Have Your Say With CMS, 2012-2013 School Calendar Poll Opens March 17

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 [...]

CMS Budget Updates

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 [...]

What Now For CMS?

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 [...]

CMS and Zoning Updates for South Charlotte

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 [...]

CMS: What Changes Will Come From November 9th Historic Vote?

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 [...]

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 [...]

Susan Spaulding’s Ballantyne Policy Update

The breakfast meeting opened with talk of the county board meeting last night, June 3rd. The county board of commissioners “found” more money by increasing their estimation of the sales tax revenue. Some wonder if this is a good idea. Disappointment might follow in a few months if all of this sales tax [...]

Board of Education Approves County Budget Request

Ballanrtyne, N.C. – The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education on May 11 approved its 2010-2011 budget request to Mecklenburg County.

The request, part of the district’s $1.15 billion proposed operating budget for 2010-2011, was approved after a lengthy public hearing and Board discussion. About two dozen members of the public spoke at the Board [...]