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Patti Hamler will serve as interim principal of Southeast Raleigh High School from April 27 to May 22. Rhonda Jones will stay on as interim principal of Adams Elementary School in Cary until June 30. #wcpss

Scott Lyons will serve as interim principal of Jones Dairy Elementary School in Wake Forest from April 27 to June 30. Jones Dairy lost its principal on April 7 when Caroline Godwin died after an illness. #wcpss

Tomarah Lipscomb has been named principal of Lockhart Elementary School in Knightdale. Lipscomb is currently assistant principal at Turner Creek Elementary. Lipscomb will start at Lockhart on June 1 with a salary of $114,097. #wcpss

Wake County school board chair apologizes for speeding in a school zone Wake school board chair Tyler Swanson quipped he now goes 10 miles below the speed limit after the recent ticket.

Wake County school board chair apologizes for speeding in a school zone. At Tuesday's school board meeting, Tyler Swanson said he accepts full responsibility for going 47 in a school zone & says he's learned his lesson. www.newsobserver.com/news/politic... #ncpol #nced #wcpss #wakepol

NCAE leader asked Wake to close all schools on May 1 for teacher rally. Will it? Wake still plans to keep year-round schools open on May 1 even though it will be a teacher workday for traditional-calendar schools.

NCAE leader asked Wake County to close all schools on May 1 for teacher rally. Will it? For now, Wake plans to have year-round schools, modified-calendar schools & early colleges open May 1. It's a workday for traditional-calendar schools. www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e... #ncpol #nced #wcpss

Wake County school board chair Tyler Swanson addresses his recent ticket for speeding in a school zone. Swanson says he takes full responsibility and has learned his lesson. #ncpol #nced #wcpss #wakepol

Wake NCAE President Christina Cole asked the Wake County school board to make May 1 a teacher workday for all schools so that all employees can participate. It's currently a workday for traditional-calendar schools but schools like year-rounds are still open. #wcpss

Speakers brought jars holding pompoms representing the hours that their school's special ed staff spend working outside school hours. They're asking Wake County school board to back Wake NCAE plan to increase spec-ed funding & ask county commissioners for more than a $25M increase in funding. #wcpss

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Wake County school board meeting now. Topics include public hearing on the proposed school budget. Agenda at simbli.eboardsolutions.com/SB_Meetings/... Watch at www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrpG... #wcpss

Wake County school board getting initial findings from organization study that argues that Wake is lean compared to other school districts. simbli.eboardsolutions.com/Meetings/Att... #ncpol #nced #wcpss

Wake could reduce high school assistant principal jobs to help balance budget On a more long-term note, administrators have also examined savings from closing under-enrolled schools.

Wake County could reduce high school assistant principal jobs to help balance budget. School board agrees to cut back on high school APs as part of a way to come up with money to avoid reducing special education teaching positions. www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e... #ncpol #nced #wcpss

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Wake County school board holding work session now to get updates on organizational & market compensation studies. The studies aren't done yet. Agenda at simbli.eboardsolutions.com/SB_Meetings/... Watch at www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rsau... #wcpss

Wake County school board want staff to present more info on a way to save $2.3M next school year by delaying for a year providing extra pay for newly hired employees who have a master's degree. Wake is one of the few NC districts that offer this perk. #nced #wcpss

Wake County school board finance cmte agreed today to most of the $10.5M in proposed budget adjustments. They want more info on the program enhancement teacher cuts, Restart Program cuts and tutoring instructional support position cuts. simbli.eboardsolutions.com/Meetings/Att... #nced #wcpss

A proposed budget cut is $1.2M that Wake County high schools get for program enhancement classroom positions, ie arts, physical education & world languages. Wake says principals may have to take steps such as reducing some sections or eliminating classes. #nced #wcpss

In Wake County school staff called an exercise, they say they could save $800K by combining 2 underenrolled elementary schools & $1M from combining 2 underenrolled middle schools. The schools were not named & if it's done wouldn't be imminent. simbli.eboardsolutions.com/Meetings/Att... #nced #wcpss

Wake County could cut $1.2M from high school assistant principal funding next school year as a way to avoid cutting special ed. If approved, 10 schools would lose 1 AP & 1 school would lose 2 APs. Savings would come from not filling vacancies. simbli.eboardsolutions.com/Meetings/Att... #nced #wcpss

