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Chatham County Schools Superintendent Anthony Jackson visits Northwood High School in August morning as part of his first week of school tour. 'I think this first step is to get our substitutes to a place where we’re competitive there,' he said Monday of the newly approved pay rate raises, 'and then get our other employees aligned shortly.'
CCS approves substitute raises, extension of some employee bonuses
Effective Jan. 1, substitute teachers at Chatham County Schools will get a 30% daily pay raise — the raise required to satisfy the $13 per hour minimum pay rate passed in the new state budget for noncertified school employees. more
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A small protest outside of the Chatham County Schools Board of Education meeting in August, at which the board voted to mandate universal indoor masking.
CCS Board of Education extends universal masking, 4-1, looks toward optional mask policy
PITTSBORO — The Chatham County Board of Education again voted 4-1 to require universal masking on all CCS campuses at its meeting Monday night — with board member David Hamm again … more
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Students in a Chatham Charter School classroom in Siler City last February.
Lotteries open now through January at Chatham’s four charter schools
Registration for Chatham County’s public charter schools is open through varying dates in January, with lottery applications available online at each school. more
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Chatham teacher group wants bonuses, pay raises for classified staff
PITTSBORO — The Chatham County Association of Educators (CCAE) is asking the county’s board of education to use federal relief dollars to recruit and retain staff. A petition posted last week … more
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Tom Griffin
Chatham Charter School hires new secondary administrator
SILER CITY — Chatham Charter School has hired a new secondary grades administrator as part of its next phase of growth, the school said in a news release last week. Tom Griffin, an educator with … more
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On Nov. 24, beloved Jordan-Matthews teacher Mike Williams died in a car accident. Last Friday, students, staff and community members honored his memory at a celebration of life service.
‘You have made a difference’: J-M family celebrates the life of teacher Mike Williams
SILER CITY — Dozens of notes line the hallway of Jordan-Matthews High School honoring the life of Mike Williams — a well loved teacher who died in a car accident on Thanksgiving Day. “I … more
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1st grade students at Pittsboro Elementary School Tuesday morning.
'We’re getting there': A road map to optional masking for Chatham’s schools
Four months after the Chatham County Schools Board of Education first approved universal indoor masking on its campuses this school year, Superintendent Anthony Jackson asked the school community at … more
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Informational display for Native American Heritage Month at Chatham Middle School.
Chatham Middle teachers commemorate Native American Heritage Month
SILER CITY — At Chatham Middle School, some educators are finding ways to celebrate Native American Heritage Month by teaching students the history of the Americas’ first inhabitants through … more
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What does the average 5% teacher pay raise in budget break down to?
The first full state budget since 2017 was signed into law last Thursday by Gov. Roy Cooper, and among other things, allocates hundreds of millions of dollars to increase educator compensation pay … more
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Horton Middle School Cafeteria Workers Karen Holden (left) and Mandy Cheek, who have worked together for 13 years.
Full return of CCS Thanksgiving meal signals some normalcy
PITTSBORO — George Moses Horton Middle School Cafeteria Worker Mandy Cheek credits two people with helping her through the most challenging of shifts: Jesus Christ and Bill Withers. Cheek shares … more
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Black students are 4.4 times as likely as white students to receive short-term suspensions at Chatham County Schools, according to 2019-20 discipline data from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.
Discipline disparities at CCS highlighted by NAACP Chatham Community Branch
Black students are 4.4 times as likely as white students to receive short-term suspensions at Chatham County Schools, according to 2019-20 discipline data from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. more
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Parents gathered at a "Parent's Choice 4 Masks Rally" outside of the Chatham County Schools Board of Education's specially called meeting in August.
CCS Board of Education again approves universal masking, this time 4-1
PITTSBORO — The Chatham County Board of Education again voted to require universal masking on all CCS campuses at its meeting Monday night — but not unanimously this time, with board member David … more
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Students change classes in the hallway of Northwood High School last spring. This year, many students are struggiling in the middle of a third school year impacted by the pandemic.
‘It’s definitely been tough’: Students and staff alike continue to struggle during pandemic
The kids, as it turns out, are not all right. Not because they aren’t kind, or thoughtful or smart — they are — but because they’re tired, burned-out and too often struggling as they … more
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From left, Jordan-Matthews High School Principal Donna Barger, teacher Wendi Pillars, Jordan-Matthews science department members Rachel Brown and Jessica Sandel, and Central Electric Membership Corp.'s Janet Jackson.
Four CCS educators receive Bright Idea grants
PITTSBORO — Four Chatham County Schools educators have been selected as Central Electric Membership Corp.’s Bright Ideas grant recipients. Teachers from Chatham School of Science and … more
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Mobile units at North Chatham Elementary destroyed in fire
PITTSBORO — Five mobile units at North Chatham Elementary School were destroyed in a fire overnight Saturday, according to Chatham County Schools. No one was injured in the incident. The … more
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Hispanic Liaison launches a second Latinx youth group at Seaforth High School
Since its creation in late 2017, the Hispanic Liaison’s free year-round youth mentorship program, Orgullo Latinx Pride, has nearly always capped off at around 30 students at Jordan-Matthews High … more
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Northwood High School had a cluster involving eight associated COVID-19 cases, according to the Chatham County Schools case tracker dashboard last week.
No new COVID-19 cases from Northwood High School cluster
There have been 264 cumulative cases of COVID-19 reported to Chatham County Schools since Aug. 23 and two clusters, according to the district’s case dashboard on Tuesday, making up 2.5% of the … more
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Superintendent Dr. Anthony Jackson greets a class at Northwood High School during CCS’s first week of classes — and his first week of school as the district’s superintendent. He started on July 6.
Chatham County Schools makes Nov. 12 a day of reflection for students, staff
PITTSBORO — Chatham County Schools will give students Nov. 12 off “in response to the ongoing strenuous impact of the pandemic on students, families and staff,” the district’s … more
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A roadside memorial for 18-year-old Northwood student Bryan Vilchis, who died in a car crash in Pittsboro on Old Graham Road Saturday.
Northwood student killed, another injured in Saturday car accident
The Northwood High School community is still reeling following a car accident on Old Graham Road Saturday night which killed one student and critically injured another. more
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A classroom at Northwood High School, pictured in May 2021.
COVID-19 cluster with eight associated cases reported at Northwood High School
Northwood High School has a cluster involving eight associated COVID-19 cases, according to the Chatham County Schools case tracker dashboard as of Wednesday afternoon, including five cases reported on Friday and three reported this week. more
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