Tuesday night saw the election of new leadership on the Wake County Board of Education. Tom Benton was elected chair and Monika Johnson-Hostler was elected vice chair. Both were elected unanimously. They will serve one year terms between now and next fall’s school board race where all nine seats will be up for election. In […]
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On Tuesday night, the Board of Education made plain their displeasure with the General Assembly’s approach to school grades and associated repercussions. The General Assembly’s Appropriations Bill changed how schools were designated as low performing. Last school year, a school was low performing if it received a letter grade of D or F and did
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The school board received the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for the 2014-2015 fiscal year. Always of great interest? The fund balance. This is the amount of money left in the general fund of the school system. The greatest source of revenue for the general fund is the Wake County Board of Commissioners’ budget appropriation.
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The number of schools with capped enrollment is recommended to grow from 11 to 17 for the 2016-2017 school year. Schools are capped when they have “reached the maximum number of students they can effectively teach.” This includes using all the available permanent (brick and mortar) and temporary classroom spaces. One school is recommended for
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Sitting at the public hearing for the school enrollment plan Tuesday evening, this thought began and gained steam: is choice luxury or necessity? School board members heard from 29 speakers. The majority of these speakers asked for choice. They want the choice to remain where they currently are or the choice of a calendar option
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School board members this week received an update on services provided to homeless students under the McKinney Vento Homeless Assistance Act. November is National Homeless Youth Awareness Month. For the 2015-2016 school year, WCPSS provides services to 2,736 homeless students. This number represents a 23 percent increase in the number of homeless students in WCPSS
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Early Start is a full day, three-week summer program for pre-kindergarten students at Title 1 schools. Transportation, breakfast, and lunch are provided for participants. These students have demonstrated academic need (via screening) and have had no exposure to a preschool setting. Early Start began in 2013 with 19 classes; in 2015, there were 32 classes
The National Assessment for Education Progress (NAEP) released 2015 scores for Math and Reading last week. NAEP is known as the nation’s report card. It samples students from across the nation to measure student achievement in subjects like math, reading, writing, and science. It is mandated by Congress and is administered by the National Center
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The North Carolina Academic Standards Review Commission is assessing the state’s reading and math standards. They’ve been working since January, and they have two more meetings to complete their work. The recommendations they make will go the State Board of Education. North Carolina’s current standards are based on the Common Core. WakeEd believes it is
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Staff presented the school board with draft three of the 2016-2017 School Enrollment Plan at Tuesday’s work session. Between drafts two and three there were presentations at seven board advisory councils, three community engagement events around the county, and more opportunities for online feedback and input. Most attention has been paid to changes recommended for
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