CMS Update, New Boundaries for Community House Middle

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 [...]

CMS Community Forums Scheduled, School Closure List Shrinks

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 4, 2010 – Six schools were removed from the list of 78 facing a wide range of changes during a work session of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education Oct. 4. The works session was part of the Board’s comprehensive review of the district that began in June.

With seven [...]

Community House Middle Boundry Change?

Ballantyne, NC – This week has been a study in tragedies of police families. Demeatrius Montgomery was found guilty of two counts of first degree murder this week. Also this week was the capture and arrest of Michael Harvey. He was with Valerie Hamilton just before her death. Valerie Hamilton is the daughter [...]

School Resource Officers to Leave CMS?

Ballantyne, NC – Will the new tree ordinance impact the carbon footprint of the city? The September 24th breakfast meeting opened with talk of the upcoming Monday night dinner meeting for the city council. First on the agenda is the design/build concept for the ‘McAlpine Water Treatment Plant Filter Upgrade Project’. This is [...]

It’s a Buyer’s Market in Ballantyne, But Not a Bargain Basement!

Ballantyne, NC – While the spring and summer are traditionally the busy months for home buyers, there is usually a second wave in September and October as buyers make the final push before we enter the holiday season and all of the busy events that go along with it.

Although demand is still [...]

What Changes Are On the Horizon For Schools In CMS, Ballantyne?

Ballantyne, NC – On September 10th,the morning breakfast meeting opened with a hot topic: C.M.S. Current District 6 School Board member Tim Morgan and former board member Ken Gjertsen were both in attendance to help sort out some of the new changes to C.M.S. Tim Morgan explained that the new proposed changes are [...]

CMS Schools of Concern List Includes 2 Ballantyne Schools

Ballantyne, NC – Guiding principles applied in preliminary list of schools, Board of Education asks staff to continue to develop framework for improving schools

The guiding principles developed by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education during the summer got their first application Sept. 7 in a work session, as CMS staff presented a [...]

Ballantyne Public Policy Update – Recent CMS Events

Ballantyne, NC – The hot topics for the September 3rd breakfast meeting were the Charlotte Housing Authority, the salary for the city manager and the taxi controversy. Charlotte City Council’s meeting date has been altered due to Labor Day. The next city meeting will not be on a Monday, per usual, but on [...]