Special Projects Reserve Spending

WCPSS Chief Operating Officer David Neter provided a spending plan for reserve funds identified for special projects.  Items included in the list are non-recurring.  Many were initially included as business cases for the 2015-2016 budget, but did not make the final...

The Enrollment Plan – Draft Two: Forest and Trees

Draft two of the 2016-2017 Student Enrollment Proposal was presented by WCPSS staff to the school board on Tuesday afternoon.  Having received almost 1,500 online comments from more than 500 people regarding draft one, staff made changes to the plan.  Those changes...

New Strategies for Magnet Schools

Changes continue for the WCPSS magnet program.  Recently three schools were added to the slate and several others were identified for a refresh of their magnet themes. Now, changes are being made to the way magnet schools select students to attend.  These are known as...

Teacher Raises Reality in Local Supplement Increase

The NC legislature approved and passed a budget in September that provided all teachers with a $750 increase in salary and a one-step advancement on the teacher pay schedule. But back in June, the Wake County Commissioners approved a budget that provided an additional...

Academic Standards Review Commission – Recent Happenings

The Academic Standards Review Commission is still at work. Recently they hosted teacher focus groups in Raleigh, Wilmington, Pembroke, and the Sandhills region.  The goal is to gather teacher feedback on the how the Common Core is affecting curriculum and classrooms. ...

Budget Overview

Gov. McCrory has signaled that he will sign the budget into law on Friday.  This after two votes from the House – one late Thursday night, and one very early Friday morning. There has been feverish exploration of the budget since its release late on Monday night.  But...