North Carolina School Improvement Project (NCSIP)

 Cyrena Goodwin, Rhonda Wester, Jacqueline Willis
North Carolina School Improvement Project Coordinators for Haywood County Schools 
Phone: (828) 456-2400 

Purpose & Goals
(2021-2026)

  • The purpose of the North Carolina State Improvement Project (NC SIP ) is to improve the quality of instruction for students with disabilities through research supported personnel development and on-site technical assistance for the public schools and university teacher education programs.
  • GOAL 1: NC SIP staff will increase their capacity to provide leadership, professional development, coaching, and support to participating districts, teachers, and families on leadership and effective reading, math, and content literacy instruction.
  • GOAL 2:  District and building administrators will have the skills to develop, implement, and evaluate district  plans that support the improvement of core content instruction and achievement of students with  disabilities in their districts.
  • GOAL 3:  Teachers and administrators will have the skills to effectively implement research-based reading,  math, adolescent literacy and co-teaching instructional practices for students with disabilities in the K-12  classroom, which will lead to increased student engagement, student generalization of skills, academic  achievement, and family engagement.
  • GOAL 4:  Pre-service teachers and in-service administrators enrolled in partnering IHEs, will have the capacity  to effectively implement and support research-based reading, math, adolescent literacy, and co-teaching for students with disabilities.

 For more information about North Carolina School Improvement Project visit https://ncdpi.instructure.com/courses/11824/pages/nc-sip

Haywood County Schools’ NCSIP  Reading Research to Classroom Practice Instructors:
Kristi Blackburn, HCS EC Teacher, Junaluska Elementary, kblackburn@haywood.k12.nc.us

Haywood County Schools’ NCSIP Foundations of Math Instructor:
Jacqueline Willis, HCS Compliance Specialist, jawillis@haywood.k12.nc.us

NCSIP Parent Resources:
https://ncdpi.instructure.com/courses/11824/pages/family-support