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Wake County School Board members approved a massive overhaul Tuesday of the discipline policies, despite criticism from some groups that the policy does not go far enough. The new policies create five levels for violating school policies and call for the creation of a hearing panel to review and approve suspension recommendations.
Teacher assistant contracts have been cut to 9.25 months in an effort to save $2.4 million. Board members approved the change Tuesday and agreed to revisit the issue in one year.
After months of work, the Wake County school board is set to vote this week on major changes to policies governing student suspensions. The move is intended to keep non-violent students in school.
Efforts at reaching out to black and Hispanic parents in parts of Wake County has increased participation in the Blue Plan test drive. Last Friday, the Wake County Public School officials extended the test drive for the Blue Plan until June 24 due to low participation by parents in Southeast Raleigh and eastern parts of the county.
Wake Schools and the county are combining services to save money. School Board members agreed Tuesday to allow county officials to manage workers’ compensation claims and real estate purchases.
A Harvard study shows that WCPSS poor and non-Asian minority students have improved their test scores but continue to perform below the level of their more affluent white counterparts.
After more than two hours and 56 rounds of voting, the Wake County School Board elected John Tedesco as vice chair. Chair Ron Margiotta was re-elected to his post.
WCPSS has extended the “test drive” of what’s called The Blue Plan — part of a new student assignment plan. The deadline to participate in the mock trial is now Friday, June 24.
Filing for the fall election has not yet begun, but many candidates are stepping forward for Wake County School Board. Here is a breakdown of declared candidates so far.
Wake County schools have begun a two-week trial of one of two student assignment proposals. Parents can go to the school Web site now to test out the Blue Plan, ranking schools in order of preference. School officials say the information will help determine how the process will work if the plan is implemented.
