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Vance Charter School Announces K-8, High School Curriculum Info.
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-Information courtesy Vance Charter School
As you know, Gov. Cooper issued an executive order closing all NC public schools for students from March 16 through March 30. After advisement from the NC Department of Public Instruction, Vance Charter School has enacted the following schedule to help continue the learning process for our students:
Monday, March 16 and Tuesday, March 17 are designated Required Teacher Workdays. No instructional obligations will be expected for our students these two days.
Wednesday, March 18 will be our first distance learning day. Distance learning days will extend through March 30. We will give you more information on instructional expectations before Wednesday.
Report Card Night is canceled for this Thursday evening. If you do not have access to PowerSchool, you may pick up your child’s report card at Vance Charter on Thursday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Also, Junior and Senior families, Herff Jones will still be on campus Thursday evening from 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. to distribute class rings and graduation items.
Finally, we are still planning on maintaining Spring Break as scheduled. If the need arises to alter spring break, we will communicate this to you as soon as possible. More information will follow in the coming days. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this difficult time.
K-8th Curriculum Information
While there is no ideal situation when it comes to delivering distance education, we are making plans to support instruction for an entire K-12 campus. This is why for now, we are giving priority online instruction to high school students as we assess technology availability for all of our students.
Vance Charter School will begin distance education on Wednesday, March 18 through Monday, March 30. Teachers in grades K-8 have prepared review packets that can be picked up from school on Wednesday, March 18 from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Teachers will be available via email during this short-term school closure to answer questions that you or your child may have. We will not be using an online platform for students in grades K-8 for these short-term instructional days (March 18 – March 30).
Your child will keep their review packet until they return to school or until further instructions are sent.
We do have wonderful online resources for students to continue to practice their skills. I-Ready is an online resource that was purchased for students in grades K-8 to support individual learning in the areas of math and reading. If you would like for your child to continue to practice using I-Ready, we strongly encourage them to do so.
As communicated earlier, report cards will be available for pick up Thursday between 8 am and 4 p.m. if you do not have access to his information in PowerSchool. If you were unable to pick up instructional packets on Wednesday, these will also be available Thursday during report card pick up times.
High School Curriculum Information
Wednesday will be our first distance learning day. All teachers will be establishing communication with our students to ensure there are no connectivity challenges that will impede learning. Beginning Thursday, all students will begin receiving assignments for completion. To help our students be successful during this two-week period, we are operating under the following procedures:
Teachers will facilitate prior learned material only. No new learning standards will be presented at this time.
All teachers will have office hours from 9:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Teachers will be available to respond to student needs in a timely manner. Students can contact their teacher through Google Classroom.
If families have internet connectivity problems, teachers will provide hard copy materials that will be available for pick up in our high school office.
Students currently enrolled in NC Virtual Public-School class will continue their classes as usual, unless otherwise told by their teacher.
For students taking VGCC courses, VGCC spring break has been moved to this week. Your classes will resume next week on Monday, March 23 in an online or hybrid format. Students need to check their VGCC email or the VGCC website for updates on a DAILY basis.
Please help us reinforce to your child how important this time is to continued learning; grading will continue to take place. We have one more quarter to complete this school year and it is up to all of us to make the best out of difficult circumstances. Thank you in advance for your patience, understanding, and support.
Vance Charter High School Students Attend UMO AgFest
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-Press Release, The University of Mount Olive
The University of Mount Olive recently hosted its 6th Annual AgFest event to promote and celebrate awareness of agriculture and other academic opportunities at UMO. The event was attended by more than 1,600 visitors from 63 schools from across North Carolina, including local students from Vance Charter School in Henderson.
This year’s event offered a new fair-like format and expanded activities. Representatives from agricultural companies and organizations from across the region and state interactively engaged with students to spark their interests in careers, Supervised Agricultural Experiences (SAE), and even some Career Development Events (CDE) topics.
Members of Vance Charter School’s Future Farmers of America (FFA) attended the 6th Annual University of Mount Olive AgFest. (Photo courtesy UMO)
Attendees participated in hands-on learning experiences in production agriculture, animal science, horticulture, landscaping, wildlife, forestry and natural resources, provided by some of the largest agribusinesses in the region.
