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Coalition working to ensure educational excellence in the Wake County Public School System

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Get involved: Virtual Information Session and Open House on the 2026-27 enrollment proposal September 17, 2025
17.09.2025 21:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
High / Career & Technical Education

Dr Taylor encouraged families to explore the district CTE programs

16.09.2025 23:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The board has approved the timeline for district 8 vacancy. 6-1 with Caulfield voting nay

16.09.2025 23:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Consent agenda passes 6-1 with Caulfield voting nay

16.09.2025 22:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Multiple students spoke about National Arts in Education week

16.09.2025 21:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The board has signed & passed the 2025 WCPSS Constitution Week Proclamation

16.09.2025 21:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Rice has motioned to make WCPSS Constitution week an action item and the board passes the motion and the updated agenda

16.09.2025 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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2025-09-16 Board Meeting YouTube video by WakeCountySchools

Regular board meeting starting now:

www.youtube.com/live/tKfSzxT...

On agenda discussion about filling the vacancy for district 8

simbli.eboardsolutions.com/SB_Meetings/...

16.09.2025 21:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wake County school board isn't planning to fill Lindsay Mahaffey's vacant seat until after student assignment plan is adopted. Vice chair Tyler Swanson said they didn't want to put new board member at disadvantage joining during assignment vote. simbli.eboardsolutions.com/Meetings/Att... #wcpss

16.09.2025 21:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Board is getting staffing updates

simbli.eboardsolutions.com/meetings/Tem...

16.09.2025 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When asked what lessons have been learned from other districts and systems re: AI. Answer: center the human and work backwards. Ask what problems the district may have and then consider whether AI could help solve it as opposed to just adding a chatbot to everything

16.09.2025 20:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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2025-09-16 Work Session YouTube video by WakeCountySchools

Work session is live now.

www.youtube.com/live/0aS2hyY...

Board is discussing AI

simbli.eboardsolutions.com/SB_Meetings/...

16.09.2025 19:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Stein orders COVID-19 vaccines available without a prescription in North Carolina β€’ NC Newsline COVID-19 vaccines available without a prescription in North Carolina under new Stein orders..
15.09.2025 08:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Act of kindness for Wake County theater teacher changes life of colleague, friend A Fuquay-Varina Middle School teacher is donating a kidney to someone who's battled renal disease for years - the school's assistant principal. Their friendship takes on new meaning through her genero...
11.09.2025 06:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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WCPSS Arts Student Advisory Application The WCPSS Arts Student Advisory is a leadership group for high school students grounded in the WCPSS Arts Education Framework. This student leadership group is designed to amplify student voice and pr...

Superintendent Taylor encourages students to apply for Arts student advisory deadline to apply is October 1.

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

02.09.2025 22:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The board has voted to fund the fund balance in the amount of $611,353.62 from the Juul/Altria settlement

simbli.eboardsolutions.com/SB_Meetings/...

02.09.2025 22:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

After an amendment The Board has voted to change calendar from multi track year round to a track 4 calendar for North Forest Pines Elementary and Pleasant Union Elementary as opposed to a change to traditional calendar.

02.09.2025 22:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

5th grade student Lucca Chevalley told the board that he is speaking for his classmates as he asks the board to keep their teacher Mrs Woodruff at Harris Creek Elementary. He said she has inspired the students she teachers there.

02.09.2025 21:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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2025-09-02 Board Meeting YouTube video by WakeCountySchools

Board meeting starting now
Stream:

www.youtube.com/live/v6YI3SR...

Agenda:

simbli.eboardsolutions.com/SB_Meetings/...

02.09.2025 21:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Elementary assignment changes

02.09.2025 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The board is being present the initial 26-27 enrollment plan.
WCPSS has sent out communication to families:

www.wcpss.net/2026enrollme...

02.09.2025 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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2025-09-02 Work Session YouTube video by WakeCountySchools

Work session live now:

www.youtube.com/live/kUin72z...

On the agenda initial draft of the 26-27 enrollment plan

simbli.eboardsolutions.com/SB_Meetings/...

02.09.2025 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wake school board member, former chair, Lindsay Mahaffey resigns Lindsay Mahaffey, of Apex, was elected to the board in 2016 and was recently re-elected in November to a four-year term.
20.08.2025 12:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wake school board changes emergency response, drops 'code red' system The school board approved a memorandum of understanding with the "I Love U Guys" Foundation -- a move that would mean new training and drills on emergency response for students, school employees and s...
20.08.2025 12:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The board has approved to shift the current emergency response protocols to standard response protocols

See the presentation here:

simbli.eboardsolutions.com/SB_Meetings/...

The board heard more on this at the work session today ICYMI:

www.youtube.com/live/UxuSNo9...

19.08.2025 22:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fuquay-Varina High School’s football stadium has been named the Graham Myrick Field at Bengal Stadium after longtime WCPSS Coach Graham Myrick. The schools booster club will fund any fiscal implications through private donations.

19.08.2025 21:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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2025-08-19 Board Meeting YouTube video by WakeCountySchools

Board meeting starting now:

www.youtube.com/live/R1MuCBB...

Agenda:

simbli.eboardsolutions.com/SB_Meetings/...

19.08.2025 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Community Connections Newsletter / Overview

The board has launched a newsletter called community connections sign up and subscribe here

www.wcpss.net/connections

05.08.2025 21:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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2025-08-05 Board Meeting YouTube video by WakeCountySchools

Regular board meeting starts now:

www.youtube.com/live/UN7dIRA...

Slim agenda tonight:

simbli.eboardsolutions.com/SB_Meetings/...

05.08.2025 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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