Press Room

Board Meeting Schedule, policy, district information, member information, system goals, meeting minutes, committe information, agendas and advisory councils.

The committee's final report to the Wake County Commissioners and Board of Education. Available in HTML and Acrobat versions, with a supporting PowerPoint presentation.

The comprehensive annual financial reports of the Wake County Board of Education (Board) starting with the fiscal year 2000.

With 122 schools, 100,000 students and more than 11,000 teachers and staff, the Wake County Public School System is a prime source for news of county-wide and local interest. The WCPSS press guidelines are designed to balance access to the schools, public events and board meetings with the system's legal responsibilities to protect the privacy and safety of students, staff and visitors.

Department evaluates WCPSS' performance fiscally, administratively and educationally. It also helps the school system and individual schools secure grant funding

The answers to WCPSS' most Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) are available here. There are several quick ways to view just the parts of the FAQ that are of interest to you: by categories, by keyword search or by WCPSS department. You can also choose to see the full list, organized by category.

Gaps in the academic success of groups of students who differ in terms of their economic status, race, and gender have been found at the national, state, and local level. In this report, we explore the size of the gaps found in WCPSS at the present time, compare present status in WCPSS to the past, and compare WCPSS to other similar school systems and in the context of national data when it was readily available. The free Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view this document.

WCPSS instructional and Master Calendars.

Home of the WCPSS Magnet program. Explains the magnet program, WCPSs' magnet options, how to apply for a magnet school and so on.

The Media Listserve is a service especially for the Wake County and Triangle news media. Subscribers receive emergency announcements, press releases, media kit information and announcements via e-mail.

The official budget for the fiscal year that started July 1, 2002.

An independent review of the Wake County Public School System's finances and performance. The report also benchmarks WCPSS's performance against that of similarly-sized districts in NC and the Southeast.

Links to contact information, Web sites, achievement information, hours of operation and so on for individual schools.

Profiles are available as Adobe Acrobat files. Profiles contain information on location, student population size and makeup, and testing results. Profiles are available for all elementary, middle, and high schools (except for those that opened this year), and some special/optional schools.

Overview of the Student Assignment Process in the Wake County Public Schools.

Biographical Information about WCPSS Superintendent Bill McNeal.

Results from WCPSS-wide tests, including the NC EOG tests.