It can be easy to overlook details that tell a larger story while running a $1.6 billion organization with more than 19,000 employees, but as the saying goes: the devil is in the details.
Wake County has been a national leader for its desegregation efforts for more than 40 years, and the Board of Education is poised to continue that leadership with a new approach to improving integration in its 191-and-growing schools
Desegregation Efforts Taking an Important New Direction in WCPSS Schools Read More »
Wake County Manager David Ellis proposed increasing the spending for WCPSS by $30 million in fiscal 2018-19. That\’s well below the $58.9 million the school board\’s requested increase. The school system says it will take $48 million just to maintain the same level of service as this school year.
County Manager’s Budget Proposes $30 Million More for Schools Read More »
The Wake County Public School System has prepared a budget that includes an increase of $58.9 million in new spending over the current budget. Watch this brief video to learn more about the budget. Thanks for watching! Don’t forget to like, comment, subscribe, and click the bell icon for notifications. For more from WakeEd, follow
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How do you contact your School Board member? How can you speak at a School Board meeting? In this episode of WakeEd Wednesdays, we share the most important things that parents need to know about the Wake County School Board. Thanks for watching! Don’t forget to like, comment, subscribe, and click the bell icon for
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The selection of the next superintendent of Wake County Public Schools in in your hands. The school board has opened a survey to the public for feedback on the qualities and characteristics of the next superintendent. This is the first step in the process to replace Dr. Jim Merrill, who will step down Feb. 1,
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A new chapter began tonight for the Wake County School Board with the swearing in of 8 members. The bittersweet ceremony saw the congratulations of outgoing and incoming members as well as the solemn remembrance of the late Zora Felton who died unexpectedly last month a few days after being elected to her second term.
WCPSS School Board Welcomes New Members, Chooses New Leadership Read More »
By Margaret Leak, WakeEd Summer Intern Frustration. Disappointment. Aggravation. These were the emotions that were flying in the wake of the final state budget. Even though there were more dollars added to the budget this year for teacher salaries, it wasn’t enough in other areas, and the WCPSS school board is going to have
WCPSS Considers Its Options to Get To A Balanced Budget Read More »
Staff presented the first draft of the WCPSS Enrollment Plan for 2016-17 at the Board of Education work session on Tuesday. This is the second year staff has implanted a draft process. The top order of business is to fill five new schools that will open next fall. Yes – five. Just like last year,
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The Wake County Board of Commissioners voted Monday to approve an amended budget. This budget provides a $44.6 million increase over last year\’s local fiscal support to the Wake County Public School System. The total amount of support for WCPSS will be $386 million. An increase of $34.6 million for WCPSS initially was proposed by
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