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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 16, 2011 –Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will begin the second phase of its superintendent search process with a series of community meetings. The district will hold six meetings Dec. 5 – 8 and community members will have an opportunity to discuss criteria for the new leader through structured, small-group discussions. [...] We have surpassed 40 legislative days at the North Carolina General Assembly. Though we have worked at a dizzying pace, we remain focused on getting more money into your pockets by right-sizing the government and getting it out of the way of the job creating private sector. I am excited [...] CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 16, 2011 – Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will begin polling parents, students and community members tomorrow, March 17, for input on the 2012-2013 CMS school calendar. Two calendar options and the poll will go live after 9 a.m. on March 17. A link to the poll, which includes both versions of [...]
Ballantyne, NC – Is there pressure on the schools to teach the children? Is C.M.S just throwing money at the school problems? The C.M.S. Board of Education draws the lines for which students attend which specific schools. District 6 C.M.S. Representative Tim Morgan reminded all that the magnet schools were created to alleviate [...]
Due to the unusual ice and snow, the C.M.S. Board Meeting was held at an earlier time of day. On January 11th, the 2:00 pm meeting was full of the new proposed deep cuts. There were twenty public speakers present. Several spoke about saving The Collinswood Elementary Magnet Program. Even more spoke [...]
CMS operating on normal schedule Jan. 14
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will operate on a normal schedule Friday, Jan. 14. Friday will also be the first day of EOC exams. All school, athletic, after school enrichment programs and all community use of schools events will run as scheduled. Share this: [...] This reporter was anxious to attend my first meeting in the chamber of the government center. I am happy to report that it was a very informative and thought provoking process. I did learn much about how this board makes decisions.
The Charlotte Mecklenburg School Board of Education met on December 14th, [...] 288 CMS teachers received 2010 National Board Certification
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 16, 2010 – The National Board for Professional Teacher Standards (NBPTS) has announced that 288 CMS teachers have earned National Board Certification this year—the largest number of new certifications in the district’s history. According to NBPTS, North Carolina has 2,277 newly-certified [...] (This is a correction article. The original article was from the breakfast meeting of 12-03-10) Ballantyne, NC – Representative Ruth Samuelson, C.M.S. Board Member Tom Tate and County Board of Commissioners Member George Dunlap are unfamiliar with Ballantyne. They somehow missed the facts of the growth in Ballantyne. Representative Ric Killian is [...] What will be cut in this new budget cycle? C.M.S. District 6 School Board Member Tim Morgan was happy to answer questions about this budget. Friday, November 19th, the C.M.S. Board of Education had their first meeting about the budget for 2011-2012. The board has been told to brace for millions in [...]
Ballantyne, NC – Where will affordable housing be built? The November 19th breakfast meeting opened with talk of the upcoming city ‘dinner’ meeting agenda. Larry Huelsman, Tim Newman and others from the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority(C.R.V.A.) will be presenting to the city council this coming Monday night. The city is expecting a [...]
Ballantyne, NC – The November 12th breakfast meeting opened with talk of the upcoming dinner zoning meeting for the city council. This zoning meeting is a short meeting. Childress/ Klein constructed a building in the South Park Mall Area in 1953. This building is now being remodeled by the city. Piedmont Town Center [...]
Charlotte, NC – What really is going on with the Butler High School Football Team? There have been three team members arrested since May 2010. C.M.S. District 6 Board Member Tim Morgan explained that the football coach is Mike Newsome. Mr. Morgan went on to say that he would “hope we would [...]
Ballantyne, NC – The first Monday of the month is traditionally the ‘workshop’ mode for the city council. The breakfast meeting on October 29th opened with talk of the Housing and Neighborhood Development Committee meeting this next Monday. ‘Workshop’ meetings are a ‘preview’ of the topics soon coming to the board. The University [...]
By: Susan J. Spaulding Public Policy Writer Recent CMS community meetings have Last week two people were arrested at a C.M.S. public meeting. This happened at the October 12th public forum on school closings. Were these arrests necessary? C.M.S is near the end of a cycle of seven regional public forums. These [...] |
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