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The Durham Public Schools Board of Education is forming a community panel to engage with top finalists in the search for a new superintendent. “The Board has decided to incorporate community input and voice at the finalist stage while maintaining the confidentiality of our candidates,” said Bettina Umstead, board chair.
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Interpreters for deaf students in Durham Public Schools wanted to be heard on Thursday, so they didn’t show up for work. Ten DPS American sign language interpreters and seven language facilitators who help deaf and hard of hearing students took the day off to push for higher pay for
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South Durham elementary school students in third, fourth, and fifth grades are kicking off end-of-grade testing, and if you think kids are underwhelmed with these assessments, perhaps take some comfort in the fact that public school leaders also believe they could be better. Victoria Creamer, principal of Creekside Elementary School,
Local Government
Last year’s fiasco with classified worker pay may have been – if not entirely avoided, perhaps caught sooner – if members of the Durham Public Schools Board of Education had been called on to vote on the newly implemented pay schedules. At this week’s board meeting on Thursday, members will
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Monsters and multi-colored patterns dominated the imaginings of students in Susie Crooks’ art classes at Pearsontown Elementary. They were recently showcased at The Streets at Southpoint shopping mall in South Durham.
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From images of home to starry nights to the City of Lights, students in Nancy Coyne’s art classes at Parkwood Elementary School shared their imaginations during a recent exhibit at The Streets at Southpoint.
Local Government
The best intentions of Durham Public Schools may soon collide with a difficult fiscal reality facing the Durham County Board of Commissioners. On Tuesday, the DPS Board of Education held its quarterly meeting with commissioners, and Interim Superintendent Catty Moore made her pitch for a historic $27.7 million budget
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Durham Public Schools leaders will get an update on the superintendent search during a special meeting on Monday. So far, according to agenda materials posted on the DPS Board of Education website, consultant Alma Advisory Group as of May 8 received 73 applications to serve as the next superintendent. Of
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Durham Public Schools officials have rearranged their ask to county commissioners to provide special supplements for early childhood and English as a second language teachers and for classified staff specializing in sign language, deaf/hard of hearing, visually impaired, and spoken language facilitation. Administrators also proposed continuing a $7,000
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Durham Public Schools could see enrollment climb by as many as 4,802 students during the next 10 years based on residential development data tracked by local planning officials. Mathew Palmer, senior executive director of school planning and operational services for DPS, is expected to make a presentation during Thursday’
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First Sgt. Jeffery Matthews, who teaches JROTC at Hillside High School, this week was named Durham Public Schools Teacher of the Year for 2023-2024. He’s been teaching at Hillside for seven years. “It’s a passion,” he said. “You’ve got to have a passion for it. 99% of
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As the selection process rolls forward for a new superintendent to guide Durham Public Schools, the district is providing families and students alike to share their perspectives in an online survey and during three community meetings. The in-person meetings, planned for May 6-8, will offer interpretation services: * Monday, May 6