A charter school bill that would change the oversight of charter schools in North Carolina has raised a lot of questions and speculation. The bill would appoint a body independent of the state board of education to decide which schools should open and close. The bill also includes several other changes like doing away with criminal background checks for charter school employees.
CMS superintendent Heath Morrison recently presented the budget for the upcoming school year. And fiscal challenges exist for all of CMS’ funding sources: county, state and federal. But despite those hurdles, Dr. Morrison says that the school district will continue pushing for success for all students. Under his leadership he plans to personalize education for each student and more fully embrace the diverse cultures of the student population. A conversation with Superintendent Morrison, when Charlotte Talks.
CMS Superintendent Heath Morrison has put a price tag on his vision for the district. He wants Mecklenburg County and the state to pitch in an extra $27 million next year to help fund new programs and expand others. Those include bringing more technology to classrooms and creating career and technical specialties at schools. The plan also calls for 10 new positions to help schools coordinate with companies and groups wanting to help.
WFAE’s Lisa Miller was at last night’s meeting and joins Morning Edition host Duncan McFadyen in the studio.
Senior Kourtney Conway was part of last year's award-winning cast. "It was a major thing that clicked with me at that point," she says. "I was like, 'hey, maybe I can do this', when we won."
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Junior Ryan Dever moved to South Point last semester for the theater program. He says he didn't move to South Point because they won Blumey's, "even so much that they participated. I wanted something that would give me that opportunity."
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South Point High School's sports trophy cases stand opposite the school's auditorium, the headquarters of the theater program.
Just about every high school has its cliques, groups like the jocks, and the theater crowd. South Point High School in Belmont is no different.
The school gets a lot of recognition for its football team, which has won a long list of conference and state titles over the last forty three years. But last year, the drama crowd gained some ground with its own title.
Charlotte Mecklenburg School officials are gearing up for a bond referendum this fall. They laid out a plan Tuesday night to build several new schools throughout the county, including three k-8 schools and a handful of magnets.
