On Tuesday afternoon, the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office was made aware of a post on social media threatening violence at multiple Wayne County Public School facilities. Investigators with the Sheriff’s Office immediately opened an investigation and began tracking down leads. Investigators successfully linked the post to a 13-year-old juvenile. The juvenile has been arrested and…… read more »
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Teen Charged with Threat of Schools
Wayne County Board of Education Names Interim Superintendent
The Wayne County Board of Education is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement with Dr. Michael D. Priddy to serve as Interim Superintendent following the retirement of Dr. David A. Lewis, effective April 1, 2023. Dr. Priddy has enjoyed a long and distinguished career in education and has previously served as an…… read more »
Wayne County Board of Education Seeks Public Input on Superintendent Search
The Wayne County Board of Education, with the support of Ray & Associates, Inc, is seeking input from interested students, parents, other members of the community, and staff to help shape the search process and to assist in defining the qualities and characteristics desired in the next WCPS superintendent. Community & Staff Survey: The Board invites…… read more »
WCPS Discuss Budget and Priorities
Superintendent David Lewis provided the Board information about the budget timeline. He shared that the school district’s financial position is strong and very stable. He stated that the school district has a healthy fund balance. Dr. Lewis also shared that he is confident that the enrollment and staffing projection process which has been in place for…… read more »
WCPS Lottery Application Period Open & Information Activities for Innovative Schools to be Held
o This week, Wayne County Public Schools launched its 2023-2024 lottery application period for its three innovative schools. The lottery is open for current fifth grade students interested in attending Wayne School of Engineering and Wayne School of Technical Arts beginning next fall. It is also open for current eighth grade students interested in attending…… read more »
WCPS Teacher Named NCCAT Empower Beginning Teacher of the Year Finalist
Mount Olive Middle 7th grade English Language Arts teacher, Beth Rose, recently learned that she was one of 27 finalists in the North Carolina Center For The Advancement Of Teaching (NCCAT) 2023 Empower Beginning Teacher of the Year Award program. “Mrs. Rose is an exceptional beginning teacher and Wayne County Public Schools is proud to…… read more »
Board Selects Search Firm for Superintendent Search Process
In follow-up to the superintendent search firm presentations on December 4, Chair Leatham polled Board members as to which firm they were in favor of moving forward with. The following votes were cast: BWP & Associates: Voting in Favor: Joyner, Sanders, & Vice-Chair Foucht Masonboro Group: No votes Ray and Associates, Inc.: Voting in Favor:…… read more »
GHS Placed on Lockdown After Student Threatened
On Jan. 6, 2023, at approximately 3:30 p.m., staff at Goldsboro High School received information that a student was threatened by an unknown subject in the community. The school was placed in a precautionary soft lockdown by Wayne County Public Schools. The Goldsboro High School resource officer on duty notified the patrol supervisor to request assistance. Officers from the Goldsboro…… read more »
NCDPI Awarded Grant to Increase Mental Health Support for Public School Students
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) was recently awarded roughly $17 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Education to help meet the mental health needs of students in the state’s public schools including Wayne County. The funding will enable NCDPI to leverage partnerships with institutions of higher education and 15…… read more »
WCPS Superintendent Announces Retirement
On Monday evening, following the Wayne County Board of Education Meeting, Superintendent Dr. David A. Lewis met with his Leadership Team to share the attached retirement letter which he presented to the Board Members earlier in the day. “It has been my honor and privilege to serve the students, families, staff, and communities as superintendent…… read more »
