That’s the question for the WCPSS Board of Education. For this school year, county commissioners approved a recurring $3.75 million to apply to teacher supplements. This money is a local addition to state base salaries. It helps Wake County attract and retain high quality teachers, and addresses cost of living differences in Wake County versus […]
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No – we’re not recommending artists for you to check out with the iTunes gift cards you may receive over the holidays. We’re referring to the situation that WCPSS and other districts now face as they work to solve a budget hole created by the legislature. Beginning with the 2015-2016 school year, the legislature ended
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Fuquay-Varina High (home of the Bengals) has developed an award-winning Pre-Apprenticeship Program with Caterpillar, Inc. The Caterpillar Assembly Pre-Apprenticeship is a year and a half program that prepares students for employment at the Caterpillar plant located in Clayton, NC. Throughout the program, students take manufacturing related courses through Johnston Community College and work onsite at
The school board voted to approve the 2015-2016 school enrollment plan on December 2nd. The plan moves 2,734 students primarily to fill three new schools that will open next year. Student movement also addresses overcrowding, aligns school calendars across grade spans, and reduces the number of schools students are assigned to within a single neighborhood.
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On Behalf of Wake Education Partnership: Amanda Romano (919) 233-6600 amanda@mmipublicrelations.com http://mmipublicrelations.com http://twitter.com/MMIPR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 16, 2014 Wake Education Partnership Receives $40,000 Childhood Literacy Grant From PricewaterhouseCoopers Funds will bolster WakeEd’s initiative to raise the reading ability RALEIGH, N.C.—Wake Education Partnership announced today it has received a $40,000 early childhood literacy grant from
At the November 2nd school board work session, staff presented the third (and final) draft of the 2015-2016 School Enrollment Proposal. The proposal affects a total of 2,724 students – 60 percent of whom are eligible to grandfather to stay at their current school. The third draft incorporates additional parent and community feedback. Senior Director
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