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Catie Burnette, Principal

Main Office: 919-856-7960

Bell Schedule: 9:20 a.m. - 3:50 p.m.

School Improvement Plan

Our School: School Improvement Plan: Lead in

The purpose of school improvement is to improve achievement and outcomes for every student by working to eliminate the ability to predict achievement based on socioeconomic status, race, and ethnicity.

We do this by collaboratively and continuously analyzing data and making decisions considering the unique needs of the learning community and the district's strategic plan.

View progress reports for each school on our district website.

School Improvement Team

School Improvement Team

School Improvement team members approved on August 20, 2025.

  • Catie Burnette, Principal
  • Joyce Ratley Best, Assistant Principal
  • Carolyn Schmidt, Instructional Facilitator/Literacy Coach, and Co-Process Manager
  • Rebecca Lebiedzinski, Special Education Teacher and Co-Process Manager
  • Claire Johnson, Kindergarten Teacher
  • Meredith Hoffman, 1st Grade Teacher
  • Eliza Meynardie, 2nd Grade Teacher
  • Hayley Parker, 3rd Grade Teacher
  • Sara Pleasant, 4th Grade Teacher
  • Julie Edwards, 5th Grade Teacher
  • Rob Jenkins, Specialist
  • Amy Jo Glenn, Special Education Teacher
  • Katy Heben, Intervention
  • JoEllen Bingham, Instructional Assistant
  • Amy Wilkinson, Magnet Coordinator
  • Patrick McDade, School Counselor
  • Leonard Gill, Parent Representative
  • Michael Stiefel, Senior Administrator to the Central Area Superintendent 

School Improvement Meetings

All school improvement meetings will be held in the Media Center, 4:15 - 5:45pm.

  • August 14, 2025
  • September 3, 2025
  • September 24, 2025
  • October 15, 2025       *Quarterly Review*  
  • December 3, 2025       *Quarterly Review*
  • January 21, 2026
  • February 25, 2026       *Quarterly Review*
  • March 18, 2026
  • April 22, 2026       *Quarterly Review*
  • May 27, 2026           
  • June 3, 2026

If you are interested in attending a School Improvement Team meeting, please contact Carolyn Schmidt, Instructional Facilitator, at cschmidt2@wcpss.net or 919-856-7960.