in Hyvinkaa, Finland. Over the years, the institutions have exchanged faculty for short-term study visits and held virtual classroom discussions. In 2012, a second partnership was created between the college and educational institutions in China through the Global Classroom Alliance. About 35 middle and high school teachers and students from China visited the college in July through the Alliance. As a result, discussions have begun on developing a partnership in early childhood education. As Edgecombe moves forward, the college will continue to explore educational and training initiatives that will improve the quality of life for those in its service area, helping its citizens secure a quality education and gainful employment.

ECC Especially for High School Students Career and College Promise Qualified North Carolina juniors and seniors can get a head start on their educational and career goals at Edgecombe Community College. Career and College Promise provides three pathways to help eligible students. College Transfer Students can earn tuition-free college credits toward a four-year degree by completing a 44-core credit diploma. All of these college credits will transfer to a four-year degree program at one of the UNC institutions and many North Carolina private colleges. Technical Career Students can earn tuition-free college credits at ECC toward any entry-level job, certificate, or diploma in a technical field. Cooperative Innovative High Schools Students can earn tuition-free college credits as high school freshmen by attending Edgecombe Early College High School. Individuals should apply in February of their 8th grade year.

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Forbes recently named Taylor Swift to its list of most influential celebrities, but just six years ago, Swift was booking small venues for concerts in places like Allentown, Pa., Bethel, N.Y., and Tarboro. By the time she performed at Edgecombe Community College in February 2008, Swift’s star ticket was punched. Just a few months earlier, she won the Country Music Association’s Horizon Award for Best New Artist. Swift is one of two performers who has played sold-out shows at the college’s Keihin Auditorium. The other was B.B. King in 2004. Edgecombe Community College is celebrating that distinction by raffling an assortment of Swift memorabilia, including a guitar signed by Swift when she was in Tarboro in 2008. The proceeds will go to the ECC Foundation to fund student scholarships. The raffle package includes: • Takamine 523SC acoustic guitar autographed by Swift • Deluxe hardshell case • Autographed “Taylor Swift” CD (2006) • Autographed photo of Swift • Photo of Swift autographing the guitar backstage at Keihin Auditorium • Photo of Swift posing with the guitar; and • Autographed Edgecombe Performance Series Showbill booklet from the concert The foundation is selling 200 tickets at $100 each. There is no time limit on sales, and after the last ticket is sold, the drawing will take place. To purchase raffle tickets, email andrusk@edgecombe.edu or call (252) 823-5166, ext. 212. The ECC Foundation accepts cash, check, Visa, or MasterCard. 14

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