A freshman class will join the student body of the Vernon Malone College and Career Academy for the 2015-2016 school year. WCPSS staff recommended adding the ninth grade to the school\’s grade span during the October 7th Board of Education work session, and the Board of Education voted to approve this addition on October 21st. […]
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Changes have been made to the School Enrollment Plan first released by WCPSS staff back in August. They reflect feedback that was provided by the community. And let’s just say that the community did a great job of providing that feedback. Senior Director Laura Evans reported more than 4,000 comments and suggestions on the first
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A final budget was presented to, and adopted by, the Board of Education for the 2014-2015 school year. As discussed in a prior edition of In Context, the district faced an overall reduction in state funding of $1.5 million. With legislative teacher raises other benefit cost increases, they also faced an additional $11.1 million in
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We’ve written about this before, but a second look is worth taking. In this past legislative session, a change was made in how the biennial state budget will be prepared. In past years, state agencies were able to prepare a continuation budget that reflected predicted changes. For example, the Department of Public Instruction was able
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One of the many responsibilities that school districts have in North Carolina is to provide Driver’s Education to students. The responsibility includes all students in a county, which includes those attending private, charter, or home-based schools. WCPSS Chief Finance Officer David Neter reported during the recent Board of Education meeting that the final state budget
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The Board of Education unanimously voted to request an additional $3.75 million in funding from the Wake County Commissioners that has been reserved for teacher supplemental pay. County commissioners made the offer back during budget negotiations as a local effort to boost teacher pay. That the Board of Education voted to request the funding is
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