Tiller School
| Tiller School | |
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1950 US Highway 70 East Beaufort, NC, North Carolina, Carteret County 28516 | |
| Information | |
| Type | Charter |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Founder | Julie Burke |
| Executive Director | Virginia Jones |
| Teaching staff | 16[1] |
| Employees | 29 |
| Grades | K-5 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Enrollment | 194[1] (2014–15) |
| Average class size | 17 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 12.12:1[1] |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Mascot | Tilley the Turtle |
| Newspaper | The Tiller Current |
| Tuition | none |
| Website | tillerschool.org |
Tiller School is a charter school serving kindergarten through fifth grade in Beaufort, North Carolina.
History
Tiller School was established by a group of parents and Teachers in 1993 to provide a quality, enriched education for the children of Carteret County. The original school house was on Highway 24 in the building which now houses the North Carolina Coastal Federation's headquarters.
In the spring of 1998, Tiller School applied for and was granted charter status by the North Carolina Department of Instruction. Charter School status provides the school with per child public school funding for operating expenses. The purpose of the corporation is to maintain an association of persons interested in education; to provide resources and services that will foster learning in each child; to support and cooperate with the Teachers to maximize the intellectual, moral, aesthetic and social development of each student; and to prepare analytically thoughtful and responsible global citizens.
Admissions
Tiller School is a tuition free, public charter school. Any child who is qualified under the laws of North Carolina for admission to a public school is qualified for admission to a charter school. To qualify to attend a NC public school, a student must be a legal resident of North Carolina. County boundaries or school attendance areas do not affect charter school enrollment. Tiller School does not limit admission to students on the basis of intellectual ability, measures of achievement or aptitude, athletic ability, disability, race, creed, gender, national origin,religion or ancestry.
If the number of applications exceeds the number of available spaces, a lottery will be held to fill vacant seats for the next school year. After seats are filled, the drawing will continue to determine the order of a waiting list.
Curriculum
The North Carolina Standard Course of Study[2] is used as the basis for Tiller School curriculum.
In addition, Tiller School has adopted The Core Knowledge Sequence[3] developed by E.D. Hirsch, who founded the Core Knowledge Foundation. Core Knowledge provides a clear outline of content to be learned Grade by Grade so that knowledge, language, and skills build cumulatively from year to year. This sequential building of knowledge not only helps ensure that children enter each new Grade ready to learn, it also helps prevent the repetitions and gaps that so often characterize current education.
Tiller School uses a clear social curriculum, known as Responsive Classroom[4] built around six central components that integrate teaching, learning and caring in the daily program.
Academics
In 2016 Tiller School was ranked 14th best public elementary school in North Carolina by Niche.com.[5]
References
- Notes
- 1 2 3 NCES directory information, 2014-2015 School Year.
- ↑ "K-12 Standards, Curriculum and Instruction". ncpublicschools.org. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ↑ "Core Knowledge® Foundation". CoreKnowledge.org. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ↑ "Responsive Classroom". responsiveclassroom.org. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ↑ Niche.com: Tiller School, details.