Mission

All schools will be safe and caring and student achievement will continually increase with no differences among subgroups.

We Believe

"The Cumberland County Schools has earned an excellent reputation for providing a quality education that enables students to leave us with the skills and tools necessary to become productive citizens and to realize their dreams."

Goals

Having achieved good results, in 2003 the Cumberland County Schools' (CCS) leadership team acknowledged the need to focus on achieving bold goals that would result in great schools. Through a partnership with the Stupski Foundation, the Board of Education and district leadership team have embraced these goals. Reaching these by 2008 will require breakthrough achievements at each school. All schools have committed to these goals. 95% of all students entering high school will be proficient in reading and math as measured by the NC End-of-Grade (EOG) Assessments. Students will score at 95% at grades 3, 5, and 8; and every school will achieve high growth. Students will achieve a composite score of at least 85% proficient in all NC End-of-Course (EOC) Assessments and every school at the high school level will achieve high growth. We will close the current achievement gap from 14% (2003) to no more than 5% in grades 3 through 8 in Reading and Math as measured by EOG Assessments. SAT and ACT scores will meet or exceed national averages while participation rates increase.