Staff presented the school board with draft three of the 2016-2017 School Enrollment Plan at Tuesday’s work session. Between drafts two and three there were presentations at seven board advisory councils, three community engagement events around the county, and more opportunities for online feedback and input. Most attention has been paid to changes recommended for […]
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WCPSS Chief Operating Officer David Neter provided a spending plan for reserve funds identified for special projects. Items included in the list are non-recurring. Many were initially included as business cases for the 2015-2016 budget, but did not make the final round for funding. The projects were presented by departments. Academics projects, for example, include
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Draft two of the 2016-2017 Student Enrollment Proposal was presented by WCPSS staff to the school board on Tuesday afternoon. Having received almost 1,500 online comments from more than 500 people regarding draft one, staff made changes to the plan. Those changes were revealed and explained. Some media sources described last Tuesday’s school board meeting
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Changes continue for the WCPSS magnet program. Recently three schools were added to the slate and several others were identified for a refresh of their magnet themes. Now, changes are being made to the way magnet schools select students to attend. These are known as selection priorities, and until now, all magnet schools have used
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The NC legislature approved and passed a budget in September that provided all teachers with a $750 increase in salary and a one-step advancement on the teacher pay schedule. But back in June, the Wake County Commissioners approved a budget that provided an additional $44.6 million. Supt. Merrill specifically requested funds to increase teacher pay
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The Academic Standards Review Commission is still at work. Recently they hosted teacher focus groups in Raleigh, Wilmington, Pembroke, and the Sandhills region. The goal is to gather teacher feedback on the how the Common Core is affecting curriculum and classrooms. That’s good news; they are listening to teachers. You can find a list of
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