About Us - Iredell-Statesville Schools

At the end of the school year, more than 250 staff members took part in the district’s annual Curriculum Review Week, where teachersdeveloped curriculum guides and student assessments aligned with the new Common Core & Essential Standards. These teachers willreturn to their schools to help train and prepare other educators for the 2012-2013 school year.Many of Iredell Statesville Schools’ administrators and teachers are also leaders on a broader scale, leading professional developmentand presentations across the state and nation. In 2011-2012, I-SS employees were featured and asked to present at numerousconferences, including:• Baldrige National Quality Program Regional Conference (Kansas City, MO)• American Society for Quality (Greenville, SC)• Georgia Association of Curriculum & Instruction (Greensboro, GA)• Baldrige National Quality Program Annual Quest Conference (Washington, DC)• Collaborative Conference on Student Achievement (Greensboro, NC)• i3 Grant Makers (Greensboro, NC)• Florida Educational Technology Conference (Orlando, FL)• 2012 Summer Leadership Conference/NCSSA Superintendents’ Retreat (Asheville, NC)• Exceptional Children’s Conference (Greensboro, NC)• Middle School Conference (Greensboro, NC)• Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development (Conover, NC)The district also regularly provides trainings for other school districts and hosts site visits for organizations interested in learning moreabout the processes and tools used in Iredell-Statesville Schools.In our district, we believe good work should not go unrecognized. This year, Iredell-Statesville Schools bid farewell to more than 80retirees, and celebrated their service with a dinner in their honor. We also partnered with Trophy House Treasures and Country Legends92.9 FM to recognize an outstanding teacher each month.Jonathan Ribbeckfrom Celeste Henkel Elementary School wasnamed the 2011-2012 Principal of the YearJason Humphreyfrom Troutman Middle School was named the2011-2012 Assistant Principal of the YearTeresa Stevensfrom Lakeshore Middle School was named the2011-2012 Instructional Facilitator of the YearDwayne Troutmanfrom the Career Academy & Technical School was named the 2011-2012Teacher of the YearRosa Carrfrom Cloverleaf Elementary School was named the 2011-2012 Teacher Assistant ofthe YearBecky Raderwho works at Brawley Middle School & Lake Norman High School was named2011-2012 Student Services Person of the YearDebbie Farrellfrom Brawley Middle School was named the 2011-2012 Media Person of the Year10