PCS CONNECT Podcast
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Episode 8: Innovation Early College High School Principal Dr. Jennifer James
by on Length: 31:22Dr. Jennifer James, the 2023-24 Pitt County Schools Principal of the Year, is featured in Episode 8 to reflect back on her path as an educator and administrator, as well as discuss her unique current leadership role at Innovation Early College High School, which is located on the ECU campus. Dr. James is the founding principal at IECHS, which opened its doors a little over five years ago and continues to reach new heights that has enabled many first-generation students to experience substantial growth through - true to its name - innovative instruction and an unparalleled culture of excellence.
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Episode 7: Community Partner, Great Harvest Bread Co.
by on Length: 24:28Pitt County Schools values our community partners as they provide support and resources to help our students and teachers grow and thrive. Gregg Green, owner of Great Harvest Bread Co., has been a tremendous collaborative partner with the Pitt County Educational Foundation and established a Community PTA in 2022. Join Gregg and Joy Strayhorn (operations manager) as they elaborate on their dedication to PCS, community engagement, and share tips for a healthy work environment and healthy living.
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Episode 6: PCS Director of Athletics Rob Maloney and Isaiah Crumpler
by on Length: 47:58In Episode 6, we'll talk about a topic that builds both affinity and community. It has been often said that athletics is similar to a front porch - not the most important part of a house, but undoubtedly the most visible. Pitt County Schools is proud of its rich past, exciting present and promising future on the fields and in the arenas of competition. The recent past includes a combined 13 state team and individual state championships since the start of the 2022 calendar year, and we delve into present and future with our two guests - PCS Director of Athletics Rob Maloney and D.H. Conley High School student-athlete Isaiah Crumpler.
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9 Thematic Schools including schools of the Arts, Global Health and Wellness, STEM, Leadership and 2 Dual Language Immersion programs
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2000+ students receiving documented skill credentials yearly through CTE courses
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Fact 3 38 sections of advanced courses offered to 674 middle school students in 2020-21. (Earth/Environmental Science, Math 1, World History)
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7 Industry Partners committed to paid student pre-apprenticeships through Tradesformers
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290+ sports team opportunities for middle and high school students
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443 Teachers in Leadership Development Programs through the Division of Excellence and Equity in Leadership
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18 School Psychologists, 26 School Resource Officers, 21 Social Workers, and 18 School Nurses cover 38 PCS schools
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100+ businesses participating in Grow Local, connecting students to community and career options
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3 High Level Extension Programs for students such as the Health Sciences Academy, Pitt Technical Academy, and Pharma K-12
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Critical thinking & problem solving
Critical thinking & problem solving
Full Profile >- Collect, assess and analyze relevant information
- Reason effectively
- Use systems thinking
- Make sound judgments and decisions
- Identify, define and solve authentic problems and essential questions
- Reflect critically on learning experiences, processes and solutions
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Creativity & innovation
Creativity & innovation
Full Profile >- Use a wide range of idea creation techniques (such as brainstorming, divergent & convergent thinking)
- Elaborate, refine, analyze and evaluate their own ideas in order to improve and maximize creative efforts
- Demonstrate originality and inventiveness in work and understand the real-world limits to adopting new ideas
- View failure as an opportunity to learn; understand that creativity and innovation is a long-term, cyclical process of small successes and frequent mistakes
- Act on creative ideas to make a tangible and useful contribution to the field in which the innovation will occur
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Initiative & self direction
Initiative & self direction
Full Profile >- Set goals with tangible and intangible success criteria
- Balance tactical (short-term) and strategic (long-term) goals
- Utilize time and manage workload efficiently
- Monitor, define, prioritize and complete tasks without direct oversight
- Go beyond basic mastery of skills and/or curriculum to explore and expand one’s own learning and opportunities to gain expertise
- Demonstrate initiative to advance skill levels towards a professional level
- Demonstrate commitment to learning as a lifelong process
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Personal responsibility
Personal responsibility
Full Profile >- Act responsibly with the interests of the larger community in mind
- Demonstrate personal integrity, honesty and ethical behavior
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Effective communication
Effective communication
Full Profile >- Articulate thoughts and ideas effectively using oral, written and nonverbal communication skills in a variety of forms and contexts
- Listen effectively to decipher meaning, including knowledge, values, attitudes and intentions
- Use communication for a range of purposes (e.g. to inform, instruct, motivate and persuade)
- Utilize multiple media and technologies, and know how to judge their effectiveness as a priority as well as assess their impact
- Communicate effectively in diverse environments (including multilingual).learning as a lifelong process
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Empathy & teamwork
Empathy & teamwork
Full Profile >- Demonstrate understanding of others’ perspectives and needs
- Listen with an open mind to understand others’ situations
- Work with others to accomplish a common goal
- Respond open-mindedly to different ideas and values
- Prioritize the needs of the group over oneself when appropriate