DUPLIN COUNTY SCHOOLS HIGH
SCHOOL PROGRAMmING INFORMATION
2017-2018
Programs
Duplin County Schools is committed to
offering our middle school students
rigorous instruction, consistent support,
and programs that connect their education
to the real world.
1. Academically and Intellectually Gifted
(DCAIGP) Programs:
❏ Exquisite Minds
❏ ECU Resources for Students and
Teachers
❏ Duke TIP Program
For more information on DCS AIG
information and programs ​Click Here
2. Career and Technical Education
❏ Annual STEM Camp​ partnership
with James Sprunt Community
College
3. Exceptional Children’s Program
❏ High School EC Information
❏ Knights of Columbus Partnership
4. Scholarship
❏ DCS Scholarship Information
5. Federal Programs
❏ Title I
❏ English as Second Language
❏ Migrant Education Program
For more information on DCS Federal
Programs information and programs ​Click
Here
Kenansville, North Carolina
Curricular Scope and
Sequence
Duplin County Schools aligns all
instruction to North Carolina Standard
Courses of Study (NCSCS) and Common
Core Curriculum. Teachers implement
best teaching practices into their
standards aligned instruction to ensure
our students receive a unified approach to
academic excellence.
Parents
❏ North Carolina School Report
Card​ - Accountability and growth
results of Duplin County Schools
Duplin County Schools believe that our ❏ Common Core Standards ​-
biggest stakeholders are our students and provides an outline for what
their families. We strive to provide our students should be learning in all
parents and guardians adequate and grade levels and every content
research-based resources that will area
enhance our students’ education at home ❏ High School Standards and
as well as information that will help our Curriculum Instruction​ - detailed
community to continue to advocate for our description of the middle grades
schools. content standards along with
example “how to’s” for each
1. ​DCS Parent Resource Guide standard
❏ SchoolNet​ - Assessment creator
2. ​Guide to Graduation aligned to Common Core
Standards. Duplin County
3. ​High School Athletics Schools uses SchoolNet for all
assessments and benchmark
4. ​Parents as Teachers testing
❏ High School Instructional
5. ​Connect with Kids Resources​ - Content and grade
level specific resources aligned
6. ​School Community Network to Common Core standards and
curriculum
7. ​Parent PowerSchool Portal
8. ​Students with Disabilities Information
9. ​NC School Report Cards
10. ​DCS Calendar
11. ​State Testing Calendar
Community Connections
Duplin County is fortunate to have
extensive partnerships with national and
local organizations.
❏ Four County Electric
❏ Teach For America - Eastern
North Carolina
❏ Smithfields
❏ Duplin Vidant Hospital
❏ University of North Carolina at
Wilmington Watson College of
Education
❏ James Sprunt Community College
Educational Talent Search
Program
❏ admission. Typically taken junior
❏ PreK-College
❏ Building Peace
❏ Federal Trio Program
❏ East Carolina TEDI BEAR
Advocacy Clinic
❏ James Sprunt Community College
❏ Piggly Wiggly - Warsaw
❏ CenturyLink
❏ Duplin County Teen Court
❏ 4-H
❏ North Carolina Farm Bureau
Insurance Company
❏ Master Blend Family Farms
❏ Duplin County Sheriff's
Department
❏ Duplin County Commissioners
Important Vocabulary
North Carolina provides a list of essential
vocabulary middle school students will
learn and should apply to be successful in
all content areas.To access this list, ​Click
Here​.
Other important vocabulary of acronyms
and academic terms are listed below:
❏ EOC​ - End of Course. Biology,
NC Math I, and English II are the
three EOCs students will take in
high school. These tests are
important pieces of NC
Accountability and School Report
Grades.
❏ SAT ​- Scholastic Aptitude Test.
SAT serves as one of two
standardized tests that colleges
and universities review upon
or senior year
❏ ACT​ - American College Test.
Required by the state of NC for
all juniors to take. Colleges and
Universities review for
admission.
❏ FAFSA - ​Free Application for
Federal Student Aid
❏ NCFE​ - North Carolina Final
Exam. All 6th and 7th grade
students will take a Science and
Social Studies NCFE. All 8th
grade students will take a
science NCFE.
❏ AIG -​ Academically and
Intellectually Gifted
❏ EC -​ Exceptional Children
❏ ADHD - ​Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder. A brain
disorder that causes students to
have trouble focusing and acting
on impulse
❏ MTSS - ​Multi-Tiered Systems of
Support
❏ PBIS ​- Positive Based Incentive
System
❏ ESL -​ English as a Second
Language
❏ IEP​ - Individualized Education
Program
❏ BOY, MOY, and EOY -
Beginning/Mid/End of year
❏ Proficient -​ Test results indicate
sufficient demonstrated
understanding of the grade level
and content standards
❏ Common Assessments​ - Tests
students take every 3-4 weeks
that assess a specific number of
standards.