Erwin High School - Ashville, NC

Principal: Dr. Jim Brown

1. On-going professional development with Dr. Craig Drennon, Achievement Link
2. Focused effort on Data Teams, Common Assessments, Non-Fiction Writing, Essential Questions / Big Ideas of N.C. Standards

• Named a North Carolina School of Progress with High Growth for 2009/10
• Only HS in Buncombe County that made AYP in 2009
• Total proficiency improved from 64% to 74% across all subjects
• Civics proficiency improved from 55% to 75%
• ELA I proficiency improved from 65% to 81%
• Alg I proficiency improved from 66% to 69%
• Alg II proficiency improved from 83% to 96%
• Biology proficiency improved from 58% to 68%