Our Direction

Our vision is to see our school as being a "School of Excellence," providing quality education that develops every child socially, emotionally, and academically, thus fostering a life-long love of learning. 

We strive to provide a continuous gaining of knowledge, skills, and attitudes that equip a child to use his or her talents to meet the needs and challenges of life in this world. 

Our mission is to ensure that each student excels to his or her maximum potential in order to build a solid foundation for future success.

Core FunctionEffective PracticeCodeSuccess IndicatorWise Ways®ActionResource
CSI and/or ATSI School IndicatorsProvide supports (personnel, programmatic, financial, etc.) for instructional priorities The LEA/School has aligned resource allocation (money, time, human resources) within each school's instructional priorities.View
Domain 1: Turnaround LeadershipPractice 1A: Prioritize improvement and communicate its urgencyB2.03The school has established a team structure among teachers with specific duties and time for instructional planning.ViewVideoTool
Practice 1B: Monitor short-and long-term goalsB3.03The principal monitors curriculum and classroom instruction regularly and provides timely, clear, constructive feedback to teachers.ViewVideoTool
D1.02The LEA/School has aligned resource allocation (money, time, human resources) within each school's instructional priorities.View
Domain 2: Talent DevelopmentPractice 2A: Recruit, develop, retain, and sustain talentC3.04The LEA/School has established a system of procedures and protocols for recruiting, evaluating, rewarding, and replacing staff.View
Practice 2B: Target professional learning opportunitiesC2.01The LEA/School regularly looks at school performance data and aggregated classroom observation data and uses that data to make decisions about school improvement and professional development needs.ViewVideoTool
Domain 3: Instructional TransformationPractice 3A: Diagnose and respond to student learning needsA4.01The school implements a tiered instructional system that allows teachers to deliver evidence-based instruction aligned with the individual needs of students across all tiers.View
Practice 3B: Provide rigorous evidence-based instructionA1.07ALL teachers employ effective classroom management and reinforce classroom rules and procedures by positively teaching them.ViewVideo
A2.04Instructional Teams develop standards-aligned units of instruction for each subject and grade level.ViewVideo
Practice 3C: Remove barriers and provide opportunitiesA1.08ALL teachers promote a growth mindset by attributing learning success to effort and self-regulation and insist upon and reward persistence to mastery.View
A4.16The school develops and implements consistent, intentional, and on-going plans to support student transitions for grade-to-grade and level-to-level.View
A4.22 All teachers are responsive to students’ cultural backgrounds and incorporate culturally-relevant material in their classrooms. View
Domain 4: Culture ShiftPractice 4A: Build a strong community intensely focused on student learningA4.06ALL teachers are attentive to students' emotional states, guide students in managing their emotions, and arrange for supports and interventions when necessary.View
Practice 4C: Engage students and families in pursuing education goalsE1.06The school regularly communicates with parents/guardians about its expectations of them and the importance of the curriculum of the home (what parents can do at home to support their children's learning).ViewVideo
NC SBE Goal 1:Eliminate opportunity gaps by 2027 The school implements a tiered instructional system that allows teachers to deliver evidence-based instruction aligned with the individual needs of students across all tiers.View
NC SBE Goal 2:Improve school and district performance by 2027 The school regularly communicates with parents/guardians about its expectations of them and the importance of the curriculum of the home (what parents can do at home to support their children's learning).ViewVideo
NC SBE Goal 3:Increase Educator preparedness to meet the needs of every student by 2027 The LEA/School regularly looks at school performance data and aggregated classroom observation data and uses that data to make decisions about school improvement and professional development needs.ViewVideoTool





Old Dock Elementary
12489 New Britton Hwy
Whiteville NC 28472
910-642-2084
Principal: Mrs. Leslie Faulk
  • Michele Bolton
  • Savannah Fowler
  • Kim Andrews
  • Crystal Cartrette
  • Tina Chestnutt
  • Leslie Faulk
  • Tracy Jones
  • Kim King
  • Brandy Lee
  • Polly Whitesides
  • K Teacher
  • 1st Grade- Co-Proc...
  • 4th Grade Teacher
  • Counselor
  • Parent
  • Principal
  • K-4 EC Teacher
  • Teacher Assistant
  • Media Specialist- ...
  • PK Teacher