Gov. Roy Cooper announced moments ago that North Carolina schools would open under a hybrid model — or, Plan B, as it is called in the Department of Public Instruction’s “Lighting Our Way Forward: North Carolina’s Guidebook for Reopening Public…
They knew.
They knew. And he knew. Those are five powerful — and infuriating — words. Here are a few more. The majority of the Wayne County Board of Education talked about the deficit and worrisome expenses in certain categories like contract…
WCPS spent $200,000-plus on financial consulting just before 4-year slide
Wayne County Public Schools spent more than $200,000 on consulting projects tied to its Finance and Human Resources departments the year the district’s fund balance began its slide from a $7 million surplus to a $2.4 million deficit. A New…
Attorney: Foster will appeal Wayne board’s decision
In a news release, the Southern Coalition for Social Justice announced that former Goldsboro City Councilman and mayoral candidate Bevan Foster would appeal a decision handed down Tuesday by the Wayne County Board of Elections. The board voted 3-2 to…
BREAKING NEWS: Board of Elections rules against Foster, sends case back to state officials for ‘corrective action’
In a 3-2 vote, the Wayne County Board of Elections ruled against former Goldsboro City Councilman and mayoral candidate Bevan Foster Tuesday morning after an evidentiary hearing ordered last week by state officials. The hearing represented the latest chapter in…
Meeting minutes show School Board, chairman knew about mounting financial crisis long before audit bombshell
Wayne County Public Schools’ former finance officer and former superintendent repeatedly warned Board of Education members that the district’s finances were in disarray, according to School Board and Finance Committee meeting minutes obtained by the New Old North. In fact,…
WCPS parents urged to complete Remote Learning Survey
The day after Central Office staff told members of the Wayne County Board of Education that only roughly 5% of WCPS parents completed a recent Remote Learning Survey that board vice chairman Jennifer Strickland characterized as a “bad survey” —…
Consultant: WCPS overspent on teachers, contract services and supplements for years as fund balance declined
Here are some of the highlights from School Operations Specialists president Aaron Beaulieu’s presentation to the Board of Education Monday evening. Our complete report follows: • The district has a $1,812,630.53 positive balance in its accounts for now, due in…
Non-traditional school teachers due back July 31, traditional school teachers will return Aug. 10
Under a revised calendar approved Monday evening by the Wayne County Board of Education, teachers at non-traditional schools will be asked to return to work July 31. The day is a regular workday, meaning teachers can opt out of going…
There are many factors to consider as WCPS braces for Cooper’s reopening decision
We could have written a simple, hard news story about Monday’s regular meeting of the Wayne County Board of Education. If we were to write that report, it could be summarized in one simple, yet ironically still complicated, statement —…