The “Shark Tank” of WakeEd’s World Cafe

Dec 16, 2015 | Link, Newsletter

“I’m out.” It’s the worst thing a contestant can hear on the hit ABC show Shark Tank. Each week, millions of viewers tune in to watch entrepreneurs pitch ideas to billionaires who agree to “buy in” to those ideas. On January 5 from 7:30a – 11:45a, WCPSS educators will...

WakeEd Shares Concerns with ASRC

Dec 9, 2015 | In Context

Earlier this week, we sent a letter to the Academic Standards Review Commission to express our concerns and share our suggestions on the draft recommendations they are consdering to strengthen North Carolina’s academic standards. We hope the ASRC will consider...

Beyond Student Seats – Facility Needs for WCPSS

Dec 4, 2015 | In Context

Most of what you hear about WCPSS facility needs is about schools, classrooms, and student seats.  As the fifteenth largest school district in the US, and a district that is opening thirteen new schools in the next three school years, this makes sense.  What doesn’t...

Final Approval of the Student Enrollment Plan

Dec 4, 2015 | In Context

On Tuesday night, the 2016-17 Student Enrollment Proposal was approved by the school board. The plan moves approximately 3,300 students, or roughly two percent of the student population.  According to a WCPSS Media Advisory, about half of those students will be...

WCPSS Board of Education Reaffirms 2013 Resolution in Support of 2011 Election Districts

Dec 4, 2015 | In Context

Election season is heating up.  And, in case you don’t remember, all nine school board seats are up for re-election next fall.  About half of the seats would have been up for election this most recent election cycle.  However, in 2013 Senate Bill 325 (signed into law...

New Leadership on the WCPSS Board of Education

Dec 4, 2015 | In Context

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...

BOE Unhappy with Low Performing Schools Requirements

Nov 20, 2015 | In Context

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...

Fund Balance Shrinks

Nov 20, 2015 | In Context

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...

Capped Schools List Grows

Nov 20, 2015 | In Context

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...

Choice: Luxury or Necessity?

Nov 6, 2015 | In Context

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...