Category: Education

North Carolina just added another 527 newly-credentialed teachers to its National Board Certified Teachers (NBCT) corps. Although North Carolina placed second behind Washington (946) in 2014 for the total number of newly Board certified teachers, the state continues to lead the nation in its total number of NBCTs at 20,611. The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) recently released the latest numbers for states and the nation. Twenty-one percent of North Carolina’s educators are National Board certified. State Superintendent …

Dr. Angela Ballentine, the vice president of academic and student affairs at Vance-Granville Community College, has established a new scholarship for students at the college where she has served for more than 20 years. Ballentine has named this new scholarship the “Charles and Audrey Ballentine Academic Achievement Scholarship,” in memory of her parents. Her father and mother, who passed away in 2003 and 2013, respectively, were both educators in Rockingham County. “My parents were public school administrators and community leaders, …

  VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS       ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWS   Volume 2 Issue 17                         December 8-12, 2014       The MISSION of Vance County Schools is to be committed to educating all students to prepare them for lifelong learning and productive citizenship.   IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS   The Vance County Board of Education will meet on Monday at 7 p.m. in the Board Room of the Administrative Services Center on Graham Avenue in Henderson.   Teacher Talk session for …

Students in the National Technical Honor Society and Career and Technical Education classes at Northern Vance High School volunteered to ring the bell and seek donations for needy families through the local Salvation Army during the evening of December 1, at the Walmart Supercenter in Henderson. They rang the bell and asked for donations from 4 to 8 p.m. as they shared the holiday spirit with shoppers as they entered and left the store. The students included, in the first …

  VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS   WEEKLY SCHOOL NEWS   Volume 3, Issue 17 A Publication for Middle and High Schools December 8-12, 2014       The MISSION of Vance County Schools is to be committed to educating all students to prepare them for lifelong learning and productive citizenship.   IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS       The Vance County Board of Education will meet on Monday at 7 p.m. in the Board   Room of the Administrative Services Center on Graham …

Vance County Board of Education Meeting Monday December 8th, 2014 starting at 7pm. Prior to the Board meeting, Judge Banks will administer the Oath of Office to newly elected Board members (Margaret A. Ellis, Ruth M. Hartness, Darlynn P. Oxendine, Gloria J. White) at 6:30 pm in the ASC Board Room.  I. Call to Order II. Moment of Silence * III. Approval of Minutes IV. Oath of Office Margaret A. Ellis, Ruth M. Hartness, Darlynn P. Oxendine, Gloria J. White …

  VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS   WEEKLY SCHOOL NEWS   Volume 3, Issue 16 A Publication for Middle and High Schools December 1-5, 2014       The MISSION of Vance County Schools is to be committed to educating all students to prepare them for lifelong learning and productive citizenship.   IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS       Report cards are distributed on Tuesday at Northern Vance, Southern Vance and   Western Vance high schools.         A meeting for parents …

  VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS       ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWS   Volume 2 Issue 16                           December 1-5, 2014       The MISSION of Vance County Schools is to be committed to educating all students to prepare them for lifelong learning and productive citizenship.   IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS   A meeting for parents of AIG students in all schools will be held to discuss the future of the Vance County Partners for the Advancement of Gifted Education (PAGE) from 5:30 to …

Representatives from businesses in Vance County led presentations to high school sophomores as part of the “Life Skills Day” events held at Early College, Northern Vance, Southern Vance and Western Vance high schools on November 6 and 13. The business people visited classrooms and talked with students about how to successfully seek a job and go through a job interview. The business experts used their own experiences to offer the students helpful information. Other presenters for the “Life Skills Day” …

  VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS       ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWS   Volume 2 Issue 15                       November 24-28, 2014       The MISSION of Vance County Schools is to be committed to educating all students to prepare them for lifelong learning and productive citizenship.   IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS   Teacher workday on Wednesday. No school for students.     Thanksgiving holidays on Thursday and Friday. All schools and school system offices are closed.   SCHOOL EVENTS FOR THIS WEEK   Aycock …

Letitia Fields and Regina Miles are leading their students through unique learning opportunities with the use of their “Walking Classroom” instructional materials at Carver Elementary School. Fields’ fifth graders and Miles’ fourth graders are among the students who use the miniature disc players and headphones to listen to the audio instruction as they walk around the school’s campus. The “Walking Classroom” was purchased with a $1,600 grant and allows the students to get good, physical exercise while learning in the …

Dr. Carrie Tulbert, North Carolina’s current Principal of the Year, visited Eaton-Johnson Middle School on November 4, as part of her promise to visit each of the schools of the fellow 2014-2015 regional principals of the year. Dr. Larry Webb, the state’s Region 3 Principal of the Year, welcomed Tulbert to his school. Tulbert spent several hours at Eaton-Johnson as she toured the facility and met school staff members and students. During her visit, Tulbert asked lots of questions and …

Update:  The Personnel Committee Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, December 2, 2014, has been postponed until Wednesday, December 3, 2014, at 8:30 a.m. Originally:  Vance County Board of Education Committee Meeting Dates             * Personnel Committee, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014, 8:30 am Note:  All meetings are held in the Superintendent’s   Conference Room.                                                                               

For the second consecutive year, Principal Anne Garrison took time out of her busy schedule to read to students at Zeb Vance Elementary School during the school day on November 12. Her reading adventure was part of the “Read Your Heart Out” activity in the Book It Pizza Hut Challenge. As she did last school year, Garrison occupied a spot in the school’s main lobby to gather favorite books and read them to students in classes who signed up throughout …

  VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS   WEEKLY SCHOOL NEWS   Volume 3, Issue 15 A Publication for Middle and High Schools November 24-28, 2014       The MISSION of Vance County Schools is to be committed to educating all students to prepare them for lifelong learning and productive citizenship.   IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS     Wednesday is a teacher workday with no school for students. Thursday and Friday are Thanksgiving holidays. All schools and school system offices are closed.     …

The Granville County Chamber of Commerce recently held a ceremonial ribbon-cutting and open house to celebrate the new Mechatronics lab on Vance-Granville Community College’s South Campus, which is located between Creedmoor and Butner. Area residents and community leaders had a chance to take a closer look at the new Mechatronics Engineering Technology program, which provides training for jobs in advanced manufacturing. The event was the highlight of the Chamber’s “Sunrise Forum” meeting, held Nov. 14, in partnership with VGCC and …

The Male Mentoring Program at Vance-Granville Community College hosted author, entrepreneur, social activist and educator Dr. NKrumah Lewis as a special guest speaker on Nov. 13 on VGCC’s Main Campus. He shared stories from his own life to offer a message of hope to young people, as he does in his autobiography, “Becoming A Butterfly: From Prison to Ph.D.” Lewis, a Durham native, recounted a childhood in an abusive home, followed by homelessness, a life of crime and incarceration. Lewis …

Administrators and guidance counselors from local schools recently met at Vance-Granville Community College to learn more about what the college offers, and to discuss how the educational institutions work in partnership. Representatives of public high schools and middle schools, charter schools, private schools and home-schools in Vance, Granville, Franklin and Warren counties were invited to attend the forum, held on Oct. 23 in the Civic Center on the college’s Main Campus. Dr. Stelfanie Williams, the president of VGCC, made welcoming …