Buckhorn Creek Elementary School

Buckhorn Creek Site Visit Landing Page

April 14-April 15, 2025

  • School Profile

    The School Profile offers a high-level overview of the school’s particular context, and includes key data gathered thus far through the Credential process. All participants must review the School Profile before attending the site visit.

    Buckhorn Creek School Profile

  • Site Visit Schedule

    The schedule outlines the logistics of how the school will tell their story in 3DSA during their site visit. Schools draft their agenda in collaboration with their coach, informed by this Site Visit Planning Guidance doc.

    Buckhorn Creek SV Schedule

  • Site Visit Notebook

    All credential site visit participants will be provided with a Site Visit Notebook upon arrival at the school, containing: Site Visit Components & Roles, Attributes of HQW, Site Visit Walkthrough Tools, Data Synthesis Tool, Focus Group Questions, and blank pages for taking notes.

    View the Site Visit Notebook

General Information

Participant Team / Phone Numbers

Jen Wood: 303-588-3613

Max Silverman: 914-774-9676

Tanisha Fraizer Myles: 404-822-3467

Ron Berger: 413-374-3074

Sheryl Spikes: 404-805-7519

Christina Brown: 617-549-9506

Curtis Armour Jr: 404-759-7265

Sara Beggs: 949- 306-2663

Dress & Essential Items

  • Dress: Business casual (wear comfortable shoes! It’s a large school and we’ll be walking a lot)

  • Bring these essential items: Your laptop, Core Practices book, comfortable shoes, and sufficient layers for the weather

HOLLY SPRINGS WEATHER

Coding Expenses

(Air & ground travel, lodging & meals):

  • Category: 001: Staff Travel

    Department: 006: Credentialing

    Partners: 255: Wake County Public Schools

    Institutes & Meetings: 038- Credential Site Visits

    Note: Buckhorn Creek Credential Visit

  • Please use your own team’s budget and reach out to Jen with questions.

    Partners: 255: Wake County Public Schools

    Institutes & Meetings: 038- Credential Site Visits

    Note: Buckhorn Creek Credential Visit

  • Please use your own team’s budget and reach out to Jen with questions.

    Partners: 255: Wake County Public Schools

    Institutes & Meetings: 038- Credential Site Visits

    Note: Buckhorn Creek Credential Visit

  • Credential School Leaders please email Deonna at dashley@eleducation.org with your itemized receipts for reimbursement.

SUNDAY, APRIL 13

  • Arrival on Sunday, April 13

    —> Est. 30 min/23 mi from RDU to Hampton Inn & Suites

    • Uber/lyft from airport (self transport to hotel; carpool if possible)

      • Christina (11:09am arrival)

      • Curtis (2:06pm arrival)

      • Ron (2:08pm arrival)

      • Jen (3:00pm arrival)

      • Max (4:50pm arrival)

    • Car rental/carpool from airport:

      • Sheryl (4:08pm arrival) —> please coordinate with Sara (3:50pm arrival)

      • Tanisha (6:51pm arrival)

  • Hotel: Hampton Inn & Suites, Holly Springs

    —> 1.6 miles/4 min from Hotel to Buckhorn Creek ES

    • Check in after 3pm / Check out by 12pm (* Early check-in requested for Christina and Curtis)

    • Complimentary parking

    • Reservation is held under your name

    • You will be asked to provide credit card info for cost of stay and incidentals, reimbursable by receipt

  • Sunday Evening Team Huddle

    • 6:00pm in hotel lobby, for all able to join

Sunday Evening Dinner Recommendations

Dinner will be on our own Sunday (choose your own adventure!) Nearby recommendations from local crew:

  • Bellini Italian Cuisine   / Italian /   9 min walk  (0.4 miles) / 3 min drive  (0.7 miles)  / hours – 11am-9pm 

  • Hickory Tavern / American / 11 min walk  (0.5 miles) / 4 min drive  (1.1 miles)  /  hours– 11am-11pm

  • Acme Pizza Co / Pizza / 12 min walk  (0.6 miles) / 3 min drive  (0.8 miles)  /  hours -- 11am-8:30pm

  • Hibachi Japan  /  Thai / 13 min walk (0.6 miles) / 3  min drive (0.8 miles)  / hours– 11:30am-9pm

  • Osha Thai Kitchen and Sushi  /  Thai / 5 min drive (2 miles)  / hours– 11:30am-9pm

  • Viscous Fishes  /  Gastropub / 10 min drive (4.8 miles)  / hours– 11am-9pm

MONDAY, APRIL 14

SITE VISIT DAY 1:

  • Breakfast is included (complimentary) in our hotel reservation — an assortment of hot food and grab-and-go items should be available from 6am-10am.

  • Arrive at 8:00am sharp, prepared for an intensive day onsite.

    • We will be greeted by Crew Ambassadors with a brief tour, and escorted to the PLC Room — our home base for this site visit.

  • 11:30-12:30pm: Lunch will be delivered from Panera (Add your lunch order to google doc by 12:30pm ET Friday April 11th)

  • 4:30pm: Depart school, take a short break

  • 5:00pm-8:00pm: We will reconvene at a private meeting room at the hotel for our Day 1 Dinner Debrief.

DAY 1 DINNER DEBRIEF (5:00-8:00pm)

The Day 1 Dinner Debrief is a critical component of the credential site visit. After leaving the school and taking a short break, we will re-gather in a private meeting space at the hotel for our Day 1 Dinner Debrief with takeout/delivery from a nearby restaurant. (The meeting room is located on the first floor of the hotel, just around the corner from the front desk).

We plan to order delivery from Bep Vietnamese Kitchen. Place your order by 12:30pm ET Friday, April 11th via THIS GROUP ORDER LINK. Dinner will arrive in the lobby at 5:00pm.

SITE VISIT DAY 2:

  • Breakfast is included (complimentary) in our hotel reservation — an assortment of hot food and grab-and-go items should be available from 6am-10am.

  • Check-out: After grabbing breakfast / on your way out of the door be sure to drop off your room keys by the front desk.

  • Arrival time will be confirmed on Monday. We will be starting the day with an 8:00am teacher focus group.

  • 12:30-1:30pm: Lunch & Team Debrief. Lunch will be delivered from Tazikis Med Cafe. Place your order by 12:30pm ET Friday April 11th via THIS GROUP ORDER LINK.

  • 2:30pm: Finish debrief with leadership team; feel free to depart school as needed for travel home.

  • 2:30-4:30pm: Those able to stay are encouraged to join Credential Core Team members for a Closing Circle with Buckhorn Creek staff.

DEPARTURE DETAILS:

  • —> Est. 35 min/26 mi from Buckhorn Creek to RDU

    • Carpool to RDU Airport:

      • Sheryl (5:15pm departure) —> please coordinate with Christina (6:44pm departure) and Curtis (6:15pm departure)

      • Tanisha (6:15pm departure) —> please coordinate with Sara (6:55pm departure) and Ron (7:46pm departure)

    • Individual Transportation:

      • Jen & Max are flying out Wednesday and will arrange their own transportation.

TUESDAY, APRIL 15

Introducing Ourselves

We have shared this document (displayed below) with the Buckhorn Creek crew to give them a sense of who will be attending this site visit.