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April 14, 2022

For folks on the traditional calendar, I hope you are enjoying your Spring Break. I wish everyone a Happy Easter!

This week as a Board, we had one meeting: Facilities Committee.

At the Wednesday, April 13th Facilities Committee Meeting:

  • Douglas Congdon, Program Executive, Facilities Design & Construction, provided an update on the 2022 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) process. Staff recommended Option 1A: Major Renovations: North Garner MS, Lockhart ES, Brentwood ES, HS TBD – Cary HS or Athens Drive HS,  Briarcliff ES, Washington ES, Ligon MS, Zebulon MS; New Construction: HS3 – West Cary/Morrisville area – land TBD, ES [TBD] 1 – Wendell/Zebulon area – land TBA* - Wendell ES relocation, ES [TBD] 2 – Poole Road site, ES [TBD] 3 – Northeastern Raleigh site – land TBA*. TBA-to be acquired; Staff also recommended Athens Drive Magnet High for the high school to be renovated instead of Cary High. I voiced my concerns about Cary High not being recommended. If you review the rubric scores in each category, Cary High School has higher scores in three of the categories-Health and Safety, Campus Building Condition, and Educational Adequacy. Athens Drive scored higher in one category-school choice. To me, having a higher Health and Safety score is very concerning. I did voice my appreciation for the renovations being spread out across the district versus overwhelmingly concentrated in one city. To view the presentation, use this link.

  • Douglas Congdon presented the Facilities Three Month Forecast. Click here to access the forecast.
Use this link to view the recording of the April 13th Facilities Committee Meeting.

Next week as a Board, we have the following meetings (Please remember these meetings will be streamed live on the WCPSS YouTube Channel.):
  • Tuesday, April 19th at 2:00 pm- Finance Committee. The item on the agenda is the Superintendent's Proposed 2022-23 Budget Work Session. To view the agenda, click here.

  • Tuesday, April 19th at 4:00 pm- Work Session. Items on the agenda are the 2022 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) and Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) Professional Learning Update. Use this link to access the agenda.

  • Tuesday, April 19th at 5:30 pm- Board Meeting*. Some of the items on the agenda are Public Hearing of the Superintendent's Proposed 2022-23 Budget, Wake Early College of Information and Biotechnologies (WECIB) 2022-23 Bell Schedule adjustment, multiple Board policies presented for first reading, 2022 CIP presentation, resolution requesting and petitioning the Wake County Board of Commissioners to provide necessary funds for the purpose of paying the cost of school facilities, and more. Click here to view the agenda.

  • Wednesday, April 20th at 1:30 pm- Student Achievement Committee.**

  • Wednesday, April 20th at 3:00 pm- Policy Committee.**
*Full audio via phone is available for the Board Meeting. The phone number will be posted at this link the day of the Board Meeting.

**The agendas for these meetings have not been posted yet. When the agendas are posted, they will be accessible at this link.

Please remember there is no signup form to attend the Work Session, Board Meeting, or committee meetings. Seating capacity is limited to 100.

If you are interested, you can submit written or video public comments. The forms to submit comments will be live from 5 pm on Friday until noon on Tuesday.

If you are interested in making in-person public comments, please visit this page and scroll down to click on the appropriate form. The form will go live 48 hours prior to the start of the meeting (on Sunday) and close at 5 pm on Monday.

I will be hosting another D9 Connection Meeting on Monday, April 18th at 7 pm. This is an informal meeting for me to listen to you. If you live in D9, have a student in a D9 school, or work in a D9 school, please join us using this Google Meet link.

District 9's last Board Advisory Council Meeting for this school year will be held virtually on Wednesday, April 27th at 6 pm. This meeting will be focused on receiving feedback/input on the District's Strategic Plan. If you are interested in attending, please complete this registration form.

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


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