2011 Election
Candidates Begin Entering the School Board Fray
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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.
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Wake Schools Testing Student Assignment Plan
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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.
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Auditor: Wake Schools in Good Shape
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At a presentation before a Board of Education meeting Tuesday, consultant Robert Schiller called Wake County Public School System administrative services “strong,” but offered some suggestions for improvement. In response, Superintendent Tony Tata suggests creating three new positions to focus on increasing academic achievement.
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Tata Finishes Student Assignment Blitz
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Wake Schools Superintendent Tony Tata and his staff this week presented the Blue and Green assignment plans at 10 high schools. At each session, they demonstrated the district website, where residents can enter their addresses and see possible school options under each plan.
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Will EVAAS Make Wake Schools Better? Part II
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The Wake County Public School System, like other districts in North Carolina, uses the Education Value-Added Assessment System (EVAAS) to rate its teachers. But EVAAS has drawn fire from education academics, teachers and teacher organizations in the state and around the country. Despite these criticisms, Wake Superintendent Tony Tata is already attempting to use EVAAS to staff struggling schools and classrooms with teachers deemed effective by the program.
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Will EVAAS make Wake schools better? Part One
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Last week, the Wake County Board of Education learned that the district’s most effective teachers are not teaching its lowest-performing students. In this two-part series, the Record examines the teacher evaluation system in Wake County. Today, in Part One, we answer the question, what is EVAAS?
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Tata’s Schedules Release Date for Student Assignment Plans
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New student assignment plan options will be released to the public May 23, Wake Schools Superintendent Tony Tata said Friday. Tata’s student assignment task force has considered nine plans, but only two received the group’s endorsement and are considered the two finalists. Those two meet the 18 criteria for a good plan, including Tata’s often mentioned priority of student achievement.
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Tata Finishes First 90 Days as Superintendent
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Wake Schools Superintendent Tony Tata hit his 90 days on the job mark this week. At a press conference Friday, Tata said he was making progress on the five goals he had set out for his first 90 days.
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School Board Approves Budget
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The Wake County School Board approved its $1.2 billion budget Tuesday. They also voted to give teachers a $500 bonus and moved some year-round schools with low enrollment to just one track.
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Tata to Release Student Assignment Plan Options by Mid-May
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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.
