CHCCS
Welcome to the open thread for tonight's Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board candidate forum.
As Travis notes in his post on the upcoming election for Chapel Hill Town Council, the filing period to run for the Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools Board of Education also begins on July 5th.
Three incumbents are up for re-election: James Barrett, Michelle Brownstein, and Greg McElveen
James Barrett was elected to a two-year seat in 2011. He intends to run for re-election.
Michelle Brownstein was first elected to the CHCCS Board in 2009. She is currently Board Chair. She also intends to run for re-election.
Greg McElveen
was appointed to fill Pam Hemminger's seat when Pam was elected to the
Orange County Board of County Commissioners in 2008. He was elected to
the seat in 2009. Greg will not be seeking re-election.
This leaves one seat open. There are no known challengers at this point.
Date:
Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 7:00pm to 10:00pm
Location:
DSS Office, Hillsborough Commons, 113 Mayo St, Hillsborough, NC
SAPFO isn't perhaps the most interesting topic the BoCC deals with, but it will become critical if we have to stop all development in town. Agenda (link below) for our joint work session with the county and both school systems includes discussion of some modifications to SAPFO.
Date:
Thursday, September 13, 2012 - 7:00pm
Location:
Southern Human Services Center
A little bird flew in the window this morning bearing news of the application for a new charter school here in Chapel Hill/Carrboro. I found that interesting because when I was education chair for the local NAACP the idea was kicked around and found to have many holes in it. For me the expense and building of infrastructure was too great. This district, although it is failing the majority of the children of color, has a fantastic infrastructure and curriculum that, if improved upon, will do well for all students.
Recently, I and a group of parents from Chapel Hill and Carrboro met with the new school superintendent, Dr. Forcella. As a result I intend to work with him as opposed to funneling money away from the district as a charter school would do, if the application is approved.
So, as what should be normally done when faced with something unexpected, follow the money. In this case it started with an article from Truthout.org I read yesterday discussing the "pilot" programs in Florida centering around the privatization of education.
From the school system today, asking for community input on what we want to see in next superintendent. Survey should be filled out by Dec 15th
As the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools Board of Education works to recruit and hire a new superintendent, board members would like direct input from interested members of the community. Please take a moment to access and complete the survey through the attached link. This survey will help shape the search and decision-making processes. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and opinions.
Use the URL to access the survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Y9MTLJZ
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Superintendent Neil Pedersen has announced that he will retire at the end of the coming school year. Dr. Pedersen has been superintendent since 1992 and has worked in the district since 1987. The school system issued a press release with an overview of changes and accomplishments during his tenure.
It's absolutely stunning for any school district to have a superintendent serve for such an extended period of time. It's probably difficult for our community to conceive of how things might be difference if we had a succession of 5-6 superintendents in the same time period.
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