The NEW School Connection - WCPSS's Monthly News Magazine TV Show

Schedule

The New School Connection currently airs on Time Warner Cable channel 11 in Raleigh and channel 11 in Cary.

Channel 11 in Raleigh:

  • Sundays at 6:30 p.m.
  • Thursdays at 12:30 p.m.
  • Fridays at 12:30 p.m.
  • Fridays at 6:00 p.m.

Channel 11 in Cary:

  • Wednesdays at 1:00 p.m.
  • Fridays at 3:00 a.m.
  • Saturdays at 8:30 p.m.
  • Sundays at 1:00 p.m.

Past Episodes

The New School Connection is the Wake County Public School System's monthly television program connecting you to news, features and information about education in Wake County.

You can watch the following segments from The New School Connection by clicking on each link (you will need the free QuickTime Player from Apple):

New Academic Goal: Last December, the Wake County Board of Education adopted the most ambitious academic goal in WCPSS history: high academic growth for all, and a 100 percent on time graduation rate by 2014. Learn more about it. Chip Sudderth reports (Feb. 2009).

Project Enlightenment: Preparation for meeting the goal can begin before Kindergarten. Christy Barnett reports (Feb. 2009).

Audit Brings Change: Fenwick English, "father of the curriculum management audit," provided training to WCPSS adminstrators on ways to improve instruction for all students. Bill Poston reports (Aug. 2008).

Teachers Visit India: Six Wake County teachers earned a federal grant to visit India last summer and brought their experiences back to their students. Ashley Smith reports (Dec. 2008).

Movin' On Up: How do we help today's fifth graders prepare for the dramatic transition from elementary school to middle school? Jeff Nash reports (Oct. 2008).

You can watch the full program by clicking here. (You can also download the program to watch later by right-clicking on the link and choosing, "Save Target As....") This is a large QuickTime file. If you're on a standard dial-up connection, you might be more satisfied with downloading the individual segments listed above.

 

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