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ParentVision: Understanding AYP

Chip Sudderth — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 19:38:05 +0000

What does “Adequate Yearly Progress” mean for our schools, especially those receiving Title I funding? This video podcast explains AYP.

ParentVision: Requesting Transfers for 2011-12

Chip Sudderth — Mon, 16 May 2011 21:03:54 +0000

Between now and June 1, you can request to transfer your child to another school for the 2011-12 school year. This ParentVision video podcast is a simple walk through the process, from submitting the request to the staff to appealing to the school board.

Read more about the process on our website, including descriptions of common reasons staff approve or decline transfer requests, or review Board Policy 6203, Transfer of School Assignment.

ParentVision: Athletic Eligibility for College

Chip Sudderth — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 22:21:27 +0000

If your child aspires to participate in intercollegiate athletics (at the NCAA Division I and II levels), he or she must fulfill all NCAA requirements, which you can learn about in this ParentVision video podcast.

For more information, visit the NCAA’s eligibility clearinghouse online or call (877) 262-1492.

ParentVision: College Planning for Seniors (Spring)

Chip Sudderth — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 22:14:05 +0000

Learn more about what it takes for a student to prepare for college toward the end of the academic year. (Part four of a four-part series.)

More details are available in our Post-Secondary Planning Guide.

ParentVision: College Planning for Seniors – Mid-year

Chip Sudderth — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 22:08:45 +0000

Learn more about what it takes for a student to prepare for college during the middle of the academic year. (Part three of a four-part series.)

More details are available in our Post-Secondary Planning Guide.

ParentVision: College Planning for Seniors – Fall

Chip Sudderth — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 22:06:16 +0000

Learn more about what it takes for a student to prepare for college during the fall of the senior year. (Part two of a four-part series.)

More details are available in our Post-Secondary Planning Guide.

ParentVision: College Planning for (Rising) Seniors – Summer

Chip Sudderth — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 22:05:04 +0000

Learn more about what it takes for a student to prepare for college during the summer before the senior year. (Part one of a four-part series.)

More details are available in our Post-Secondary Planning Guide.

ParentVision: Requesting Academic Transcripts

Chip Sudderth — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 19:51:57 +0000

Does your high school student need an academic transcript? Find out how to obtain one in this ParentVision video podcast.

More details about requesting transcripts — for out-of-state schools and for students who left us five years ago — is available at our transcripts page on the WCPSS website.

ParentVision: Tuesday’s National College Fair

Chip Sudderth — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 21:42:43 +0000

Find out more about the March 22 National College Fair in this ParentVision video podcast. It’s happening from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Raleigh Convention Center. Just go to gotomyncf.com to pre-register.

For more info, check out today’s audio podcast interviewing director of counseling services Eric Sparks about the fair.

ParentVision: Does Your Five-Year-Old Need Preschool Special Education Services?

Chip Sudderth — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 19:57:18 +0000

(Third in a developmental series for three, four, and five year-olds.)

WCPSS’s Preschool Special Education Services are available — free of charge — to the parents of qualifying children ages three through five. If you have questions about your five-year-old’s development, this ParentVision video podcast can give you some ideas about what to look for in typical development at age five. Also, check out this more comprehensive chart.