Our Direction

Together we learn. Together we grow. Together we celebrate success as we go. 

Our Commitments

1.  Provide engaging & relevant lessons that motivate & nurture love of learning.

2.  Hold all students to high academic expectations. Promote growth mindset and implement acceleration strategies.

3.  Relationship building between teacher and student, student to student, and school to community (parents).

4.  Provide a restorative approach (high nurture/high expectations & unconditional positive regard) so that every child feels safe and     known at the school.

5.  Focus on social-emotional needs, conflict resolution in K-5 in collaboration with counselors and social workers

6.  Focus on common routines for behavior longer in the beginning of the year and hold them accountable.

C&L McDougle Elementary achieves equitable outcomes and a genuine love of learning by nurturing positive relationships, providing innovative instruction, and responding to the strengths and needs of the whole child. 
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 urgencyA1.01The principal models and communicates the expectation of improved student learning through commitment, discipline, and careful implementation of effective practices.ViewVideo
B1.02The Leadership Team serves as a conduit of communication to the faculty and staff.View
B1.03A 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 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
C2.04The LEA/School structures professional development to provide adequate time for collaboration and active learning.ViewTool
Domain 3: Instructional TransformationPractice 3A: Diagnose and respond to student learning needsA3.01Instructional Teams use student learning data to identify students in need of instructional support or enhancement.ViewVideoTool
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





C&L McDougle Elementary
890 Old Fayetteville Rd
Chapel Hill NC 27516
919-969-2435
Principal: Ms. Kirtisha Jones
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  • Christa Abedi
  • Andrea Clusiau
  • Jennie Glish
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  • Kirtisha Jones
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