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October 21, 2022

On Monday, I attended East Cary Middle School's Performance of Murders in the Heir. Bravo cast, crew, and Director-Mrs. Bridges! On Thursday, I attended Cary High School's Fall Choral Concert. Outstanding job Concert Chorus, Choral Ensemble, Green Eggs & Jam A Capella Ensemble, Accompanists- Mrs. Trotter and Evan Szypulski, Student Teacher- Mrs. Goodman, and Director- Mr. Yasick. On Friday, I will be attending Apex High's Performance of Walk Two Moons. On Saturday, I will be attending Green Hope's Performance of Leaving Iowa.

This week as a Board, we had two meetings: Work Session and Board Meeting.

At the Tuesday, October 18th Work Session:

  • Susan Pullium, Senior Director, Student Assignment; reviewed some of the feedback received via the ThoughtExchange, frequently asked questions, and stability rules and presented Draft 2 of the 2023-24 Student Enrollment Plan. Click here to access the presentation. 
Use this link to watch the recording of the October 18th Work Session.

At the Tuesday, October 18th Board Meeting:
  • Jill McKenna, Assistant Superintendent for Special Education Services, shared information about Disability History and Awareness Month and highlighted Project SEARCH! To view the presentation, click here.

  • Superintendent Moore provided an overview of the item discussed in our Work Session: Draft 2 of the 2023-24 Enrollment Plan.

  • Drew Cook, Assistant Superintendent for Academic, presented a contract for $125,000 to send every WCPSS 4th grader to the NC Symphony Educational Concert. Teachers are provided with training prior to the workshop to align with North Carolina Department of Public Instruction standards and Wake County Public School System pacing guides.  The Board approved the contract 8-0. Use this link to view the contract.

  • Drew Cook presented revised Board Policy 3420: Student Promotion and Accountability for first reading. The Board approved the revised policy 8-0. Click here to access the revised policy.
To watch the recording of the October 18th Board Meeting, use this link.

Next week as a Board, we have the following meetings (Please remember these meetings will be streamed live on the WCPSS YouTube Channel.):
  • Monday, October 24th at 3:00 pm- Student Achievement Committee. The items on the agenda are 2021-22 Testing and Accountability Overview and Math Curriculum.  Click here to access the agenda.

  • Tuesday, October 25th at 3:00 pm- Policy Committee. There are three policies and one R and P on the agenda. Use this link to access the agenda.
Please remember the next D9 Board Advisory Council Meeting will be Monday, October 24th at 6 pm at Apex High School.

I will be hosting another D9 Connection Meeting on Sunday, October 30th at 7:30 pm. This is an informal meeting for me to listen to you. If you live in D9, have a student attending 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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