Parents, you may have heard that this year, North Carolina schools will begin administering a new set of common exams called the Measures of Student Learning/Common Exams (MSL/CE). These common exams will measure student growth in core subjects and grades. We will start administering these tests at the end of this school year – Spring 2013, during the EOG/EOC testing window. The main purpose of these tests is to measure a teacher’s contribution to the academic growth of their students.

For elementary and middle school students taking the Science and/or Social Studies MSL/CE Assessments, no test scores will be provided.  For middle and high school students enrolled in high school courses, the MSL/CEs will serve as the course’s final exam. As per district policy, these exams will account for 20% of the final grade.

To learn more, visit our website or review NC DPI’s site.

The Wake County Board of Education is examining its capping strategy for the 2013-2014.  Capping is a means of managing overcrowding at high-growth schools. Continue Reading . . .

Wake County residents are invited to help determine leadership characteristics of the next person to serve as Superintendent of the Wake County Public School System. Search firm McPherson and Jacobson will facilitate three full days and evenings of public input sessions on Monday, March 25, through Wednesday, March 27, as part of the school board’s nationwide search for a new superintendent.

The firm is inviting various school and community groups, but all members of the public are invited to comment at the daytime session that best matches their interest and/or the evening community forums.

The qualities defined by the school board, community groups, and the general public will help determine which superintendent candidates best match public expectations. The board of education hopes to have the list of candidates narrowed down to several finalists in early May and a new superintendent named by July 1, 2013.

View the public input sessions schedule here.