Budget Updates on CIP 2013

Jan 9, 2015 | In Context

Asst. Superintendent for Facilities Joe Desormeaux provided a budget update to the Board of Education on current construction projects. Project cost estimates are higher than initially assumed in putting together budget scenarios.  Desormeaux noted that structural...

Fewer Schools Capped for 2015-2016

Jan 9, 2015 | In Context

School officials are recommending that enrollment caps be removed from fourteen schools for next school year. They are: Alston Ridge, Brooks, Cedar Fork, Combs, Forest Pines, Green, Holly Ridge, Holly Springs, Jones Dairy, Lacy, Leesville, and North Ridge elementary...

How Far Does $3.75 Million Go?

Dec 18, 2014 | In Context

That’s the question for the WCPSS Board of Education. For this school year, county commissioners approved a recurring $3.75 million to apply to teacher supplements.  This money is a local addition to state base salaries.  It helps Wake County attract and retain high...

Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ – or Not Over Driver Education

Dec 18, 2014 | In Context

No – we’re not recommending artists for you to check out with the iTunes gift cards you may receive over the holidays. We’re referring to the situation that WCPSS and other districts now face as they work to solve a budget hole created by the legislature. Beginning...

Bengal = CAT

Dec 18, 2014 | In Context

Fuquay-Varina High (home of the Bengals) has developed an award-winning Pre-Apprenticeship Program with Caterpillar, Inc. The Caterpillar Assembly Pre-Apprenticeship is a year and a half program that prepares students for employment at the Caterpillar plant located in...

To Cap or To Reassign

Dec 18, 2014 | In Context

The school board voted to approve the 2015-2016 school enrollment plan on December 2nd. The plan moves 2,734 students primarily to fill three new schools that will open next year.  Student movement also addresses overcrowding, aligns school calendars across grade...

School Enrollment Plan – Draft Three

Nov 13, 2014 | In Context

At the November 2nd school board work session, staff presented the third (and final) draft of the 2015-2016 School Enrollment Proposal. The proposal affects a total of 2,724 students – 60 percent of whom are eligible to grandfather to stay at their current school. The...

Setting a Baseline for Instructional Technology

Nov 13, 2014 | In Context

Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) 2013 provides $26.5 million for instructional technology and $38.4 million for technology infrastructure. Improvements to infrastructure will include a reworking of wireless and network capacities that will make possible 1:1 (one to one)...