NCSBA Blog

Rockingham County's McMichael Phoenix Singers wowed a national audience at the 2013 NSBA Annual Conference in San Diego! This talented group of students sang and danced several numbers and received a standing ovation from the crowd. Yet another great example of the great things that happen in public education!

Alamance-Burlington’s Sylvan Elementary held its Sylvan Awards Assemblies on Friday, February 1. Research by Bob Marzano and others verifies the power of recognition to inspire student achievement. The School Improvement Team enhanced Awards Day to build student capacity for “…achieving their goals and dreams with confidence, enthusiasm, and perseverance for future success.” [from the Sylvan Elem. vision] Staff worked to include an area to share 21^st Century student work products with families. Learning targets were posted to explain the purpose of the work and student leaders were available to explain the process. Two large monitors and a SmartBoard displayed digital work products. All grade levels from pre-K to fifth grade collaborated on this endeavor.

Students and their families’ faces beamed with pride as they mingled among writing samples, rubrics, artwork, photos, diagrams, and digital products. What a great day for the Sylvan Elementary school community to understand the work we are doing! 

Students at Highland Elementary in Alamance-Burlington Schools turned into Mad Scientists for the Day! Third-grade classes participated in an on-campus field trip related to their science study on matter. Students learned through interactive lessons on States of Matter and Harnessing Heat. They rotated through several stations and participated in hands-on experiments throughout the morning. This is the second year Highland has had Mad Science at their school, and the students really love the interactive exploration of science!

Alamance-Burlington’s Garrett Elementary School showed their support for bus drivers during Bus Driver Appreciation week! The students played an active role in showing their appreciation by creating Valentines and thank you notes to their bus drivers. They also placed them in decorative bags and hand delivered them to their drivers on Valentine’s Day. The drivers also received a couple more surprises including a morning breakfast and an afternoon sweet treat.

Thank you to the many school bus drivers that safely transport our students every day! Gov. McCrory has proclaimed Feb. 11-15 as School Bus Driver Appreciation Week in North Carolina. The American School Bus Council’s Love the Bus website has great ideas and templates to help you show appreciation to your district’s bus drivers. Take Feb. 14 to do something special for your drivers and share your pictures with us!

North Carolina school board members pause to show support of the work of school boards and public education!

Photos courtesy of the National School Boards Association.

Roberta Scott, NCSBA Treasurer above and Minnie Forte-Brown, NCSBA Board of Director below.

Our friends in Pamlico County have shared pictures of their Stand Up for Public Education bulletin boards throughout the district! What is your district doing? Share with us. 

Scotland County Schools has started a new adult literacy program to help the community close gaps. The program is free and will positively impact education in the county! Read the complete story!

Students at East Cary Middle School, located in Wake County, are reaching out to families in New York that are needing help this holiday season! What a difference they are making. Take a look!

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At the 2012 NCSBA Annual Conference, participants took part in a Stand Up for Public Education photo booth. Click on the pic below to view more photos.

This video was shown at the 2012 NCSBA Annual Conference. I encourage you to Stand Up for Public Education!

Let’s create a movement. We believe public education stakeholders must come together with a shared voice and proclaim their success in educating generations of North Carolinians. It’s time for you to tell your public education story! Share your success stories by submitting your information to Ramona Miller, rmiller@ncsba.org.