Our Direction

Chapel Hill High School is a thriving village where all voices are valued.

Motto: una voces potiores  (Together our voices are more powerful.)


Strategic Values

-Dedication and Hardwork: We are a learning community and recognize that our effectiveness is dependent on our continual quest to grow and learn.

-Problem Solvers: Creativity and innovation are the hallmark of a great educational experience. We rigorously embrace the challenge of supporting student learning, always striving to be in front of new and innovative ideas.

-Set an Example: We hold ourselves to the highest standards of excellence in education.

-Voice: Students, community, and all staff serve a powerful role in the decision making and design of our learning community. 

-Responsibility: We believe in the practice of self-reflection as a method of continuous improvement.

-Passion: Loving the art of teaching and learning is essential to our success. 

-Advocacy: We are committed advocates for our students’ growth and future, and we teach them how to advocate for themselves. 

Relational Values

-Mentorship: The personal effort our educators make to be available to our students is the decisive factor in our students’ development. The personal effort our leaders make to be available to our educators is a decisive factor in their effectiveness as educators.

-Trusting Relationships: Relationships are the root of effective teaching and leadership. Our ability to fulfill our commitments to our educators, our students, their families, and our community is dependent upon our ability to develop and maintain transparent, meaningful, and trusting relationships where each person is welcomed, engaged, and celebrated.

-Compassion: We all make mistakes and deserve another chance. We must have compassion for the trials and challenges we are experiencing.

-Inclusivity: We welcome and celebrate diverse backgrounds, needs, talents and goals of each of our students, seeing this as a source of strength for our schools and community.

-Love and Kindness: All community members are integral partners in shaping the lives of our children. We create a culture, through open and authentic communication, that values the dignity of the members of our community by promoting equitable and ethical treatment of all in an atmosphere of mutual respect and trust. 

Our thriving village elevates character, inspires innovation, encourages growth, and empowers our global community.


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 urgencyB1.01The LEA has an LEA Support & Improvement Team.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 goalsB2.02The Leadership Team shares in decisions of real substance pertaining to curriculum, instruction, and professional development.ViewVideoTool
D1.02The LEA/School has aligned resource allocation (money, time, human resources) within each school's instructional priorities.View
Domain 2: Talent DevelopmentPractice 2B: Target professional learning opportunitiesA1.03The LEA/School promotes a school culture in which professional collaboration is valued and emphasized by all.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 3C: Remove barriers and provide opportunitiesA4.13The LEA/School provides all high school students with opportunities to enroll in and master rigorous coursework for college and career readiness.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 learning The LEA has an LEA Support & Improvement Team.View
A4.06ALL teachers are attentive to students' emotional states, guide students in managing their emotions, and arrange for supports and interventions when necessary.View
E2.02The school provides a broad spectrum of communication to the community through meetings, announcements, newsletters, and a consistently updated website.View
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





Chapel Hill High
9217 Seawell School Road
Chapel Hill NC 27516
919-929-2106
Principal: Dr. Steven Sullivan
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