School News
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FPGB First Day "Help Desk" / Primer Día "Línea de Ayuda"
Need help on the first day of school? FPG staff will be available to help you on Monday, August 17 from 7:30 AM-2:30 PM. Click the link to find out more. / ¿Necesita ayuda el primer día de escuela? El personal de FPG estará disponible para ayudarle el lunes 17 de agosto de 7:30 AM-2:30 PM. Haga clic en el enlace para obtener más información.
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FPGB FAQ about 2020-2021 School Year/Preguntas de alta frecuencia sobre el Año Escolar 2020-2021
Google Doc that has questions and answers about the upcoming school year
District Headlines
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Eugenia Floyd Wins NC’s Top Teaching Honor
Eugenia Floyd, a CHCCS fourth-grade teacher at Mary Scroggs Elementary School was named the 2021 Burroughs Wellcome Fund North Carolina Teacher of the Year during an awards luncheon today at the Umstead Hotel in Cary. Floyd was selected from a field of nine finalists representing the state’s eight education districts and charter schools.
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NC State ESL Licensure Program Serves CHCCS Teachers
In recent years, CHCCS has joined in partnerships with North Carolina State University and Elon University to provide add-on licensure programs for current teachers in three priority areas: Gifted Education at Elon, and English as a Second Language and Exceptional Children at NC State. On March 4, the CHCCS School Board voted to fund a second cohort for the ESL program, which will begin in June 2021. A virtual information session will be co-hosted by CHCCS and NC State on April 12 from 4:30-5:30.
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CHCCS Vaccination Campaign Reaches Hundreds of Staff
In the February 26 “Community Update” sent to CHCCS staff and families, Superintendent Dr. Nyah Hamlett announced, “I am pleased to report that our community partners have stepped up in a major way. This afternoon, our own Smith Middle School served as a point of distribution for over 250 first dose Moderna vaccines supplied by our friends at Alignment Healthcare. We will continue working to make sure that every staff member who wants to be vaccinated will have that opportunity.”
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TA 2 Teach Supports "Homegrown" Teachers
TA 2 Teach is an innovative and successful recruitment and retention program at Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, in partnership with North Carolina Central University. On March 16, a team from CHCCS Human Resources and NCCU co-led an information session for more than 50 teaching assistants who are interested in earning their licenses and entering their own classrooms as full-time teachers.
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Nuestra Cocina Blends Culture and Cooking
In September 2020, the Office of Equity and Inclusion (OEI) offered the first “Nuestra Cocina” for CHCCS families and staff. The online event was in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, and it was designed by the Latinx members of OEI as they invited participants into their own kitchens to introduce them to authentic Hispanic cuisine as a way to honor a rich culture. More than 40 people attended the inaugural “Nuestra Cocina,” or “in our kitchen.”