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April 29, 2022

On Sunday, I had a wonderful time volunteering at Green Hope Elementary's Beautification Day. We had quite the surprise when we were pulling up weeds around the frog pond. There was a duck nest with eight eggs! The momma duck watched us from a distance while we finished pulling weeds, spreading compost and mulch, and planting sunflower seeds. On Tuesday, I visited West Cary Middle School to see areas of concerns regarding the condition of the buildings. Tuesday evening, I attended the WCPSS' Arts Night Featuring Gifts of Gold at Crabtree Valley Mall. The Ligon Middle School Choir did a fantastic job performing! On Wednesday, I had a great time at Salem Middle School's Community Night. Salem Middle School's Jazz Band kicked off the event with multiple songs that had the event hopping. Later on Wednesday evening, I hosted D9's Board Advisory Council Meeting (Read below for more information.). On Thursday, I had a fabulous time at Cary High School's Green Tie Gala. From the Chorus, Jazz Ensemble, Green Eggs and Jam, Orchestra, Concert Band and Orchestra, Theatre, Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble, and the NJROTC, the performances were outstanding! The student artwork on display in the lobby was amazing. On Friday, I attended East Cary Middle's performance of Shrek the Musical Jr. Congratulations to the cast and crew for a spectacular show!

As a Board, we had no meetings.

At the Wednesday, April 27th D9 Board Advisory Council Meeting:

  • I provided a brief Board update.

  • Kathy Cawley was elected BAC Chair for next school year.

  • Dr. McMillen, Assistant Superintendent for Data, Research, and Accountability; and Dr. Gardner, Chief of Staff and Strategic Planning, provided an overview of the Strategic Plan for WCPSS and gathered input from BAC members using this Thought Exchange link.
Next week as a Board, we have the following meetings (Please remember these meetings will be streamed live on the WCPSS YouTube Channel.):
  • Tuesday, May 3rd at 3:00 pm- Work Session. The items on the agenda are Work in the Support of the Strategic Plan, Proposed 2022-23 Calendar Modifications for Professional Learning Time, and Initial Planning for the 2023-24 WCPSS School Enrollment Plan. To access the agenda, click here.

  • Tuesday, May 3rd at 5:30 pm- Board Meeting*. Some of the items on the agenda are multiple policies, the proposed 2022-23 Budget, a request to waive Board Policy 8101, and more. Use this link to access the agenda.
*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. 

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 Virtual Meeting on Sunday, May 1st at 4 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.

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






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