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Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

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CHCCS endures staff shortages, school safety issues and board changes

By Maddie Policastro | December 5

This year, CHCCS struggled with staffing shortages of teachers and bus drivers. The district also had to contend with safety issues, and three new school ...

Student charged with felony in Carrboro High School bomb threat, Carrboro PD says

By Ethan E. Horton | November 29

High school e-cigarette use has declined, according to CDC survey

By Audrey Kashatus | November 27

Chapel Hill and Carrboro encourage community members to 'leave the leaves'

By Sarah Clements | November 20

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is one of two public schools systems in Orange County. The system is run by the CHCCS Board of Education, which is comprised of seven elected officials who hold four-year terms. Under the board is the superintendent. The current superintendent is Tom Forcella.

The district includes 11 elementary schools, four middle schools, four high schools, a middle college with Durham Technical Community College and a school for children at UNC Hospitals. These schools serve more than 12,000 students across Orange County.

Learn more about the district's Board of Education here.

Browse board meeting agendas and videos here.

'I know what my purpose is': CHCCS CHAMPions recognizes teachers, school staff

By William Becker | November 19

The CHAMPion, or Celebrating Heroes and Magnificent People, program is a partnership between Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and the Chapel Hill-Carrboro ...

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CHCCS and UNC school psychologists reflect on position shortages, impacts on students

By Sierra President | November 17

The National Association of School Psychologists recommends a ratio of one psychologist to every 500 students, but national data shows that the current ...

Public School Forum report shows teacher vacancies across North Carolina

By Huda Kamal | November 12

“What it looks like is kids getting to school late because we are not paying bus drivers enough so we can’t fill those positions,” Bryan Proffitt, ...

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Three newcomers, one incumbent elected to CHCCS Board of Education

By Lucy Marques and Sophia Fanning | November 7

Rani Dasi, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education frontrunner, won 20.13 percent of the vote, 11,628 votes total. Barbara Fedders was ...

'If not myself, then who': Honoria Middough runs for teacher representation on CHCCS board

By Ginny Dempster | November 6

Middough is the mother of a CHCCS graduate and has over a decade of experience as an English as a second language teacher in Durham Public Schools. She ...

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CHCCS offers evening buses for students participating in after-school programs

By Brantley Aycock | November 6

One bus per school leaves each middle school at 5:35 p.m. and each high school at 6:35 p.m., Monday through Thursday.

Allison Willis runs for CHCCS board with classroom, administrative experience

By Brantley Aycock | November 6

“I think you would be hard-pressed to find an educational issue that I haven't experienced on the ground or had to kind of lead through and have experience ...

School board candidate Meredith Ballew reflects on advocacy within CHCCS

By Kathryn DeHart | November 6

School board candidate Meredith Ballew is an advocate for students with disabilities in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. Her experiences as a mother ...

'Building relationships is always first': Meet three CHCCS principals

By Kaitlyn Cano | November 5

The Daily Tar Heel spoke to three Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools principals following National Principals Month in October. Principals Pamela McAllister, ...

'A good, fun thing to celebrate': Rashkis Elementary School celebrates 20th birthday

By Libby Wakefield | November 5

Students, staff, parents and alumni gathered at Rashkis Elementary School to celebrate its 20th birthday. The festivities included food trucks, games ...

Everything The Daily Tar Heel has published about the 2023 municipal elections

By Ethan E. Horton | November 3

The Daily Tar Heel has covered a wide array of issues and produced dozens of stories on the 2023 municipal elections. We've compiled these stories into ...

Equity and Empathy Ambassadors program amplifies student voices in CHCCS

By Defne Önal | November 2

High school students apart of Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools' Equity and Ambassadors program work together across four schools to learn about and implement ...

"This is the perfect opportunity:" Barbara Fedders runs for CHCCS Board of Education

By Grace Whittemore | October 31

Barbara Fedders is one of 14 candidates running for a seat on the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education. Fedders, who has lived in Carrboro ...

North Carolina sees an increasing number of partisan school board elections

By Abigail Keller | October 30

Since achieving majority control in the N.C. General Assembly in 2010, Republican lawmakers have gradually shifted the makeup of school boards by filing ...

'Has a heart for service': Mariela Hernandez is running for CHCCS Board of Education

By Lola Oliverio | October 30

“We have faculty that tells our kids that either they’re college material or not, and words are big, they can influence a child when they don’t ...

Gov. Cooper announces new funding for school breakfast programs

By Sophie Baglioni | October 26

On Oct. 24, Gov. Roy Cooper announced he is directing $1.4 million in federal funding to expand school breakfast programs. Each school district can receive ...