2006-07 Student Assignment Plan Resource Center
The 2007-08 Draft Reassignment Proposal information is online here. This resource center is for last year's reassignment process, and is available for historical purposes only.
March 23, 2006 - After seven months of discussion with the community on filling new schools opening for 2006-07, the Board of Education approved a growth management plan at its meeting Tuesday night.
Board Nears Approval of 2006-07 Growth Management Plan
March 21, 2006 - In a final public hearing last night on the 2006-07 Growth Management Plan, the Board of Education heard from 13 speakers who commented on board actions in the March 8 Board of Education work session that added their families to the plan.
Board Reviews Growth Management Plan
Updated, March 13, 2006 - The Wake County Board of Education made a number of changes to the 2006-07 growth management plan during a nine-hour work session on March 8. A public hearing on those changes is scheduled for Monday, March 20 at 6 p.m. in the Board Room of the Central Administration building at 3600 Wake Forest Road.
2006-07 Growth Management Plan Presented to Board of Education
Feb. 14, 2006 - A 2006-07 growth management plan that has 1,200 fewer students and allows grandfathering for up to 3,383 students was presented to the Board of Education this afternoon.
Special Report on Growth - The School Connection
The February, 2006 episode of The School Connection television show focuses exclusively on the impact of growth on the school system.
Growth = New Schools = Reassignment
In the last six years, Wake County's local governments have issued more than 57,000 residential building permits. The number of residential building permits has increased from 8,380 in 2000 to 10,967 in the first eleven months of 2005. WCPSS does not have input into this permitting process.
Growth Management Proposal Tied to Community Engagement Meetings
December 13, 2005 - The WCPSS Growth Management Department held a series of 12 Community Engagement meetings across the county in the fall to help inform and involve the public in the student assignment process for 2006-07. Participants had the opportunity to directly state concerns and ideas about the growth management process. Below is a table of the top issues identified by the community in the community engagement meetings and the response of the WCPSS Growth Management Office.
Finding The Right Mix: Building New Schools and Designating Schools as Year-Round
How the system got to this point, and its options for dealing with the continued rapid rise in enrollment.
Wake Expects Another 7,000 Students Next Year
Wake County schools are expected to gain more than 7,000 new students next year, bringing total enrollment to 127,513. Estimates show Wake gaining 40,000 students by the year 2010 and 72,000 more students by 2015.
Growth Management Timeline
Lists the important dates in developing the student assignment plan for 2006-07.
Growth Management Glossary
Growth Management terms defined in plain English.
Demographics Resource Center
Get the details on Wake County Public Schools System's explosive growth: past, present and future.
2005 Community Engagement Meetings Resource Center
In Fall 2005, the Wake County Public School System held a series of public meetings to inform and involve the public in the upcoming student assignment process for 2006-07. This resource center holds the presentations given and the comments members of the public made at those meetings.
Student Assignment Parent Information
This section explains some of the challenges facing WCPSS as it attempts to keep up with constant growth, provide safe, effective educational environments for all Wake County children and satisfy parental concerns about stability, transportation time and distance. Good background for understanding the draft student assignment proposal for the 2004-05 school year that was unveiled for public comment on January 21.
Magnet Schools Information
Application Process Schedule and Overview, Program Descriptions, Centennial Campus Magnet Middle School Overview, and the new Magnet Schools Video.
Student Assignment Process
Overview of the Student Assignment process in Wake County, including enrolling children in school, registering for magnet schools, transferring between schools, reassignment and other student assignment matters.
PLAN 2004 Resource Center
On October 7, 2003, Wake County voters approved a $450 million school bond referendum. Called PLAN 2004, the program covers 2004-08 and includes building 13 new schools and a pre-kindergarten center, comprehensive renovations at 16 schools, and repairs and re-roofing projects at 61 campuses for $550 million. PLAN 2004 is one segment of a continuous capital improvement program to address the demands and responsibilities associated with growth.
Contact Growth Management
The School Connection Segments
Special Report on Growth - The School ConnectionThe February, 2006 episode of The School Connection television show focuses exclusively on the impact of growth on the school system.
McNeal and Haydon on Growth
An interview with Bill McNeal, superintendent, and Don Haydon, associate superintendent for auxiliary services, about the effects of student population growth and some of the options that have been explored.