Experiences included virtual reality, precision agriculture technology and equipment, livestock showing demonstrations, and other exciting booths.
For those students with interests outside the field of agriculture, there were demonstrations and booths highlighting education, biology, math, physics, and more. Numerous food booths were on-site featuring Got to Be NC Products, and there was music, fun, sunshine, and games for all.
The event ended with a concert featuring up and coming Nashville recording artist Matt Stell with special guest Canaan Cox.
Dr. Sandy Maddox, Dean of the School of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, said, “This event creates a unique opportunity for FFA members from across the state to experience UMO, our faculty, students, and beautiful campus. We had great weather, the new fair-like format was a tremendous success, and the feedback we have received from the attending advisors and students has been overwhelmingly positive. We are thankful to all those people and groups that work so hard to make this event a reality. I am especially thankful to our wonderful partners including Food Farm – Home of the Original Piggly Wiggly and Got to be NC, for providing food from some of the finest NC – based companies around.”
Vance Charter School Earns ‘B’ Grade, Exceeds Expected Growth
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-Information courtesy Renee Currin, Vance Charter School
On Wednesday, the North Carolina State Board of Education approved school performance data for all public schools in North Carolina. We are proud to announce Vance Charter School earned a B letter grade and exceeded expected growth for the 2018-2019 school year.
This is a testament to the diligent work our students and teachers demonstrated on a daily basis and their commitment to academic excellence.
Please congratulate our students and teachers for this accomplishment and help spread the word about our success.
Vance Charter is UKnighted!
Vance Charter Now Accepting Applications for 2019/2020 School Year
-Information courtesy the Vance Charter School Facebook page
The Vance Charter School enrollment lottery application for the 2019/2020 school year will open on Monday, January 14 at 12:01 a.m. and close on February 15 at 11:59 p.m.
We will hold parent information sessions on January 29 at 6 p.m. and February 7 at 6 p.m. Both events will be held in the upper cafeteria.
The official enrollment lottery will take place on March 9 at 9 a.m. in the lower cafeteria at Vance Charter School. Please pass this information along to anyone you know who may be interested in becoming a student at Vance Charter School.
You may also contact Mrs. Christy Bunn, lottery committee chairperson if needed.
To apply one, go to www.vancecharter.org, click on Enroll, then click on Admissions FAQs to access the application. You must have an active email address to complete the application.
VCS is located at 2090 Ross Mill Rd. in Henderson.
Vance Charter Rotary Interact Club to Hold Pet Walk Fundraiser at Animal Shelter
-Information courtesy the Vance Charter Rotary Interact Club
The Rotary Interact Club at Vance Charter School will hold a pet walk at the Vance County Animal Shelter in Henderson on Saturday, October 27, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. to raise money for the shelter animals.
Participants will have the opportunity to walk a shelter dog for $2 per lap. All money raised benefits the shelter. You may even see a shelter animal or two in a Halloween costume.
According to Animal Control Chief Frankie Nobles, the pet walk is for animal shelter dogs only and does not include personal pets.
“The club has done a great job of planning the event and we are looking forward to it,” said Nobles.
Vance Charter On-line Apps for 18-19 School Year
This is a press release, not a paid advertisement.
Vance Charter School will be accepting on-line applications for the 2018-2019 school year from now until Friday, February 16 at 11:59 p.m. Individuals wishing to apply are encouraged to attend one of the informational meetings that will be held at the school on Tuesday, January 30 and Thursday, February 8 at 6 p.m.
The lottery will be held on Saturday, March 17, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. at the school, located at 2090 Ross Mill Road, Henderson.
Vance Charter School will serve grades kindergarten through 11th grades for the 2018-2019 school year. Please visit www.vancecharter.org for more information.
H/V Chamber Welcomes New Teacher Bag Donations
New Teacher Bag Donations
We need your help to welcome our new teachers to Vance County!
