Does East Wake High School's future lie in it becoming a magnet school?
That's a question that will be studied at today's student achievement committee meeting. School board member Lori Millberg, whose district includes East Wake, has floated the idea of keeping the school operating as four small schools under the magnet program.
As a magnet school, East Wake High would be able to draw students from across the county. But perhaps more importantly, it might lure back families who are choosing to attend Enloe High or other high schools.
What to do with East Wake High has been a long-running issue in Wake.
The school board agreed to take money from the Gates Foundation under the hope that turning East Wake High into four small schools would give the school an academic boost. After much scrutiny, the school board voted last month to continue the small schools format and reassess in December 2010 whether to continue.
Today's committee meeting begins at 11 a.m. in the board conference room, 3600 Wake Forest Road in Raleigh.
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WCPSS misses another boat??
Tue, 08/11/2009 - 10:45 — AngelaWChatham Co. High School Students Get Laptops
http://chatham.mync.com/site/Chatham/news/story/39887/chatham-co.-high-school-students-get-laptops/
What boat did they miss ?
Tue, 08/11/2009 - 13:48 — shank56Jordan-Matthews HS has 700 students and 60 staff according to its website. A grant in the amount of $800,000 from the Golden Leaf Foundation funded the computers for students, according to the article.
Have you read what the Golden Leaf Foundation is primarily about?
Chatham spends $1600 more
Tue, 08/11/2009 - 12:57 — MorrisVMorrisChatham spends $1600 more than Wake per student which gives them more room for extras like labtops. Angela, I would not put much faith in computers - just like TV, DayCare ... computers can just become a way to keep kids entertained, occupied, and out to the way ...
not high school kids IN
Tue, 08/11/2009 - 13:16 — AngelaWnot high school kids IN school, at home perhaps, but then isn't that the parent's responsibility???
and spending MORE per student is a bad thing??
Wake Co Schools. Tail Wagging the Dog
Tue, 08/11/2009 - 09:21 — AngelaWhttp://venitapeyton.com/2009/08/wake-co-schools-tail-wagging-dog.html
This should serve as a clear indication that this is NOT a body who would do any better with taxing authority. While Wake County and the City of Raleigh, both run by professional managers, realized in early winter that the economic forecast was dimming, the Wake County Superintendent and his staff were singing, "Merrily we roll along. Roll along. Roll ALONG".
During the first months of 2009, staff and board members crisscrossed Wake County, (several trying to appear 'interested'), listening to parents concerns about reassignments, overcrowded, and undercrowded schools. Finally in July, staff says, "Whoops! Three schools won't be ready. So that three year reassignment policy that you just passed, must be significantly readjusted."
If the Governor has to bail out Wake County Public Schools, you can bet it will come with one mandate: replacing the Superintendent. Which means change agent Dr. Bill Harrison (Chairman of the State Board of Education) could find himself hired again.
Wiki
Tue, 08/11/2009 - 09:42 — choice4allI love your posts but I will post the most significant (at least to me) part of that article from Venita.
"Even the Governor (who lives in Wake County) is questioning how Wake County Public Schools has been spending its money. The ostrich stance (head in the sand) is no longer working. Even the sand is moving out of the way.
Public support for education has always been needed. Rather than seek support, this administration has hidden its problems and always come out swinging. No change needed! No change needed!"
http://venitapeyton.com/2009/08/wake-co-schools-tail-wagging-dog.html
Venita Thank you for saying what NEEDS to be said. Wake County Parents WAKE UP!!! October is just around the corner and we need to vote these bums out!
post away!!
Tue, 08/11/2009 - 09:47 — AngelaW:) the more people see, hopefully the more people will REALIZE and we can actually achieve the CHANGE IN WCPSS that we need!!!!!