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A letter to WCPSS teachers on National Teacher Day
Dear WCPSS Teachers, This week, the Wake County Public School System joins the rest of the nation in celebrating excellent teaching. Our school system is blessed with nearly 9,000 teachers, giving...
View ArticleBoard names new district leaders at May 7 meeting
• Tina Anderson has been appointed as assistant principal at Harris Creek Elementary School. • Robert Epler has been appointed as assistant principal at Brentwood Elementary School. • Timothy Kennedy...
View ArticleLuke Miles named Wake County Teacher of the Year
The Wake County Public School System has named Luke Miles the Wake County Teacher of the Year. Miles received the Wake County Teacher of the Year Award at a banquet sponsored by Wells Fargo. Hundreds...
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Four teachers receive Diane Kent-Parker First Year Teacher Award
Four WCPSS beginning teachers have been honored with the Diane Kent-Parker First Year Teacher Award. The winners are Stephanie Albert is a fifth-grade teacher at Powell Magnet Elementary. Albert is a...
View ArticleNew employee discount from Village Realty OBX
Village Realty declares May, 2013 “Teacher Appreciation Month” in honor of the Wake County Public School System teachers, librarians, staff – anyone connected with the school system. They have some...
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Douglas teacher named A+ Educator of the Year
Douglas Magnet Elementary teacher Natalia Disney has been awarded the 2013 A+ Educator of the Year award. Disney is the second teacher to receive the annual Gerry D. Howell A+ Educator of the Year...
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Two Wake County bus drivers finish in top 10 drivers in NC
Two Wake County school bus drivers finished in the top 10 at the annual State School Bus ROADeo in Raleigh. In the driving skills competition, Byron Lanier finished second earning a $400 cash prize and...
View ArticleHow the hiring freeze impacts you.
A hiring freeze is in effect for the 2013-2014 school year for all central services positions and all school-based positions except for Principal, Bookkeeper, NCWISE Data Manager, and Lead Secretary....
View ArticleWhat it means to serve as Teacher of the Year
Enloe Magnet High teacher Lauren Brooks just finished serving her year as the Wake County Teacher of the Year. At the recent banquet naming Luke Miles as the new Wake County Teacher of the Year, Brooks...
View ArticleFuquay-Varina teacher honored as national PE Teacher of the Year
Fuquay-Varina High teacher Charla Parker has been named the national High School Physical Education Teacher of the Year by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) at its...
View ArticleBoard names new leaders for several schools at June 4 meeting
The Board of Education appointed leaders to several schools at its June 4 meeting. • Janiece Dilts has been appointed as assistant principal at Millbrook High School. • Shandua Ellis has been appointed...
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Three employees named WCPSS Counselor of the Year
Three WCPSS school counselors have been named 2013 WCPSS Counselor of the Year. The three nominees will go on to compete at the state level for the title of N.C. Counselor of the Year, an honor to be...
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Holly Grove Middle counselors earn honors
The school counselors at Holly Grove Middle earned recognition from the American School Counseling Association for providing a data driven comprehensive school counseling program to meet the needs of...
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Sanderson teacher earns scholarship to study in Peru
Sanderson High teacher Sherrie Dixon will be among a group of teachers traveling to Cuzco, Peru for two weeks in July to study Spanish and Andean literature at Academia Latinoamericana. Dixon received...
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Expert discusses Response to Instruction with WCPSS educators
Wake County educators and school board members heard from national education expert Judy Elliott, former Chief Academic Officer for the Los Angeles Unified School District. Elliott discussed Response...
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Transportation department to offer $100 referral incentive to recruit new bus...
Veteran bus driver Spencer Jenkins speaks with a reporter at a transportation district office about the benefits of being a bus driver. In an effort to boost bus driver recruitment, the Board of...
View ArticleHolly Grove Middle teachers in China
Holly Grove Middle sixth-grade teachers Amy Smith and Debbie Baize have been selected by the Global Classroom Alliance to travel to China this summer to teach in English immersion summer camps. They...
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Area Superintendent Danny Barnes to retire after 35 years as an educator
The Board of Education honored Eastern Area Superintendent Danny Barnes this month for his 35 years in public education, including 25 years at WCPSS. Barnes will retire at the end of June. He began his...
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Wake Assistant Superintendent selected for leadership program
Todd Wirt, the Wake County Public School System Assistant Superintendent For Academics, has been selected as one of the inaugural class of Aspiring Superintendent Fellows, the non-profit Strategic...
View ArticleBoard of Education appoints new leaders at July 23 meeting
The Board of Education appointed several new leaders at its July 23 meeting. Angela Armstrong has been appointed as Assistant Principal at Wendell Elementary School. Kelly Bradshaw has been appointed...
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