For reviewing budget priorities with the Board of Education, Chief Finance Officer David Neter put together cost estimates for consideration. We thought you’d be interested in seeing what some prioritized items cost.
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Wake Education Partnership has a proud 32-year history as a leading facilitator for connecting business and community resources with the Wake County Public School System. Our efforts to create a better school system have put more than a million dollars directly into the hands of teachers, encouraged best practices throughout the school system, and informed
At the February 3 WCPSS school board meeting, board members unanimously approved consolidating East Wake’s four individual high schools back into one, comprehensive East Wake High. The move is the first official step in what will be the complete redesign of East Wake High. At a prior Student Achievement Committee meeting (Jan. 12, 2015), staff
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You remember long division, yes? In this instance, the math goes something like this: How much of a teacher supplement increase can $3.75 million provide for just about 10,000 teachers? The short answer is: about $375. Per year. Pre-tax. Which, divided over 10 months, equals about $37.50 per month. Now check your work. And consider
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Students who will be capped out of Enloe High School for next year are yet to have a place to land when the school year begins. School board and staff discussions have considered both Southeast Raleigh High and Broughton High as options. Both have been dismissed as reasonable options. Staff were asked to consider other
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The WCPSS Board of Education approved the new strategic plan. Some media reports and community discussion have focused solely on the 95% graduation rate goal. But it is important to understand this strategic plan focuses heavily on how to ensure graduating students have the appropriate skills. It is helpful to consider the Vision, Mission and Goal
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