CHCCS School Board Approves 81 Position Cuts, Cites ‘Dire’ Spending Situation
The CHCCS Board of Education approved a district proposal to freeze and cut dozens of positions in lieu of a $5.6 million budget shortfall.
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CHCCS Narrows Focus for Bond Plan; Estes Hills, Carrboro, and FPG Elementary Schools Prioritized
The CHCCS school board narrowed its focus to a facilities plan for three new elementary schools, if the $300 million bond referendum passes.
Read MoreSpeaking of Schools: CHCCS Board Chair George Griffin and Vice Chair Riza Jenkins
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education Chair George Griffin, Vice Chair Riza Jenkins, and Chief Communications Officer Andy Jenks all joined 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Monday, July 15. They discussed the latest on the long-term facilities plan, the agenda for Thursday’s board meeting, the rational behind reinstating student admission charges for school athletic events, and more. Andy Jenks talked about some upcoming district events and more.
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CHCCS Board of Education Aligns High School Class Schedules with Approval of Block Format
The CHCCS Board of Education voted unanimously to move to a new high school class schedule. Here are highlights from the officials’ comments.
Read MoreSpeaking of Schools: Chair of the CHCCS School Board George Griffin Talks Facilities Plan, Bond, and More
Chair of the Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools Board of Education George Griffin spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Monday, June 10. He discussed the upcoming high school graduation ceremonies for seniors in the district. He also talked about the district’s proposed facilities plan and the bond referendum on November’s ballot. He talked about the different possibilities in the plan, and how the community can engage with the board on this topic. He discussed the school board’s decision vote in favor of block scheduling at the high school level, and more.
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Projects Designations and Total Dollars: School Bond Takes Shape with Orange County’s Framework
The Orange County school infrastructure bond referendum planned for the fall took its latest step forward on Tuesday night.
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School Boards Discuss Bond, Budget Requests with Orange County Commissioners
The Orange County Board of Commissioners recently met with local boards of education to receive their budget requests.
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CHCCS Declines to Adopt 2 Portions of ‘Parents’ Bill of Rights’ Law in Recent Policy Review
CHCCS became the latest North Carolina district to adopt policies from the “Parents’ Bill of Rights” law. But it did not adopt all of them.
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CHCCS Board of Ed Cites Discrimination, Rejects Language in New NC ‘Parents’ Bill of Rights’ Policy
The CHCCS Board of Education recently took its first reading of policy changes to comply with Senate Bill 49 – and criticized the law.
Read MoreSpeaking of Schools: Vice Chair of CHCCS School Board George Griffin
Vice Chair of the CHCCS School Board George Griffin joined 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Monday, February 20th. He discussed the district’s ongoing issues with bus routs, priorities for the upcoming budget, and more.
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