Instructional Excellence and Joy: An Author’s Visit

Author visits were once a common school or grade level enrichment in this book-focused community, but they mostly fell by the wayside during the pandemic. Slowly they’re making their way back onto calendars, especially at the elementary level. As one example, third grade students at Seawell Elementary School recently listened to nationally renowned author Stacy McAnulty.

Social Justice Action: Equity and Empathy Ambassadors

On October 26, the 39 Equity and Empathy Ambassadors from all four CHCCS high schools gathered to spend most of the day together, discussing the Strategic Plan 2027, grading policies and homework experiences from their respective schools.

Creating a Culture of Safety and Wellness: Walk and Roll to School

Last Wednesday morning, if you were driving or jogging around town as the sun rose, you might have been surprised to see sidewalks filled with families on foot, bicycles, scooters and strollers.

Instructional Excellence: Preparing Students for Life

While most students at Chapel Hill High School learned in classrooms, labs and studios on Monday, October 3, Travis Adkison’s CTE Firefighting Academy students spent the morning in and around the Public Safety building, surrounded by hi-tech equipment, as they received a 101 lesson from the Durham Fire Department (DFD) Hazmat Team.

School Budget “Cliff”: A Message from the CHCCS Board of Education

In the new CHCCS Strategic Plan 2027, a Key Priority is Equitable and Transparent Fiscal Stewardship and Operations, with three goals, the last of which is “CHCCS will provide timely, accurate and transparent communication and reporting of Financial information to our community.”

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