FGV Smart Start to Enroll Kids in Dolly Parton Imagination Library
Franklin-Granville-Vance Partnership For Children will soon begin enrolling kids in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program. F-G-V Development Coordinator Garry Daeke told WIZS News that the North Carolina Partnership for Children (NCPC) is distributing $10.5 million statewide over two years.
Daeke said, “The NC Legislature during its last biennial budget allocated $3.5 million in fiscal year 17-18, and $7 million for fiscal year 18-19, for Dolly Parton Imagination Library program expansion throughout NC…Each local partnership then applies for funds to serve the number of children they believe they can enroll.
“We are in process of setting up our contract with the Dolly Parton Foundation, and will be announcing where and how to enroll very shortly. Initially, we will set up an announced enrollment day in each county, probably at local libraries, where parents can enroll children.”
You should look for enrollment forms at convenient locations like the hospital, health department and in pediatricians’ offices.
Daeke said, “Once we are up and running, there will also be on-line enrollment link for us on Dolly Parton’s web page, as well as our local webpage, www.fgvsmartstart.org.”
He said, “With the increased recognition that an important part of brain development occurs within the first three years of a child’s life, and that reading to children enhances vocabulary and other important communication skills, the American Academy of Pediatrics, which represents 62,000 pediatricians across the country, is asking its members to become powerful advocates for reading aloud, every time a baby visits the doctor.”
Daeke quoted Dr. Pamela High, who wrote the new policy. He said, “It should be there each time we touch bases with children.” The policy recommends that doctors tell parents they should be “reading together as a daily fun family activity” from infancy.
#VANCECoProud School Board 2018 Standing Committees Set
— courtesy Vance County Schools
At Monday night’s Vance County School Board meeting, the board’s Standing Committees for 2018 were set. The committees for 2018 include: Building and Grounds, Ruth Hartness as chairperson, with Dorothy Gooche and Ed Wilson as members; Community and Business Relations, Gooche as chairperson, with Margaret Ellis and Clementine Hunter as members; Curriculum, Wilson as chairperson, with Gooche and Gloria J. White as members; Finance, White as chairperson, with Hunter and Darlynn Oxendine as members; Personnel, Ellis as chairperson, with Hartness and Wilson as members; and Policy, Oxendine as chairperson, with Hunter and White as members.
Oxford Preparatory School Readies for 2018/2019 Enrollment and 6th Grade Expansion
— press release courtesy of Oxford Prep
Applications for new 6th – 12th grade student enrollments for the 2018 – 2019 school year have been available at oxfordprep.org and available in the school office when Open Enrollment began in November. Oxford Preparatory School (OPS) is an independent and tuition-free public charter school that is designed to mold students into future leaders through completion of a rigorous curriculum while focusing on community service and developing an appreciation of the arts. OPS offers a college preparatory curriculum, a variety of competitive middle school and varsity athletic teams, and is located in a permanent facility at 6041 Landis Rd. in Oxford.
To be considered for a potential lottery, all applications must be turned in to the office or postmarked by Friday, February 2, 2018. If more applications are received than available seats in the 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th grade a blind public lottery will be held on Saturday, February 17, 2018. All students choosing to attend OPS will need to confirm enrollment by completing and sending in an enrollment packet by Friday, March 16, 2018. After February 2, applications will continue to be accepted, and processed in the order they are received.
Oxford Preparatory School invites families of prospective students to learn more about the unique offerings of the school. The final of three information sessions will be held on Thursday 1/18 at 6:00. Afterwards, tours will be conducted that will allow the opportunity to meet faculty. In addition, prospective students are invited to spend time visiting the school on the final of three Shadow Days so they can experience our unique school program firsthand. Visiting students accompany OPS student guides through their classes during a four-hour visit. It’s a chance to meet the staff and the students and to get a snapshot view of our engaging college preparatory classes. The final shadow day will take place on Monday 1/22 from 8:30 – 12:30. Please call the Oxford Preparatory School office at (919)690-0360, or email our Office Manager, Kate Reetz at Reetzk@oxfordprep.org to make an appointment.
City of Oxford Personnel Committee Meeting 1-23-18
CITY OF OXFORD
JANUARY 11, 2018
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE MEETING
The Personnel Committee for the Oxford Board of Commissioners will meet on Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at 1:00 P.M. The meeting will be held in the 1st Floor Training Room City Hall, 300 Williamsboro Street. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss Personnel Evaluations.
All those interested are invited to attend.
Cynthia Bowen
City Clerk
City of Oxford
New Horizons Baptist Stew Sale Feb. 10
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ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, FROM 9:00 – 11:00 A.M., YOU CAN COME OUT TO THE GRANVILLE COUNTY SHRINE CLUB AND GET THE BEST STEW AROUND FOR $8 PER QUART!!
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Town Talk 01/10/18
Vance County Schools
For Immediate Release
January 9, 2018
The Vance County Board of Education at its January 8 meeting directed Superintendent Anthony Jackson and school system staff members to seek community input on a potential facilities consolidation plan that would impact current Vance County middle and high schools.
Jackson provided information at the board meeting outlining a process to gather input on the feasibility of consolidating middle and high schools. The proposal includes the possibility of consolidating Henderson and Eaton-Johnson Middle Schools for the 2018-2019 school year. It further proposes the possibility of consolidating Northern Vance and Southern Vance High Schools for the 2019-2020 school year.
Jackson stressed that the consolidation proposal is the result of several years of declining student enrollment across the district and the need to improve the efficient and financial sustainability of school operations.
The matter was brought to the full board following a recommendation from the board’s Building and Grounds Committee with a motion from the Committee’s Chair Mrs. Ruth Hartness to begin the process of gathering input from the local community.
Several public meetings to discuss the proposal are scheduled. The meetings include: January 25 at 10 a.m. in the school system’s Administrative Services Center; January 25 at 6 p.m. at Henderson Middle School; January 29 at 6 p.m. at Eaton-Johnson Middle School; January 30 at 10 a.m. in the Administrative Services Center; January 30 at 6 p.m. at Northern Vance High School; and February 8 at 6 p.m. at Southern Vance High School. There also will be a meeting on January 17 with principals at a time and location to be determined as well as meetings with middle and high school faculties.
Included in the report to the board, it was noted that enrollment in Vance County Schools has declined from 6,848 students in 2012-2013 to 5,980 students in the current school year. The consolidation proposal seeks to improve and enhance services and programs for students.
At the direction of the board, the proposal should not impact any of the district’s 10 elementary schools.
Initial projections indicate that by consolidating the two middle schools on one campus, the district could save an estimated $1 million annually. One consolidated middle school would serve approximately 835 students.
A consolidated high school could see estimated savings of approximately $1.4 million each year. One high school would serve approximately 1,500 students.
The consolidation proposal projects a reduction of approximately 19 positions at the middle school level and 25 positions at the high school level, plus operational and monthly cost for facilities no longer needed.
The community engagement process will involve the public meetings to gather input from all stakeholders in the community through February. The staff will compile this information and bring a final report with recommendations to the board for its review in March.
It is important to recognize that all savings realized by these proposals will be redirected back into the consolidated schools to support our students and staff and to improve program offerings.
It is important that the staff receive ample input from the community, so that they might be able to make the best recommendation to the board in March. The Board reiterates that no final decisions have been made. They need to hear from the community to ensure that the plan has the necessary support for success moving forward.