In Context
WakeEd’s In Context newsletter is a monthly deep-dive into education issues impacting the Wake County Public School System.
Wallace Foundation Grant Helps WCPSS Cultivate New School Leader Development Continuum
Imagine and organization with more than 20,000 employees and 183 locations of varying size. Each of those locations requires a general manager, a small team of assistant managers, and leaders among the rank-and-file. In addition, each location is rated annually based...
Public School Choice Can Be Found in WCPSS Magnet Schools
Parents in Wake County have a wealth of options for public school choice within the Wake County Public School System through the magnet school program that has been a cornerstone of the school system for more than 35 years. WCPSS has over 50 magnet schools across its...
Open Source Curriculum Shows Promise for WCPSS
Of the many changes that occurred with the shift to teaching Common Core State Standards perhaps the most noticeable to students, parents, and teachers alike was the move away from using textbooks in English Language Arts and Mathematics. It wasn’t by design that...
Schools, County Officials Discuss School Construction
Financing school construction is a coordinated dance number with WCPSS and Wake County government as dance partners. But it will be difficult for WCPSS when other partners want to cut in. The WCPSS School Board and the Wake County Commissioners met in a joint session...
WCPSS Board of Education and NCGA Wake Delegation Share Agendas
Twenty heads are better than one, so the saying goes, right? No? Well, it worked for the members of the WCPSS Board of Education and the senators and representatives from Wake County as they get ready for the short legislative session that opens today. The two groups...
Return of Teacher Career Status
North Carolina public school teachers who had career status as of 2013 are allowed to keep it following a state Supreme Court ruling last week. The Court unanimously held that the General Assembly could not revoke the status, often called tenure, because doing so...
The New Guy
After a brief hiatus, In Context is back with the addition of Tim Lavallee as vice president of policy and research at WakeEd. Tim was a teacher in Wake County for the past 10 years, during which six of those years were at the elementary level in WCPSS. Prior to...
WAKE Up and Read Spring Book Drive
If spring really does come early, summer will be here before you know it. That means pools, cookouts and vacations are just around the corner. And for low-income students, summer also means losing more than two months in reading achievement, despite the fact that...
The Hidden Cost of Unprecedented Growth
“And, as usual, we’re opening five new schools this coming year.” – Tom Benton, WCPSS School Board Only in Wake County – the fastest growing county in the state – would five new schools opening in one year be considered “usual.” Some school districts don’t open five...
Bond Referenda: A New Hope
A long time ago in a county that may just be your own, Wake County voters approved a bond referendum to support much needed construction and renovation of Wake County public schools. It was 2013, which may not seem like that long ago, but it is. Wake County Public...
Swing Space – (Not the Dancing Kind)
On Jan. 19, the Board of Education received an update on renovation plans for Apex High. Staff recommended a full teardown and rebuild ($70.6 million) rather than a partial teardown and rebuild ($69 million). One issue that must be addressed is how long a relocated...
Capping Schools
Fifteen schools will be capped for the 2016-2017 school year in WCPSS. When a school is capped, it means that an enrollment limit has been established. If that enrollment limit is reached, then even families who move into the base attendance area of that school...
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