Last week, Leslie Rouse spent her first days on the job as the Chief Finance Officer of Wayne County Public Schools. Rouse has 13 years of school budgetary and finance experience. She began her career in 2007 as a federal programs and Career & Technical Education administrative assistant with Lenoir County Schools. In 2013 she…… read more »
A former Wayne County teacher is accused of having a sexual relationship with a student. In October of 2019, the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit began an investigation into allegations made by a former Charles B. Aycock High School student regarding an inappropriate sexual relationship between herself and a teacher. The relationship allegedly…… read more »
After careful consideration, Wayne County Public Schools says it has determined that North Drive Elementary staff can return to campus on Wednesday, October 21. Students will transition back to Plan B on Thursday, October 22. “In making this decision, the district administration and health officials closely examined each case, including when the last time a…… read more »
Thursday, Wayne County Public Schools reported its first COVID-19 cluster. The cluster, which occurred at North Drive Elementary, involves four staff members and two students, none of whom have been on campus for the past week. Out of an abundance of caution the school will be transitioned to Plan C, full remote instruction, while the…… read more »
To help keep its school communities informed, Wayne County Public Schools (WCPS) is launching a daily dashboard which will reflect which schools and/or district support area sites have had individuals recently on their campuses who have tested positive for COVID-19. The dashboard will be posted on the district website at www.waynecountyschools.org/COVID-19Dashboard.aspx. It will be updated…… read more »
What characteristics does the community want in the next superintendent for Wayne County Public Schools? Jim O’Rourke from the North Carolina School Board Association had some answers for the Wayne County Board of Education this week as he showed off the results from WCPS’s survey regarding the vacant superintendent position. When asked about the five…… read more »
Wayne County Public Schools tightens its belt as the district attempts to overcome its nearly $5 million fund balance deficit. At this week’s Board of Education meeting, WCPS Interim Superintendent Dr. James Merrill and School Operations Specialist, LLC President Aaron Beaulieu presented the 2020-2021 fiscal year budget. Merrill says some of the initial cuts made…… read more »
More COVID-19 cases are popping up across the Wayne County Public Schools system. WCPS says it has been notified that an individual who was recently on the Brogden Middle campus, an individual who was recently on the Carver Elementary campus, three individuals who were recently on the Charles B. Aycock High campus, an individual who…… read more »
Out of an abundance of caution, Wayne County Public Schools says Brogden Primary will be transitioned to Plan C, full remote instruction, for the next two weeks due to COVID-19 cases impacting the school. Since September 29, the school has had eight individuals, four of which the district learned of Tuesday, who have recently been…… read more »
Due to the high amount of cleaning and sanitizing associated with reopening classrooms for in-person learning, United Way of Wayne County, Wayne County Chamber of Commerce and Communities Supporting Schools have partnered to hold a cleaning supply drive to benefit all Wayne County Public Schools. Geoff Hulse appeared on Jeff Farrow’s Morning Show on Goldsboro’s…… read more »
