Project Graduation — which organizes a drug- and alcohol-free graduation party for high school seniors — will celebrate its 30th anniversary this summer. This will be the first in-person event since 2019.
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The budget totaled near $40.5 million, a $5.42 million increase from last year. This equates to $5,043 per pupil, which is a $676 increase from the 2021-2022 school year.
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Data presented in a March 22 Orange County Board of Education meeting showed that Black students make up about 14 percent of the student body population but account for close to 30 percent of disciplinary incidents.
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"Blocking any form of legislation compromises the education system of the state — and more specifically — the education of minority students."
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The Orange County Board of Education's decision to remove mask mandates for students, staff and faculty has warranted varying reactions from parents and students alike. “There's been a mixture of people still wearing masks and people without masks," one student said, "and everyone’s been pretty respectful of each other."
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Masks will remain optional in Orange County Schools as long as positivity rates stay below two percent. If more than two percent of the student population at a given school tests positive within a seven-day period, masking will be reinstated for the next school week.
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As the pandemic and associated staffing shortages have taken a toll on school districts across North Carolina, English language teachers have faced many unique challenges.
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North Carolina is experiencing teacher shortages in all core subjects for elementary schools as many teachers have considered leaving their jobs — or already have — throughout the pandemic. The state is also facing a shortage of substitute teachers to fill classroom vacancies.
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“I think we’ve seen more kids younger and younger who are getting glasses prescribed and getting their vision impairments corrected earlier," Exceptional Children program facilitator Ashley Kellum said.
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"Isolation caused by the pandemic has also created concern among educators and parents as we wonder what the future effects of social isolation and the comfort in it may have on these generations. In an effort to support all students, regardless of where they are in speech development, it is imperative that primary educators implement options such as plexiglass desks or clear masks in their classrooms. Only then can we begin to mitigate the social effects of the pandemic on student learning."
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The employment study, which was presented at last Thursday's Board of Education meeting, was conducted to help Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools administer equitable compensation moving forward.
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Seifts said a significant population of the students at East Chapel Hill High School are Asian, but many of them have never had an Asian teacher before.
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Stemming from a new spending plan, students in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will soon see an increase in available mental health resources. The recommendation for the plan said that it is "particularly important" to acknowledge the impact that COVID-19 has had on the overall mental health of students in CHCCS schools.
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“This is a program, a concept, a dream, if you will, that is trying to address educational equity in a very specific and deliberate way,” DREAM Project Director Emily Chávez said.
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The Orange County Schools Board of Education voted on Monday to keep three books — which focus on themes including racism, segregation and gender identity and include sexually explicit content — in its high school libraries' circulation.
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