Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools
Back in March, members of the OCTS-Lincoln-Northside alumni group spoke at a CHCCS School Board meeting asking that we name the new elementary school, located between McMasters and Caldwell, "Northside Elementary" to continue the proud tradition of education that has occurred on that site.
In our board meeting tonight, there was a suggestion from a board member that we go ahead and act quickly on this, while we have plenty of things like Common Core and redistricting to worry about and we're down a staff member for community relations who would normally drive this process, and make the easy decision to name Elementary #11 as Northside Elementary.
OP has been a great source for name ideas before. How does this community feel about resurrecting the Northside name for this elementary school?
I attended the NHA/Lee Scholars Information Session this evening and I must say, I'm Impressed. As the discussion commenced and powerpoint presentation was shown it became very clear to me that the Chapel Hill/Carrboro City Schools were doing, by charter school criteria, a wonderful job of teaching our children.
The "moral focus" of the teaching process reminded me very much of Positive Behavior Support (PBS) in the middle schools (my children attend Smith.
It was said that the middle school students (they aren't quite there yet but Greensboro is) are taught geometry and algebra in the 8th grade to prepare them for high school. CHCCS has that as a requirement for 8th grade and some students begin algebra 1 in the 7th grade.
When they discussed how each student of NHA managed schools are greeted at the classroom door by the teachers each morning with a bright hello it reminded me of Estes Hills Elementary School under the leadership of Cheryl Carnahan who has turned that school into a School of Excellence. And for the car riders they're greeted in the parking lot! Amazing.
If you care about education in the Chapel Hill/Carrboro City Schools I urge you to take action TODAY. We are not opposed to parents and students having more options for their education but the financial impact that this charter would make on the district would be devastating. The following text is directly from an email I sent this morning to Dr. Forcella and all school board members.
Dr. Forcella,
CHCCS will hold a Board
Candidate Orientation on Thursday, July 28, from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm in
the Superintendent's Conference Room of Lincoln Center. Lunch will be
provided during the meeting. The orientation will seek to familiarize
candidates with rules and regulations related to campaigning, the roles
and responsibilities of Board of Education Members, current issues in
the district and ways of accessing background information about the
district. Candidates interested in attending this orientation should
contact Assistant to the Superintendent for Community Relations
Stephanie Knott at sknott@chccs.k12.nc.us or (919) 967-8211, ext. 28227.
Date:
Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Location:
Superintendent's Conference Room, Lincoln Center
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