Our Direction

The vision of Tabor City School is for all students to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to achieve academic, career, and personal/social success. TCS aims to aid students in reaching their fullest potential as respectful, responsible citizens, and life-long learners. 

At Tabor City School

1. We will provide a safe, creative, and challenging learning environment that consists of numerous curricular and extra-curricular opportunities for our students.

2. We will provide an environment that prepares our students for the future by instilling 21st century learning skills and embedding opportunities for students and teachers to access and use advancing technologies.

3. We will inspire students to be life-long learners who can thrive as independent learners in a collaborative environment while also preparing them to be productive, accountable, and responsible citizens.


The mission of Tabor City School is to instill in students the academic, social and emotional skills they will need to make good choices throughout their lives and become productive citizens. 
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 urgencyB1.03A Leadership Team consisting of the principal, teachers who lead the Instructional Teams, and other professional staff meets regularly (at least twice a month) to review implementation of effective practices.ViewVideoTool
B2.03The 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 opportunitiesC1.02The principal plans opportunities for teachers to share their strengths with other teachers.ViewVideo
C2.01The 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 needsA1.04ALL teachers assess student progress frequently using a variety of evaluation methods and make appropriate curriculum adjustments based on results.View
A4.01The 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 opportunitiesA4.16The school develops and implements consistent, intentional, and on-going plans to support student transitions for grade-to-grade and level-to-level.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





Tabor City School
203 Stake Road
Tabor City NC 28463
910-653-3618
Principal: Dr. William Norris
  • Rebekah Vogel
  • Terra Coats
  • Alex Delgado
  • Anna Hammond
  • Wanda Hardee
  • Chiquite Jackson
  • Carnelia Johnson
  • Amy Jones
  • Maya Lachkova
  • Dale Norris
  • Oscar Pineda
  • Chris Small
  • Jordan Small
  • Paige Strickland
  • Sheila Sykes
  • Sally Ward
  • Kelly Watts
  • Savannah Williamso...
  • Teri Woods
  • Crystal Worley
  • Assistant Principa...
  • 4th Grade Teacher
  • Kindergarten Teach...
  • 6th Grade Teacher
  • 1st Grade Teacher
  • PreK Teacher
  • Parent
  • Guidance Counselor
  • Teacher SPED
  • Principal
  • Teacher Assistant
  • Custodian
  • Other
  • Teacher SPED
  • Teacher Assistant
  • Parent
  • 7th Grade Teacher
  • 8th Grade Teacher
  • 3rd Grade Teacher
  • Secretary