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Vance County Schools Reopening Update
Dr. Jackson, the Vance County Schools Superintendent, shares the latest update for our district.
Vance County School Board of Education Meeting June 29, 2020
Vance County School Board of Education Meeting – via Zoom Meeting Agenda June 29, 2020-1:00 pm Call to Order Moment of Silence *Approval of Minutes IJ * Approval of Meeting Agenda Recognitions/Announcements Comments from the public Superintendent’s Report A. *CTE Plan I/ B. *Title I Plan IJ C. *Migrant Plan II D. Reopening Update/Recommendations E. International Teacher/Executive Order Board of Education Standing Committees A. *Personnel I/ B. *Finance# C. *Building & Grounds I D. Policy E. *Curriculum ll F. Community …
Vance County, NC Schools Closed on September 13 and 14
Vance County Schools will be closed on Thursday, September 13, and Friday, September 14, 2018 for all students and staff members. The schools are operating on a regular schedule today, September 12. All evening activities at all schools for today are cancelled. The Evening Academy will be closed today. Future announcements about our schools’ schedules will be placed on the school system’s Twitter and Facebook pages, as well as listed on the district website and announced on local television and …
Vance County Public Schools Accountability Report for 2017-2018 School Year
Vance County Schools showed substantial improvements for the 2017-2018 school year based on accountability data released today by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction, evidence of the accuracy of the district theme for the year, “Year of Breakthrough.” The results were made public today after the data was presented to the N.C. State Board of Education at http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/reporting/ Superintendent Anthony Jackson noted, “It is with great celebration that we announce six Vance County Schools improved their School Performance Grade (SPG) by …
VGCC President Dr. Stelfanie Williams Resigns To Take Position of Vice President for Durham Affairs at Duke University
Dr. Stelfanie Williams, the president of Vance-Granville Community College, announced today that she has accepted the position of Vice President for Durham Affairs at Duke University, effective Aug. 13, 2018. “It has been an honor and joy to lead and serve at Vance-Granville Community College,” Dr. Williams said. “I am proud of the success over these years, and I am confident that, with the fine faculty and staff and community support, the best is yet to come for the college.” …
Early College Seniors Honored at Class Night
Members of the Class of 2018 at Vance County Early College High School were honored during the evening of May 15 at their Class Night. A total of 38 seniors are in the graduating class. During the Class Night celebration, they received accolades for their accomplishments in high school and many of them were presented with thousands of dollars in scholarship funds to further their education at four-year colleges and universities in the fall. An audience of over 400 parents, …
Class Night Held for Southern Vance Seniors
The Class of 2018 at Southern Vance High School, with 170 members, were honored May 15 during their Class Night celebration in the school’s gymnasium. They were recognized for their achievements during their high school careers and received scholarship funds to further their education in college. Scholarship funds for the class total about $2 million. Hundreds of parents, siblings, other family members, school staff members, school system officials and community members came to the event to cheer on the graduates. …
Vance County Public Schools – No School for Students on May 16, 2018
The Vance County Board of Education tonight approved designating Wednesday, May 16, as an optional teacher work day with no school for students in all Vance County Schools. The change for the day is because a large number of teachers from our school district are expected to attend a public education advocacy rally on May 16 in Raleigh. We want parents to know that meals will be available to students at the following schools: Pinkston Street Elementary, L.B. …
Vance County Schools Plans for May 16
After meeting with the officers and representatives of the Vance County Association of Educators and reviewing staff request leave data, Superintendent Anthony Jackson will recommend to the Board of Education on Monday evening that Vance County Schools convert Wednesday, May 16, to a student holiday and an optional teacher work day. A majority of the Board of Education has indicated their support of the request and plans to approve the superintendent’s recommendation at their meeting on Monday evening. The recommendation …
VGCC Honors Student-Athletes at Banquet
Vance-Granville Community College celebrated Vanguard student-athletes at the college’s annual Athletics Banquet, held on March 23 in the Civic Center on the Main Campus. VGCC Coordinator of Student Activities & Athletics Jermiel Hargrove praised the students for their hard work, both on the court and in the classroom. He recognized in particular the women’s volleyball team captain, Hannah Arneth of Oxford, and the men’s basketball team co-captains, Mitch Beck of Raleigh and Kenneth “KJ” Finley, Jr., of Louisburg. Arneth announced …
Meredith College Vice President To Speak At Curriculum Graduation