Snacks, gum, candy, water bottles, notepads, pens, pencils, coupons etc. are just a few of the things we need to pack in the bags. Make sure your business name and contact information is on the items you donate. This is a great way to advertise your business to a new group coming into the Vance County area.
We will be packing 150 bags and these will be distributed to new teachers at all Vance County Public schools, Kerr-Vance Academy, Henderson Collegiate, Vance Charter, and Crossroads Christian.
If you would like to make a donation, please contact Melanie Mann at 252-438 8414 or info@hendersonvance.org.
Deadline for donations is this Friday, August 25th.
Vance Charter School Reinstates Principal by 9-4 Vote
Monday night in closed session, the Vance Charter School board voted 9-4 to reinstate its principal, Sean Connolly.
The closed session lasted 30 minutes, followed by the announcement that Connolly was reinstated as principal with stipulations until July 17th.
Connolly was suspended in late April, and the news story from that date is linked here.
The stipulations were not named. The chairman of the board of directors at Vance Charter School, Billy Davidson, told WIZS News, “And the reason being, I think that’s a private kind of thing. It’s what we think he needs to (do), what changes need to be made and what he needs to accomplish.”
The approaching end of the school year is one reason Connolly was reinstated before the charges against him were resolved by the court system. Those court proceedings are presently continued until June 12th. “That’s the reason we had to do something because we needed him desperately to be back to help Dr. Read close out this year and make plans for next year. We only had one administrator, and when you’ve got the number of students we have with one administrator, it is difficult. We were starting to get into some serious trouble,” Davidson said.
As to the reinstatement lasting until July 17th, pending any court decision, Davidson said, “That’s a regular July meeting, and that’s one of the reasons we picked that date. And, we’ll discuss the stipulations and the progress and go from there.”
Monday’s 9-4 vote was done by closed vote, but Davidson said all the votes were read out loud so everybody would know what the vote was. No one knows who voted how, but everyone knows what the number was.
Vance Charter School Gearing up for Family Fun Day
Vance Charter School’s Family Fun Day
Dear Parents and Students,
Vance Charter School’s Family Fun Day will be held on Saturday, May 6, 2017, from 11 am-2:30 pm. This will be a time for fun, food, and festivities for all VCS students, families, and alumni.
There will be prizes for everyone as well as a raffle of valuable gifts! Tickets for the games are $0.25 each while tickets for the raffle are $5 each or 5 tickets for $20. You can purchase tickets in advance at the VCS Spirit Store from 8 am- 5 pm Monday- Friday, May 1-5; tickets will also be on sale at the Family Fun Day. The raffle for the incredible prizes will be held at 2 p.m.
The VCS Girl Scout Troop will kick off our day of fun at 10 a.m. with a teacher field day competition named the “Battle of the Halls,” and the rest of our fun, food, and activities will begin at 11 a.m. There will be lots of food and drinks for sale including hot dogs, pizza, funnel cakes, ice cream, popcorn, and lemonade.
To make this event successful, we will need many volunteers to serve food, man a booth, or run a game. We also need various supplies, especially cakes for the Cake Walk. If you are willing to help work, donate supplies, or make other contributions, please click this link to sign up:
www.signupgenius.com/tabs/1357FD600A0C9E8C60-family
One of the biggest needs we have is obtaining prizes for adult and kid bingo prizes. If you have items you can donate or re-gift, please do: they make GREAT prizes! If you are a business owner, please consider donating an item or service as a prize; if you work at a business that would be willing to donate an item, service, or gift certificate, we’ll accept the donation gratefully!
If you are interested in making a donation, please use the link to let us know:
www.signupgenius.com/tabs/1357FD600A0C9E8C60-family
Note: Don’t forget to keep your receipts! Donations totaling $30 equal one volunteer hour; this may be a quick and easy way for those who find meeting their volunteer hours a challenge! Donations may also be tax-deductible.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Lisa Bender, Capital Campaign Coordinator, at either 431-0440 ext. 118 or lisa.bender@vancecharterfoundation.org .
THANK YOU FOR YOUR VALUABLE SUPPORT.
HOPE TO SEE YOU AT FAMILY FUN DAY!