Five new schools will get magnet school status and will join slate of thirty-four that WCPSS currently offers. Broughton High and Daniels Middle will return to magnet status. These two schools had magnet designation in the past, but both lost magnet programs in...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
