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The gym at Seaforth High School, which opened last fall and is the first high school built in the district since 1972.
Bennett, Bonlee and Silk Hope to get new gyms, schedule not set for project
The Chatham County Schools Board of Education voted last month to pursue the $12.9 million replacement of three gymnasiums at Bennett, Bonlee and Silk Hope schools — three smaller K-8 schools in rural areas of the district. more
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Students line up last July outside of the Bookmobile — a mobile library run by CCS's Siler City and Virginia Cross elementary schools to provide books to low-income students during the summer break from school.
'We’re not equipping our kids’: Chatham libraries update review processes following recent book bans
News that a Tennessean school district unanimously banned the use of “Maus” — a Pulitzer-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust by Art Spiegelman — in its 8th-grade curriculum spread … more
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Central Carolina Community College alumnus E. Eugene Moore is being recognized for his $2 million gift to his alma mater with the naming of the future E. Eugene Moore Manufacturing and Biotech Solutions Center in his honor. Pictured are, left to right: Nicole Allen (Moore’s daughter); E. Eugene Moore, Monica Purvis (Moore’s daughter), Ruby Moore (Moore’s wife), Chad Moore (Moore’s son), CCCC Foundation Board Chairperson Lynda Turbeville, and CCCC President Dr. Lisa M. Chapman.
CCCC salutes alumnus E. Eugene Moore with naming of Manufacturing and Biotech Solutions Center
SANFORD — Central Carolina Community College alumnus E. Eugene Moore is being recognized for his $2 million gift to his alma mater with the naming of the future E. Eugene Moore Manufacturing and … more
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Superintendent Anthony Jackson (far right) visits Northwood High School as a part of his first week of school tour last August. Chatham County Schools saw significant absences from students and staff alike during January due to COVID cases and quarantines.
Omicron quarantines accentuate staffing shortages at Chatham County Schools
By the end of the second week of class following winter break, Chatham County Schools counted 703 students and 68 staff members as absent from school due to either testing positive for COVID-19 or quarantining due to exposure, according to district data shared with the News + Record. more
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A 2018 snow day on Highway 64 in Siler City.
Chatham schools announce closures, remote learning on Friday in anticipation of winter weather
PITTSBORO — In anticipation of inclement winter weather, Chatham's schools are opting for snow days or remote learning and workdays for students and staff on Friday, schools announced Thursday. more
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Chatham County Schools Superintendent Dr. Anthony Jackson. He began the role July 6.
Superintendent Jackson reflects on first six months, moving forward, at BOE retreat
PITTSBORO — In addition to extending universal masking and approving two COVID-related funds last week, the CCS Board of Education also discussed Superintendent Anthony Jackson’s first six months … more
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Celebrating MLK Day after CRT debates in schools
More than five decades after his assassination, King is widely heralded and taught about in schools as an important and beloved civil rights hero. But the majority of his work, advocates and King’s family say, is often not included in public tributes and school lessons. more
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Kevin Manzanarez
Siler City student chosen as a LatinxEd ‘20 Under 20’ youth leader
A Chapel Hill education nonprofit organization, LatinxEd, has chosen Siler City’s Kevin Manzanarez as one of 20 Hispanic youth leaders statewide to form part of its fourth “20 Under 20” youth … more
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A 2018 snow day on Highway 64 in Siler City.
CCS closed to staff on Tuesday due to potentially unsafe roads
PITTSBORO — Chatham County Schools will be closed for staff on Tuesday "out of an abundance of caution and due to very likely potential for unsafe road conditions," the district said in a … more
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CCS board approves $1,000 COVID training bonuses for more employees
PITTSBORO — The Chatham County Schools Board of Education unanimously approved using approximately $750,000 of its $12.5 million remaining COVID-relief funds to pay a $1,000 COVID-19 training bonus … more
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Chatham County Schools Superintendent Anthony Jackson visits Northwood High School last August as part of his first week of school tour.
Chatham County Schools extends universal masking amid Omicron surge
PITTSBORO — Amid higher COVID-19 cases counts following the holidays and the Omicron surge, the Chatham County Board of Education voted 3-1 to extend universal masking on all CCS campuses during … more
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Janice Giles, who was named principal of North Chatham Elementary by the CCS Board of Education on Monday.
Janice Giles named principal of North Chatham Elementary
PITTSBORO — The Chatham County Schools Board of Education approved Dr. Janice Giles as the new principal of North Chatham Elementary School during its Monday mid-year retreat. Giles is in her … more
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School of the Arts for Boys Academy founder Valencia Toomer’s son, Tyson Toomer, rocking one of the school’s new shirts last February. The school is set to open in fall 2022.
SABA, new Chatham charter, opens 2022 lottery and adds 6th grade students
PITTSBORO — School of the Arts for Boys Academy (SABA) — a new public charter school set to open next fall — will add 6th grade students to its 3rd through 5th grade school population to … more
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In Chatham, there was a .76% increase in enrollment from last year and a 2.57% decrease from pre-pandemic, with 8,720 students recorded in Month 1.
Enrollment at CCS up from last year, but still down from before COVID
PITTSBORO — During the third school year impacted by the pandemic, student enrollment at Chatham County Schools is up slightly from 2020 but still lower than 2019 — the last “pre-pandemic” … more
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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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