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Wake County school board budget and finance cmte meeting starting soon to go over proposed budget cuts for 2026-27 school year. Agenda at simbli.eboardsolutions.com/SB_Meetings/... Watch at www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQBd... #nced #wcpss

Wake NCAE will rally again outside today's Wake County school board meeting to lobby for "fully funded schools." They also intend to speak at the board's budget public hearing. Wake NCAE President Christina Cole will become NCAE president this summer. #ncpol #nced #wcpss

Raleigh moms want action after edited image of daughters used in lewd Insta post The moms say all the high school lacrosse players shown in the altered and sexually suggestive Instagram post should be disciplined.

Raleigh moms want action after edited image of daughters used in lewd Instagram post. The moms say all the Athens Drive High School lacrosse players in the photo should be disciplined, not just the student who posted the altered image. www.newsobserver.com/sports/high-... #nced #wcpss

A power outage resulted in Wake County school board facilities cmte meeting being postponed. But staff were going to recommend converting 7 multi-track year-round schools to single track or traditional calendar. Heritage Elementary may also convert. simbli.eboardsolutions.com/Meetings/Att... #wcpss

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has 22 executives making over $200K. Wake has 3 The Charlotte Observer compared salaries for CMS staff to Wake County, the largest public school district in the state, and similar-sized districts.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has 22 executives making over $200K. Wake County has 3: the superintendent, chief business officer & chief of facilities and operations. Wake is larger. (Via @rebeccanoel.bsky.social & @caitmcglade.bsky.social) www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e... #ncpol #nced #wcpss

Raleigh high school lacrosse team condemned after lewd social media post The school says there will be ‘appropriate consequences’ taken against students after the edited image was posted on social media.

Raleigh high school lacrosse team condemned after lewd social media post. The post contained a photo of several uniformed Athens Drive players with images of four female Broughton High students edited into it to create an altered lewd image. www.newsobserver.com/sports/high-... #nced #wcpss

Wake will recommend changing calendars at up to 8 year-round schools. See where Wake doesn’t need as many multi-track year-round schools to increase school capacity now that student enrollment growth is slowing.

Wake County will recommend changing calendars at up to 8 year-round schools. See where. Staff will recommend Tuesday converting 7 multi-track schools to single track or traditional calendar. Heritage Elementary may also change calendars. www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e... #nced #wcpss

To keep days like Yom Kippur & Eid al-Adha as teacher workdays, Wake County rejected an alternative calendar that would have created more 5-day school weeks. That option would have added workdays before the 1st day of classes & after last day. www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e... #nced #wcpss

Most Wake County schools won’t have classes on Yom Kippur and Eid al-Adha. They'll be workdays for traditional calendar in '27-28. Board member Jennifer Job says it's unfair Jewish & Muslim teachers have to use annual leave to take off. www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e... #ncpol #nced #wcpss

Brittany Sandora was hired to be principal of Penny Road Elementary School in Cary. Sanders is currently principal of Cardinal Charter Academy at Wendell Falls. Sanders will start June 1 with a salary of $85,487. #wcpss

Police charge Wake County school board member with speeding — in a school zone. School board chair Tyler Swanson received a traffic citation saying he drove 47 mph in a 25 mph school zone near West Cary Middle School. www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e... #ncpol #nced #wcpss

Cary elementary student gets stuck 40 feet up a tree outside school Local authorities say the child was not injured but quickly returned to class.

Cary elementary student gets stuck 40 feet up a tree outside school. Cary firefighters rescued the Laurel Park Elementary student. Child was uninjured after rescue and returned to class. (Via Faith Wardwell) www.newsobserver.com/news/local/c... #nced #wcpss

Wake school board wants $680M bond referendum. Here’s what it would pay for Wake says slowing student population growth means they can spend more of the bond money on renovation projects at existing schools.

Wake County school board wants $680M bond referendum. Here’s what it would pay for. Board asked commissioners to put on Nov. 3 ballot a referendum that would help pay for 3 new schools, 8 major renovations & other projects. www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e... #ncpol #nced #wcpss #wakepol