The School Connection - August 2006
You can watch the following segments from The School Connection by clicking on each link (you will need the free QuickTime Player from Apple):
Year-Round Schools Open: Students enrolled in our year-round schools returned to school in July -- including those attending our five brand new year-round elementary schools.
Two New Traditional High Schools to Open: The school system will be opening two new traditional high schools this school year -- Holly Springs High and Panther Creek High. Meet the principals of these two high schools and find out what they have planned for the upcoming school year.
New Graduation Requirements: The Class of 2010 will be the first class required to meet new graduation standards that were put in place this year.
Answer Man: Jeff Nash, Wake County's Answer Man, explains several policies that students need to be aware of as they start the new school year.
New Superintendent is Focused on Teaching and Learning: Wake County's new superintendent, Dr. Del Burns, is making teaching and learning one of the school system's primary focuses this school year.
Literacy Coaches: A new professional development model is improving the way our teachers teach reading.
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.