Due to a power outage in the community, five Wayne County Public Schools are temporarily without power. Because the power outage is expected to continue into the afternoon, five schools will be dismissing early today. Eastern Wayne High, Eastern Wayne Elementary, and Meadow Lane Elementary will dismiss at 11:15 AM. The CDS program at Meadow…… read more »
Due to the threat of severe weather Thursday afternoon, all Wayne County Public Schools will switch to Remote Learning for Thursday, March 18. All district facilities, including schools and department sites will close at noon. All after school programs, athletic activities, and curbside meal distributions are also canceled. Additionally, the Wayne County Board of Education…… read more »
Wayne County Public Schools released the following information following Tuesday’s special Board of Education meeting: On Tuesday, March 16, at a Special Called meeting, the Wayne County Board of Education in a 4-3 vote approved transitioning all grades, K-12, to Plan A for 5 days a week face-to-face instruction beginning March 29. Daily early dismissals…… read more »
Wayne County Public Schools prepares to reopen for more students. At Tuesday’s special meeting of the Wayne County Board of Education, WCPS Attorney Richard Schwartz went through the new state law pushing North Carolina school districts to offer full in-person instruction for students that want to be back in the classroom. WCPS Interim Superintendent Dr.…… read more »
Classes are back in session for some students in Wayne County. Today, Tuesday, March 16, is the first official day that K-5 students and teachers in Wayne County Public Schools will be operating under “Plan A.” This is the first time WCPS has reopened schools to full in-person instruction since the pandemic forced North Carolina…… read more »
Thanks to $1.6 billion in funding approved by the General Assembly for North Carolina Public Schools, Senator Jim Perry and Representative John Bell announced that Wayne County Public Schools is now eligible for up to $24,866,346 in assistance as part of recent COVID-19 relief efforts. Last week, the state announced the projected LEA allotments. Local…… read more »
The difficulties faced by students during the pandemic are becoming clearer. At last week’s meeting of the Wayne County Board of Education, Executive Director of Teaching & Learning and Federal Programs Dr. Carol Artis gave a update on student proficiency since the start of the school year. For instance, when looking at K-2 STAR Early…… read more »
Wayne County Public Schools is chipping away at its $5 million fund balance deficit. Adam Scepurek with Anderson, Smith, & Wike presented the Final 2019-2020 Financial Audit Report at this week’s Board of Education meeting. As part of the audit, Scepurek says he found some funds that could be used for debt repayment. Scepurek confirmed…… read more »
This past week, Wayne County Public Schools learned that all 32 of its schools earned the Purple Star Award designation from the North Carolina Department of Instruction for their demonstrated military-friendly practices and a commitment to military students and families. By having 100% of its schools holding the Purple Star designation, WCPS now has the…… read more »
Planning moves along for the new elementary school in northern Wayne County. At a special meeting earlier this month, the Wayne County Board of Education selected an architect and build method for Fremont Elementary School. Assistant Superintendent for Support Services Dr. Tim Harrell went through the reasons it made sense to stick with Pinnacle Architecture,…… read more »
