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Wake County school board to discuss student assignment plan on Sept. 29

Submitted by KeungHui on 09/21/2012 - 17:26
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Next week's Wake County school board schedule is now out and the first work session on the student assignment plan is set for Sept. 29, a Saturday.

After postponing the five public hearings scheduled for the plan, the board  looked at using those dates as work sessions. The posted schedule doesn't mention reusing the Monday and Wednesday that would have held hearings.

But a work session is scheduled for Sept. 29 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the school board conference room, 5625 Dillard Drive in Cary.

Also next week, the school board's policy committee will meet Tuesday to discuss revisions to the policies on student assignment, transfers and enrollment caps. The board needs to adopt the revisions before the plan can be approved.

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The only good that can

Sat, 09/22/2012 - 10:22 — shearertw

The only good that can possibly come from any of this is an increase in demand for charter schools which will hopefully lead to more if them in WC.

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Fri, 09/21/2012 - 22:49 — Sideburns

This could be fun to watch. The Board majority who directed a new assignment plan without changing the policy that drives student assignment now wants to spend hours pouring over 169 individual maps. They should charge admission.

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T. Keung Hui covers Wake schools.
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