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April's EC Parent Advisory Council Meeting -- Sign Language for Home, School
The Exceptional Children's April Parent Advisory Council meeting will be held on Monday, April 22 from 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. in the Central Services building. This month's topic focuses on sign language for home and school. This meeting will also be available via Webex. The Webex meeting link and credentials are as follows: https://rb.gy/h0cayt
ID: 26305495420 and Password: mHveXtYP386
Kindergarten Showcase 2024!
The district proudly announces Kindergarten Showcase 2024! It's an opportunity to welcome incoming kindergarten students, The Class of 2037, and their families. As part of the Showcase, there will be two district-wide Kindergarten Orientation Nights in preparation for the 2024-2025 school year. Local elementary schools will host events on Tuesday, April 23 or Thursday, May 2, between 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. At this time, families will get the opportunity to complete registration forms, meet teachers, tour classrooms and schools, and much more. The orientation date for each school as well as additional information is available on the CCS website.
New E.E. Smith High School Town Hall Meeting
E.E. Smith High School alumni, parents, students and community members have been invited to participate in the New E.E. Smith High School Town Hall Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, April 23 at 5:30 p.m. in the high school's auditorium. During the gathering, the district will discuss the potential construction of the new school, share accurate information about the current stage of the project and address questions and concerns from the community. NOTE: Media interested in covering this event should email mediarequest@ccs.k12.nc.us by Monday, April 22 at noon.
Upcoming Board Committee Meetings
All Committees of the Cumberland County Board of Education will hold meetings beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 25. The meetings will be open to the public via live-streaming available at https://www.youtube.com/user/CumberlandCoSch, and there will also be capacity-limited seating available to members of the public. Documents, attachments, and presentations to be considered or received by the Board of Education will be available for review by the public at the BoardDocs site, which may be accessed through a link that appears on the Cumberland County Schools homepage under BOARD OF EDUCATION (BOE), at www.ccs.k12.nc.us. As these are Committee Meetings of the Board, there will be no public comment period, but public comments will again be shared at the Board's next regular meeting on Tuesday, May 7. The meeting will be held in the Board Room of the Central Services administration building, located at 2465 Gillespie Street, Fayetteville, NC 28306.
Teacher Assistant of the Year Reception
A special reception has been planned to honor and recognize the hard work and dedication of Cumberland County Schools' Teacher Assistants. The event takes place on Thursday, April 25 from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. at the Dr. William "Bill" Harrison Educational Resource Center. Ten teacher assistants, one from each attendance areas, have been nominated and interviewed. During the reception, one will be announced as the district's Teacher Assistant of the Year.
Cumberland Family Academy (CFA):
"Testing Prep at Every Level and What the Score Means"
CCS families are being encouraged to tune in to the CFA Throwback Thursday session titled "Testing Prep at Every Level and What the Score Means," featuring CCS' Data and Accountability Executive Director Kimberly Nash and CCS' Career and Technical Education Executive Director Chip Lucas. They will provide families with tips and resources to prepare students for the upcoming EOGs and EOCs. This session will stream on the district’s Facebook page at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 25. For more information about CFA, including upcoming family engagement sessions and events, visit www.ccs.k12.nc.us/familyacademy.
April 25 Community Parent Café
In recognition of Child Abuse Prevention Month, a series of special Parent Cafés are being offered throughout April across the county. The Parent Café, scheduled for Thursday, April 25 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the Smith Recreation Center, is titled "Working Together to Create a Community Where Positive Childhood Outcomes are Everyone's Business." To reserve a seat or for more information, call 910-483-7370.
LOOKING AHEAD ...
CCS Teacher Job Fair - Spring 2024
Cumberland County Schools' Human Resources is hosting a Teacher Job Fair
to recruit Premier Professionals for open positions throughout the district.
The event takes place on Saturday, April 27 from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. at Gray's Creek High School. No pre-registration is required but, interested fair-goers are encouraged to bring 30-50 copies of their resume and anticipate possible on-the-spot interviews with principals during the Job Fair.
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CCS' Indian Education recently invited Spectrum News 1 Meteorologist Vernon Turner to speak to the fifth graders at Ed V. Baldwin Elementary School. The 2008 Jack Britt High School Graduate demonstrated to the students how to create a cloud in a bottle using a bicycle pump and created a mini tornado by warming water and adding air and dry ice. The students also had fun answering Turner's meteorology quiz questions during his visit. Indian Education students thanked Turner by presenting him with a rainstick and an Apache blessing. Turner filmed the fifth-grade classes and promised to air the footage during the March 30 Spectrum News' Weather on the 1's forecast.
Congratulations to John Griffin Middle School, who recently won first-place honors in the Region IV Middle School Battle of the Books competition! They will go on to represent Cumberland County Schools and Region IV at the state-level competition in May.
Cumberland Academy 6-12 senior Nikiyah Calloway recently received some fantastic and unusual feedback on her artwork at the Juried Art Show by the Arts Council of Fayetteville & Cumberland County. Not only was Nikiyah's art sold at the Juried Art Show, but a couple who attended the show later also wanted to buy it. The patron sent emails to the Arts Council asking for Nikiyah to paint a similar artwork for her as a gift to her husband. The Arts Council said that this has never happened before but, from it, Nikiyah is set to paint her first commissioned artwork!
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