“We are asking for this grant to develop an outdoor, wheelchair-accessible, raised garden to expand the children’s knowledge of plants and earth materials.” That’s how North Forest Pines Elementary School special education teacher Rita Vermeulen started her request for a $1790 WakeEd Partnership Teacher Innovation Grant. She teaches special needs children who have severe intellectual […]
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On Tuesday evening, the WCPSS Board of Education voted to raise the fee charged to students taking Driver Education from $55 to $65. The fee offsets the cost of Driver Education, and the $10 fee adjustment is allowed by state law (Senate Bill 744). At risk in the state budget is Driver Education funding from
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When the Facilities Committee of the Board of Education met on May 27, one of the items presented was the schematic design of Bryan Road Elementary. In particular, the committee considered a revision of the school design to include 3,600 square feet of collaborative space at an additional cost of $615,000. Collaborative space encourages and
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With almost 23 million square feet of facilities to manage, WCPSS indeed has a protocol for determining which spaces receive substantial repairs, partial reconstruction, or full reconstruction. Part of the data considered is something known as the Facilities Condition Index. This piece of data helps staff rank which facilities have the greatest needs for repair
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As the fiscal year ending June 30th draws to a close, many budget questions remain for the Wake County Public School System. Local funding decisions are still in process. Wake County Manager Jim Hartmann has proposed a budget to the Wake County Commissioners. Two public hearings were held on June 1, and many spoke in
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The NC House of Representatives voted early this morning to approve a budget that includes a more than six percent increase in spending of education dollars. Some highlights include: Raise beginning teacher pay to $35,000 per year Provide 2 percent raises for all other teachers Includes moving all teachers forward one step on salary schedule
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On Monday, Wake County Board of Commissioner\’s Meeting, County Manager Jim Hartmann presented his proposed 2015-2016 budget. (You can watch the video of Hartmann’s presentation, or view the slides here. During the video, the presentation begins at the 1 hour and 23 minute mark.) The $1.13 billion proposed budget includes a 2.9 cents tax increase.
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At the Board of Education work session on Tuesday, staff led a discussion on the student enrollment process for the 2016-2017 school year. Yes. It’s that time already. WCPSS expects to add 19,600 students between now and 2020 – that’s more than 3,200 new students every year. And from 2016-2019, WCPSS will open fourteen schools.
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We hope you’ll join us next Thursday for “Beyond the Bucks: What Matters Most to Teachers” next Thursday, May 28th at 8:00a.m., co-hosted by WakeEd Partnership and the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce. This year’s program will focus on teacher recruitment, retention, and development and what can be done to improve the teacher experience. Barnett
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Without teachers there would be no other professions. Teachers are tasked with guiding students to see beyond their current status to future careers. The paradox for many K-12 educators is that they will prepare hundreds of students for various careers, while their profession is based in the classroom. A math teacher prepares future engineers without
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