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Budget woes present major decisions for CMS

Financial cuts, layoffs loom in every projected scenario

Regardless of what financial scenario plays out, budget cuts and layoffs loom for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Under the best case presented to Board of Education members Feb. 17, CMS would cut 124 positions. The worst? Job losses for 879 people, including 658 teachers, with a one-year delay on the opening of both Mint Hill’s Rocky River and Cornelius’ William Hough High.

Davidson College students impart collegiate wisdom

 

DAVIDSON – When Brittany Pillsbury began her college search, she didn’t even know where Davidson was.

Lake Norman Rotary Club-Huntersville accepting scholarship applications

HUNTERSVILLE – The Rotary Club of Lake Norman/Huntersville will award a $1,500 college scholarship to a Huntersville-area high school senior in recognition of his or her community service efforts and achievements.

School system tweaking bullying policy

The public will get the chance to weigh in on minor changes to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ anti-bullying policy, which community members demanded and the school board approved two years ago.

The board will hold a public hearing on changes to the policy during the boards’ Feb. 23 meeting. The policy bans harassment and bullying in general and specifically because of a person’s race, religion, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, political belief, national origin, gender, physical appearance, disability, age or language.

School system tweaking bullying policy

The public will get the chance to weigh in on minor changes to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ anti-bullying policy, which community members demanded and the school board approved two years ago.

The board will hold a public hearing on changes to the policy during the boards’ Feb. 23 meeting. The policy bans harassment and bullying in general and specifically because of a person’s race, religion, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, political belief, national origin, gender, physical appearance, disability, age or language.

School district institutes hiring freeze

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has announced a hiring freeze on all open non-instructional positions.

Superintendent Peter Gorman informed district employees in an e-mail Wednesday, Jan. 27. The freeze applies to personnel who do not work in classrooms, except positions funded through grants like Title I, After-School Enrichment Program and Child Nutrition Enterprise Funding.