Gov. McCrory has signaled that he will sign the budget into law on Friday. This after two votes from the House – one late Thursday night, and one very early Friday morning. There has been feverish exploration of the budget since its release late on Monday night. But much of the spending plans for education […]
Two new magnet schools will join the current slate of 40 in WCPSS. Athens Drive High and Reedy Creek Middle will be the district newest magnet schools. They will accept magnet students for the 2016-2017 school year. Magnet themes for the two new schools have yet to be determined. Among the reasons these two schools
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WCPSS will open five new schools next year – four elementary schools and one middle schools. When new schools are opened, students are moved to fill those new schools. The school enrollment plan then presents student movement to fill those new schools. These students currently attend other nearby established schools. We produced a short video
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Vision 2020 – the WCPSS strategic plan – focuses language around students acquiring and utilizing the four Cs: communication, critical thinking, collaboration, and creativity. The four Cs are included in the district’s mission statement. The Partnership for 21st Century Skills, EdLeader21, and the National Education Association have definitions for the four Cs. But it was
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School Performance Grade – calculated by weighting and combining two other scores: achievement and growth. Achievement counts 80 percent of the total grade. Growth counts 20 percent. Achievement – primarily test scores. In elementary and middle school, these includes math and language arts end-of-grade tests in grades three through eight. Science is tested in grades
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As the new school year is here and these are some facts and figures to consider. $80 Million – one-time funding WCPSS received last year for teacher assistants; still under negotiation for this school year $3 Million – Driver’s Education funding received last year; still under negotiation for this school year 2,550 – teacher assistants
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