Lack of beginning teacher support contributes to high attrition rates statewide
“When you have these individuals that are beginning teachers, they're not only trying to learn the pedagogy of teaching, they're also going back to ...
Read More »“When you have these individuals that are beginning teachers, they're not only trying to learn the pedagogy of teaching, they're also going back to ...
Read More »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.
Middle school students are paired with high schoolers to refine and learn skills.
Read More »“My favorite part is always just getting to interact with the community, parents, kids on a daily basis — not one day looks the same," Carrboro High ...
Read More »Shaunna Jeffries, CHCCS teacher, has been nominated for coveted national STEM teaching award this year.
Read More »FIRST — which stands for For Inspiration and Recognition in Science and Technology — is a global nonprofit organization that aims to help young people ...
Read More »While Orange County's population grew by nearly 17,000 from 2010 to 2022, much of the growth occurred in those aged 65 and older.
Read More »Along with continued inequities in discipline, research shows Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools has a systemic problem with achievement gaps between student ...
Read More »Over the past few months, many DPS schools have closed for multiple days because staff have called out sick to attend protests organized by the Durham ...
Read More »Recipients of the award are selected based on their dedication to improvement of education, students and teachers, as well as their adherence to ASCD’s ...
Read More »Each workshop focuses on a different topic: social media safety, navigating the American education system and preventing substance misuse.
Read More »“We want to continue that winning tradition,” CHHS athletic director Lewis Newman said. “We’ve got a strength and conditioning coach on the board ...
Read More »The N.C. General Assembly allotted $35 million to CFSS for school safety grants in its latest budget, and CHCCS was one of the 230 school districts and ...
Read More »The dropout rate for the 2022-23 academic year in North Carolina was 1.95 dropouts per 100 high school students, down from 2.25 dropouts per ...
Read More »S.B. 49 requires school personnel in North Carolina to notify parents about changes in a student's name or pronouns used in school records. The bill also ...
Read More »Beyond UNC's campus, high school students are creating news content for other high school students. Their work provides connections, not just between ...
Read More »The Campaign for Southern Equality filed a federal complaint on Tuesday against N.C. Senate Bill 49, the Parents’ Bill of Rights. The CSE brought forward ...
Read More »The CHCCS gala, which raised almost $50,000, will fund a program for students to take home books for free.
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