The CMS Board of Education met on April 9th, 2013 at 6:00 pm in the chamber of the government center. District 6 Representative Amelia Stinson-Wesley was the only board member not present. The adoption of the agenda was followed by the pledge of allegiance. There were no speakers for the new policy JRA but there [...]
Here’s the latest draft of the legislative agenda: 2013 Legislative Agenda: THE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG BOARD OF EDUCATION 2013 STATE AND LOCAL LEGISLATIVE AGENDA The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education (the “Board”) hereby adopts as its priorities and requests that either the North Carolina General Assembly or the appropriate arm of local government take action on the items [...]
The CMS Board met in workshop mode at Mallard Creek High School at 1:00 pm on October 30th, 2012. Seven public speakers spoke before the board on one topic: University Park. The parents who spoke want to keep University Park open and do not like the idea of combining with First Ward nor do they [...]
The CMS Board met in the chamber of the government center on August 28th, 2012. The board took a vote on the agenda. District 5 Representative Eric Davis was not present. The vote was 8-0 for the agenda. District 2 Representative Richard McElrath led the pledge of allegiance. District 1 Representative Rhonda Lennon explained that [...]
Dr. Health Morrison was born at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. Morrison was the principal of a middle school for three years and later a high school for five years in Charles County Maryland. Morrison was the community superintendent of the Down County Consortium in the Montgomery County Public School System in Maryland starting in [...]
On Tuesday, March 27th, the CMS Board had their regular meeting in the chamber of the government center. The board heard a MET(Measures Of Effective Teaching) presentation from Dr. Canter who is from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Dr. Canter talked about how best to retain good teachers. He explained that only 7-8% of [...]
Tonight at 5:00 pm at the government center in Charlotte three new at-large board members will be sworn-in during a ceremony. These three are the newly elected at-large members who were chosen from the a group of eighteen who chose to campaign for this board. Tim Morgan*, Ericka Ellis-Stewart and Mary McCray will be sworn-in [...]
The CMS Board of Education had a short but eventful meeting on October 25th at the government center. Several board members objected to most of the consent items and these items were voted on individually. Both Smith and Spaugh, former schools, are ready to house CMS staff. Smith and Spaugh both sit empty and now [...]
The September 27th meeting of the Charlotte Mecklenburg School(CMS) Board saw a large crowd. Several wanted to hear about the changes being made to pay for performance. Board Chairman Eric Davis is rightfully excited about winning the Broad Prize. On September 20th, CMS was awarded the top urban school district prize. Several media outlets covered [...]
Interim Superintendent Hugh Hattabaugh just announced a few minutes ago (12:00 noon) that Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools did WIN the Broad Scholarship! This prize is given by philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad. The award money this year is $550,000. The Broad Prize is the largest in urban education in the nation. Tim Morgan, District 6 Representative, [...]