School Improvement Team

Q:  What is the School Improvement Team?
A:  School Improvement Teams are required by North Carolina law to develop school improvement plans.   The team is comprised of the principal of each school; representatives of the assistant principals, instructional personnel, instructional support personnel, and teacher assistants at the school; and parents of children enrolled in the school.  The representatives are elected by their respective groups (such as the PTA/PTO for parents).  

The General Assembly of North Carolina views parental involvement as a critical component of school success and positive student achievement and asserts that parents, along with teachers, have a substantial role in developing school improvement plans.  [NC General Statutes �115C-105.27].   Buncombe County Schools encourage and endorse shared decision making as evident in our mission statement, core values, and policy directives.   

Q:   When does the School Improvement Team meet, and may I attend the meeting?
A:  School Improvement Teams are considered public bodies and are subject to open meeting laws.  Staff, parents, and community members are always welcome to attend and observe the meetings.  Emma's School Improvement Team meetings are held in the School Media Center from 2:45-3:30.  Meeting dates for this school year are posted below in the School Improvement Team section of this website, and on Emma's School calendar.

Q:  How do I communicate a suggestion for school improvement to the group?
A:  You may communicate directly with an individual on the team, come to a scheduled meeting, or send in a request to the entire committee.  Emma Elementary's School Improvement Team includes:

Representative

 Role

 Category

 e-Mail

 Carla Shipman

  Member    

 Principal

carla.shipman@bcsemail.org

 Margo Hale   

  Member

Asst. Principal

margo.hale@bcsemail.org

 Erin Flattery

  Member

 Grade K

 erin.flattery@bcsemail.org

 Shirley Young

  Chair

 Grade 1

 shirley.young@bcsemail.org

Cara Pollard

  Member

 Grade 2

cara.pollard@bcsemail.org

Lauri Burton

  Member

 Grade 3

 lauri.burton@bcsemail.org

 Becky Snow

  Member

 Grade 4

 rebecca.snow@bcsemail.org

 Beth Walton 

  Member

 Counselor

 elizabeth.walton@bcsemail.org

 Sean Bullock

  Member

 Specialists

sean.bullock@bcsemail.org

 Tonya Deweese

  Member

 Title I

 tonya.deweese@bcsemail.org

Erica Solesby

 Member

 Parent

Bonnie Phillips

Member

Assistant

bonnie.phillips@bcsemail.org

Nicole Revis

Member

Lighthouse Team

alisha.revis@bcsemail.org

 Kim Woody

 Member

 Lighthouse Team

 kimberly.woody@bcsemail.org

School Improvement Team Meetings 2023-2024

Emma's School Improvement Team is comprised of teachers, assistants, administrators, and parents.  Meetings will be face to face meetings held in the School Media Center and are open to the public.   

Meeting dates and times for the 2023-2024 school year are:

Date

Time

August 21

1:00pm -2:30pm

September 28

2:45 pm - 4:00 pm

October 26

2:45 pm - 4:00pm

November 30

2:45 pm - 4:00 pm

January 25

2:45 pm - 4:00 pm

February 22

2:45 pm - 4:00 pm

March 28

2:45 pm - 4:00 pm

April 25

2:45 pm - 4:00 pm

May 23

2:45 pm - 4:00 pm

June 6

2:45 pm - 4:00 pm