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1077
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The Accountability Act was revised by the General Assembly in 1992. It now provides the opportunity for local boards of education to establish a leadership position in implementing changes in public school education.
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3971
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One of the first school, systems to provide transition services for exceptional children was Shelby City. Project TASSEL (Teaching All Students Skills for Employment) assists students moving beyond secondary school in dealing with employment, living arrangements, education, and recreational activities.
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3028
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\"Religion in the Public Schools: A Joint Statement of Current Law,\" issued in 1995 by a representative group of religious organizations, delineates the law on such topics as student prayers and teaching about religion.
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4086
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School-based student health centers in Asheville high and middle schools provide services that include acute care visits, immunizations, nutrition counseling, and spots physicals. The centers reduce work missed by parents and school missed by students and provide students with good health care.
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4019
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Since its inception in 1971, members of the press and boards of education have had differing opinions on the N.C. Open Meetings Law. For example, both differ on what topics should be discussed in closed sessions. They also differ on the press's responsibility to report abuses of the law.
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1350
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The Youth Apprenticeship Program of Washington (NC) High School seeks to prepare high school students with a useful transitional environment between high school and work.
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150
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North Carolina's public school system is experiencing a shortage of school superintendents.
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1086
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The issue is whether or not teachers should be involved in administrator selection; the Alamance County school system situation is used as an example.
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4088
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Kinston's Teachers Memorial School is located in a high crime area, had underachieving K-2 students, was 100 percent minority, and served the city's four poorest housing projects. Yet through the teachers' high expectations for students, instructional changes, and use of technology, students' reading levels greatly increased by April, 1998.
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4749
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The Kings Mountain School District purchased laptop computers and Internet accounts for its board of education members. The purpose was to improve the board members' communication among themselves and with the superintendent and staff of the school system. The Internet accounts also gave members better access to information. Board members indicate satisfaction with the approach and a willingness to share their experience with other school boards.
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4895
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Crowell discusses ten things a school board needs to know about redistricting their school unit, including knowing that while the board is responsible for redistricting, the North Carolina General Statutes say nothing about the procedure and the U.S. Attorney General must approve their plan if their county is one of forty in the state covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.
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3013
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The State Board of Education's New ABC Plan for Public Education returns major responsibilities for public education to local school boards. The school systems will pilot the program during the 1996-1997 school year.
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2284
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Staff members of the North Carolina School Boards Association (NCSBA) are introduced along with their individual responsibilities in the functioning of the association.
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4753
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The North Carolina General Assembly amended General Statute 143-128 in September 1998. This amendment changes the way a school district can award certain construction contracts. Lukasik and Malone discuss how this amendment will affect school systems.
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4087
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Trading Places, an innovative program sponsored by the Gaston County Schools and Gaston Chamber of Commerce, allows teachers and individuals from the business community to trade places for the day. Teachers learn what skill and education are needed on the job, and business people gain firsthand knowledge of today's schools.
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