By a ratio of about 2-to-1, Wayne County families are opting to send their students back to school for in-person learning. According to figures provided to GoldsboroDailyNews.com from Wayne County Public Schools, approximately 12,000 of the district’s students are attending class in-person this week while about 5,500 students are attending WCPS’s 100% Virtual Learning Program.…… read more »
Classrooms are reopening across all Wayne County Public Schools. Monday was the first day all of the district’s schools transitioned to “Plan A” in-person instruction 5 days a week. Families still have the option to keep their students learning remotely. According to a reader poll on GoldsboroDailyNews.com, 64% of respondents said it is time to…… 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 »
Wayne County Public Schools is still planning to reopen to Pre-K – 5th grade students under “Plan A” at the start of the 4th grading period. Thursday, the Wayne County Board of Education received an update on the planning for transition those students back to on-campus learning. Interim Superintendent Dr. David Lewis says COVID trends…… read more »
On Wednesday January 13, at a Special Called meeting, the Wayne County Board of Education in a 4-3 vote approved postponing the district’s K-5 Plan A transition from January 25 to the fourth grading period which begins on March 15. As a part of the motion, the Board will reconvene prior to the end of…… read more »
K-5 Wayne County Public Schools classrooms won’t return to completely in-person instruction until at least mid- March. With trends moving in the wrong direction, the Wayne County Board of Education voted 4-3 Wednesday to keep K-5 students in the remote and in-person “Plan B” option until the start of the fourth grading period. Interim Superintendent Dr. David…… read more »
On Wednesday December 16, at a Special Called meeting, the Wayne County Board of Education in a 5-2 vote approved postponing the district’s K-5 Plan A transition from January 11 to January 25. This move was made to give the schools, district administrators, and transportation staff time to effectively complete transition plans and to have…… read more »
K-5 schools in Wayne County will not move into “Plan A” in-person learning until at least late January. Wednesday, the Wayne County Board of Education took another look at reopening plans for the district’s K-5 classrooms. School board member Jennifer Strickland says she does not believe the schools are responsible for spreading the coronavirus. School…… read more »
On Monday, December 7, at its regularly scheduled monthly meeting, the Wayne County Board of Education in a 5-2 vote approved moving all K-5 students to “Plan A on January 11. (Voting in Favor: Strickland, Leatham, Sanders, Vice-Chair Democko & Chair West / Voting against: Burden & Henderson). This week, K-5 families will receive a…… read more »
