Fast Facts 

Principal: John Colclough

College Access Coordinator: Holly Guss

   919-560-3956 x56175

Address: 117 Tom Wilkinson Rd.  Durham  NC 27712

Map

Phone : 919-560-3956

Fax : 919-479-3001

Hours of Operation : 7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Office Hours :  7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Enrollment : 1633

Traditional High School

  4 x 4 Block Schedule

All visitors must report

 to the Main Office  



 


Our Mission

Northern High School strives to ensure that students achieve at their highest potential, regardless of gender, ethnicity, ability, or socio-economic status. Our mission is to provide a safe environment for learning where every student makes continuous progress and is prepared for a productive future.


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Site-Based Decision Making Team (SBDMT)

The Northern Site-Based Decision Making Team (SBDMT) is a shared decision making group where a variety of members of the school community collaborate, where appropriate, in identifying problems, defining goals, formulating policy, shaping directions and ensuring implementation of decisions. The team has members representing teachers, classified staff, parents and students. The SBDMT shall reflect the demographics of the school, staff and community.

The team will meet once each month.  The meeting dates for the rest of this year are:
 
January 27
February 17
March 24
April 28
May 12.
 
The meetings are at 2:45 in the library. 
Team make-up includes: representatives from each department, a classified staff member, five students, six parents, an assistant principal, and the principal. The chair will be selected at the first meeting.
 

DPS 2005.2 Goals of Site-Based Decision Making: The goals of site-based decision making are to increase student performance, to increase community satisfaction with each school and with the school system, to enhance the working environment for educators, and to make efficient use of resources. 

Northern High School News Updates

In an effort to better inform you of upcoming dates, events, success stories and more...we are e-mailing weekly bulletins, called "The Friday Message." To subscribe to the Northern High School e-mail distribution in order to receive “The Friday Message” and other important information, send a blank email from your email account by clicking below:
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