By Margaret Leak, WakeEd Summer Intern Frustration. Disappointment. Aggravation. These were the emotions that were flying in the wake of the final state budget. Even though there were more dollars added to the budget this year for teacher salaries, it wasn’t enough in other areas, and the WCPSS school board is going to have […]
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Members of the General Assembly called this year’s legislative session “short,” but it was anything other than short when considering the number of education reforms addressed. Some passed, some failed. Either way, there’s harbingers for what’s ahead in next year’s long session. The budget, which is awaiting final signature by Gov. Pat McCrory, had perhaps the
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In recent years, attempts to modify the teacher compensation scale have adjusted the scale in unfavorable ways. The most recent was to have salary plateaus so that teachers would only see an experience raise once every five years, unless the legislature adjusted the entire scale. The House and Senate differed widely this year on how to
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The budget also made attempts to address the growing teacher shortage by implementing a new Local Alternative Teacher Preparation Program, and by granting districts the ability to hire adjunct Career and Technical Education faculty. Lateral entry has been a way for non-educators who hold a bachelor’s or master’s degree to obtain a provisional teaching license
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While teacher pay has dominated the headlines and discussion school school-based administrators have waited even longer for salary increases. Principals and assistants principals have not seen any meaningful salary scale adjustments and pay rate ranks 50th in the nation. The state budget didn’t increase school-based administrator pay a great deal this year; just 1.5 percent continuing and
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The Wake County School Board agreed to partner with two organizations that will bring a new partnership and expand an existing one to help build more community responsive schools. In two separate agreements, WCPSS will join forces with the YMCA to open an elementary school and full-service YMCA building in Southeast Raleigh, and WCPSS and
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