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 a maximum of $50,000 in grants. The grants will help implement innovative programs to increase student involvement in school breakfast.
The CHCSS Board of Education candidates discussed their views on staff vacancies, the achievement gap and curriculum maintenance in the forum hosted on Oct. 16.
Gov. Roy Cooper appointed 27 individuals to serve on the Governor’s Advisory Council on Hispanic/Latino Affairs. Each appointed member is a leader of the Hispanic or Latino community who has worked with the community in N.C. in different sectors — such as language access, immigration and health equity.
The Academy provides an advanced social-emotional learning opportunity for students in "low-performing" schools and districts.
Travis Myren, the deputy county manager, led a presentation during the Oct. 3 Orange County Board of County Commissioners meeting on a management services agreement for the Piedmont Food Processing Center. He asked the board to authorize James Watt, the PFPC board of directors chair, to sign a two-year renewal of the agreement.
The Chapel Hill Town Council voted unanimously on Sept. 13 to approve a lease for the Chapel Hill Police Department at The Parkline on Fordham Boulevard. The department is moving due to deterioration of its current building, which was built in 1982.
