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Teacher assistants in the Wake County Public School System could see their contracts diminished from 10 months to 9.25 months if education funding is reduced to the levels in the current state budget proposal. The budget, now waiting for Gov. Bev Perdue’s signature or veto, cuts education funding by 6 percent. The budget approved by the Wake County Board of Education in May assumes a 5 percent cut in state money.
The website offering details of new Wake County student assignment plans has received almost 170,000 page views since it went live Monday afternoon.
The Wake County school board voted this week to cut 174 clerical jobs. At its Tuesday meeting the board voted 5-2 to approve a reduction in force for 155 school-based clerical and 19 central services secretarial positions.
Wake schools Superintendent Tony Tata Friday explained the schedule for developing a new comprehensive student assignment plan. He said that he and his six-member student assignment task force have been reviewing research and policies in “a couple dozen” similar districts around the country. Using 18 separate criteria, they have developed nine options.
The Wake County Board of Education Tuesday continued its review of Superintendent Tony Tata’s proposed budget — now considering the General Assembly’s potential deep cuts to education. Officials say it’s only the beginning; traditionally, the State Senate proposes a stricter budget than the House.
Commissioners approved a resolution Monday to allow county staff to handle new site acquisitions and the legal representation in worker’s compensation claims.
New Wake County Public School System Superintendent Anthony Tata sought to paint himself as a friend to parents and students disgruntled over the district’s reassignment changes in a public forum Thursday night.