Dr. Jean Jackson, vice president for college programs at Meredith College, will be the principal commencement speaker for Vance-Granville Community College’s graduation exercises on Friday, May 11. Sovanny “Sophie” Taylor, president of the VGCC Student Government Association, will be the student speaker. Nearly 500 students are scheduled to be honored during ceremonies beginning at 6 p.m. at the gazebo by the lake on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. For those unable to attend the event in person, VGCC …
This Week at NCDOT: Introduce a Girl to Engineering and Watch for Me Partners
The following are highlights from this week at the N.C. Department of Transportation. The stories below are also featured in NCDOT Now, the department’s weekly newscast. Introduce a Girl to Engineering As North Carolina’s transportation needs continue to increase, so does the need for more qualified and skilled engineers who can help ensure our state keeps moving forward. Women make up just 12 percent of engineers in the United States. Seeing this gap, the department partnered with Women’s Transportation Seminars-Raleigh to …
Educators Complete Professional Development Programs
Two accomplished educators from Vance County Schools have completed participation in professional development programs held at the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) in Cullowhee, N.C. The center is a recognized national leader in professional development programming for our state’s teachers. Fatina Bunch, a teacher at Eaton-Johnson Middle School, and Dr. Lisa Webster-Caroon, also a teacher at Eaton-Johnson Middle School, successfully completed their participation in programs at NCCAT. Bunch attended the “Developing Engagement and Understanding in …
Opportunity Culture at E.O. Young, Jr. Elementary School
Exciting changes are coming to E.O. Young, Jr. Elementary School for the 2018-2019 school year. Principal Marylaura McKoon and her colleagues on the school’s design team for the Opportunity Culture initiative are completing plans to implement the innovative program to benefit students and staff members in the school. E.O. Young will be one of three local elementary schools launching the Opportunity Culture initiative next school year. After a year of planning, McKoon and her staff are ready to implement the initiative. …
Retired Granville Schools Leader to Address VGCC’s Basic Skills Graduates
Dr. Dorwin L. Howard, Sr., retired leader of the Granville County Public Schools, will deliver the keynote address as Vance-Granville Community College holds commencement exercises dedicated exclusively to new graduates of Adult Basic Skills programs on Thursday, May 3. The ceremony will begin at 6 p.m. in the Civic Center on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. Those being honored at the ceremony will include students who have completed either the Adult High School Diploma program or the High School Equivalency program in …
Health Sciences Dean Honored For Leadership At VGCC
Angela M. Thomas, dean of health sciences at Vance-Granville Community College, was recently honored with the President’s Leadership Award from Dr. Stelfanie Williams, the president of the college. The honor is one of three Glen Raven Excellence in Teaching and Leadership Awards presented to VGCC employees during each academic year. The others, the Faculty Member of the Year and Staff Member of the Year awards, are presented in the fall semester. Glen Raven, Inc., the manufacturer with a site in …
Vance County Schools Honors Volunteers, Business Partners
Officials with Vance County Schools awarded a total of 88 school volunteers and business partners with plaques and certificates during the school system’s annual Volunteer/Business Partner Recognition Reception held on April 25 at the Henderson Country Club. Principal Harold Thompson, Jr. of New Hope Elementary School, presented Eboni Terry with the plaque for her recognition as the school system’s Volunteer of the Year for the 2017-2018 school year. Terry was selected for the honor from an outstanding group of school …
Alamance-Burlington High School Teacher Wins NC’s Top Honors
Freebird McKinney, a social studies teacher at Walter M. Williams High School in Burlington, was named the 2018 Burroughs Wellcome Fund North Carolina Teacher of the Year during an awards luncheon today in Cary. McKinney was selected from a field of nine finalists representing the state’s eight education districts and charter schools. McKinney has been teaching for 13 years, the last three at Williams High School, in the Alamance-Burlington School System, where he teaches World and European history and also …
2018 Teacher of the Year to be Announced Friday
2018 Teacher of the Year to be Announced Friday The 2018 Burroughs Wellcome Fund North Carolina Teacher of the Year will be announced Friday, April 20, during a luncheon at The Umstead Hotel, 100 Woodland Pond Drive, Cary. The actual announcement is expected to take place around 1:45 p.m. The winner succeeds the 2017 Teacher of the Year, Lisa Godwin, a kindergarten teacher at Dixon Elementary School in Onslow County. The 2018 North Carolina Regional Teachers of the Year are: Northeast: Kaley Kiffner, …
Board Names Principals for New Middle and High Schools
The Vance County Board of Education at its April 16 meeting approved Rey Horner as the principal for the new Vance County High School and Heddie Somerville as the principal for the new Vance County Middle School for the 2018-2019 school year. Horner currently serves as the principal of Southern Vance High School and Somerville is the principal of Pinkston Street Elementary School. Horner has worked with Vance County Schools since August of 1997 when he began …