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July 30, 2021

On Wednesday, I started my day at the Cary Chamber of Commerce's Eye Opener Breakfast with guest speaker Superintendent Catherine Truitt. Several items were discussed from funding to Operation Polaris to expanding postsecondary opportunities for students. Visit this link to learn more about Operation Polaris. Later on Wednesday, I attended the virtual NC DHHS Fireside Chat with Dr. Cohen, Joshua Cureton, Harley Powell, and Ive Jones. The Delta Variant and vaccines were discussed. To watch the recording, click here. After the fireside chat, I attended the disAbility Resource Center for the 31st Anniversary of the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) virtual event: Unspeakable The Story of Junius Wilson. Co-author Dr. Susan Burch led the discussion and provided detailed information about Mr. Wilson's life. To learn more about Junius Wilson, visit this link. On Thursday, I enjoyed visiting the Governor Morehead School (GMS) to celebrate the school, students, and all they do. Click here to find out more about GMS. Throughout this week, I received input from community members, educators, school staff, parents, pediatricians, speech-language pathologists, nurses, and more.

This week as a Board, we had no meetings.

Next week as a Board, we have the following meetings (Please remember these meetings will be streamed live on the WCPSS YouTube Channel.)

  • Tuesday, August 3rd at 3 pm- Work Session. Visit this link to access the agenda. There are two items on the agenda: health guidance updates and a Special Education Teacher recruitment incentive.

  • Tuesday, August 3rd at 5:30 pm- Board Meeting. To view the agenda, click here. There are multiple items on the agenda. Masks, three policies, and a Special Education Teacher recruitment incentive are a few of the items being considered.

If you would like to attend the Work Session, use this link to access the sign-up form. It should go live Sunday around 3 pm and will close at 5pm on Monday. Please note that you will receive an email by 5:30 p.m. the day before the meeting (Monday) regarding your request to attend. If you receive an invitation, you must reply to confirm your attendance. If you do not confirm by 10 a.m. the day of the meeting (Tuesday), your spot will be offered to the next person on the list

If you would like to attend the Board Meeting, click here to access the sign-up form. The form should go live Sunday around 5:30 pm and will close at 5 pm on Monday. You will receive an email by 5:30 p.m. the day before the meeting (Monday) regarding your request to attend. If you receive an invitation, you must reply to confirm your attendance. If you do not confirm by noon the day of the meeting (Tuesday), your spot will be offered to the next person on the list.

If you would like to submit written public comments, use this link. If you'd prefer to submit a video public comment, click here. Both forms will close at noon on Tuesday.

This Sunday, August 1st at 4 pm, I am hosting a D9 Connection Meeting. This is a very informal meeting for me to listen to you. If you live in D9, work in a D9 school, or have a student in a D9 school, please join us using this Google Meet link.

The next D9 Connection Meeting will be on Monday, August 16th at 7:30 pm.

If you have any questions or comments, please email me at kcarter3@wcpss.net.








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