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Presenters reminded the board that temporary membership caps and procedures are embedded in district policy (policy 4150, section b). Staff described a cap school as one the board authorizes to stop new enrollments when physical capacity is exceeded and an overflow school as the board‑designated campus that receives students who can no longer enroll at the capped site. Staff noted two feeder‑pattern cap examples used in discussion: Mills Park Middle and Apex Friendship High School, and said some caps have been in place for multiple years.

Staff described the operational demands on overflow schools: an overflow campus must serve its own attendance‑area students while absorbing a continuing stream of overflow enrollments during the school year; that ongoing intake can complicate staffing, master scheduling, assessment cohorts and family engagement. Board members highlighted that families and schools can face community‑building and volunteer engagement challenges when a school serves multiple communities or when families are uncertain whether their child will be reassigned back to a capped base school.

On class sizes, staff reviewed North Carolina General Statute 115C‑301(c) and the district’s implementation steps. They said the K‑3 maximums to which the district aligns are 18 students for kindergarten, 16 for first grade and 17 for second and third grade (with limited statutory flexibility that allows up to +3 in exceptional cases by waiver from DPI). Staff explained the K‑3 limits materially reduced available elementary capacity once the district adopted the lower class‑size reporting standard and that the district has opened new schools and completed renovations since that change but still remains short of seats in several areas.

Using district capacity numbers, staff said the transition to the K‑3 reporting standard reduced available facility seats by roughly 4,360 (core facility change) and by about 6,778 when including trailer seats; they also cited an additional reduction of about 2,750 seats after some program spaces were converted into K‑3 classrooms. Staff said the district has opened multiple new elementary schools and completed renovations but that projected growth in some neighborhoods means caps and other temporary measures may continue in affected regions.

Staff outlined practical options the district uses to manage demand: reassignment of base attendance areas when feasible, continued targeted use of trailers, multitrack/year‑round calendar conversions where appropriate and targeted enrollment funding to help receiving schools. Staff also noted challenges: targeted funds for personnel can arrive weeks or months after the start of school, making mid‑year hires difficult; master schedules and staffing plans are set early and can be disrupted by mid‑year enrollment shifts.

The board and staff agreed to continue public engagement and to bring additional assignment recommendations to future work sessions. Staff said they would return with follow‑up materials, including a planned June meeting on related assignment items and a June 3 update tied to a Lake Myra Elementary conversation.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","2025-05-20 Work Session","oneSentenceSummary","District staff provided a detailed review of capping and overflow designations, K‑3 maximum class sizes under state law, and how those rules affect school capacity and assignment planning as Wake County enrollment grows.","taxTitle","Wake County Schools, School Districts, North Carolina","taxId",14083,"location","North Carolina","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6546970,"Wake County to switch student data system July 1; PowerSchool goes offline June 26, staff say",1236,1200000,2436000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3410571-63c627ce17a48f5deb182e1a32a0da34&start=1200&end=2436","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3410571-63c627ce17a48f5deb182e1a32a0da34/thumbnail_1200000.jpg","/articles/6546970/North-Carolina/Wake-County-to-switch-student-data-system-July-1-PowerSchool-goes-offline-June-26-staff-say","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6546970-4ed89edeaf2fbe11226f5b1c35ee625f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770870477&Signature=ByRNFD9FCYq~GsNGq2zYqMk1gjNIl2nWinI-jN3JUIMiEdSajv8Eajfy6mpJbdugZaiQ60GMQenL5phq2HdXQKw4d0YnBUWLAJs3xo12MXpVYesWEKGM7FnGdEY68lk6XAr2Sv3MYvNPue5h7EDNsQThZIyaM~xzoHPClA0uEFHOhwmWbf6ygYTYlYQV30G6C~WHfdbzpjdEAeKcyHanWLMRRwT5D8wPhTZ5ONpBDa9IskBrcKBvuG1J3opkYqEflN7hoRcsZg4tpqPhva5jgBLU2aDnDwyFHEpZWK84apG~efZV3psGekpy3gJvdxHWdlZ3c1US9gPdMpkLvCAnxw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Wake County Public School System technology staff told the school board at a work session that the district will move to the Infinite Campus student information system with a planned go‑live on July 1, 2025, and that the state‑contracted product PowerSchool will go offline during the final conversion window.

Jeff Alford of Technology Services, project manager Mikayla Cross and Sandy Honeycutt, director of Student Information Systems, updated the board on scope, timeline, training and risk mitigation for what the district described as a statewide modernization initiative. The State Board of Education awarded a contract to Infinite Campus in November 2023; phase 1 districts launched in July 2024, and Wake County is in phase 2.

Staff said the district will implement three Infinite Campus modules at go‑live: the core student information system (SIS), the full online registration module and Campus Passport (the vendor’s learning/learning‑resource portal). District presenters said they plan to evaluate additional available modules after the initial launch. “We will be implementing 3 of those in July 2025,” Sandy Honeycutt said.

Project status and migration timeline: presenters said the work was about 65% complete and that Wake County had run two trial conversions (most recently April 14) to validate data. Staff gave June 13 as the date the district will present final data to Infinite Campus for conversion; they said Infinite Campus will hand the district the production environment “keys” on or about June 23, and that PowerSchool is scheduled to go dark June 26 as the state runs end‑of‑year processing. The district’s stated go‑live date is July 1.

Staff warned of short pauses to online registration and transfers during the final conversion window. The presentation listed a June 13–July 1 window for online registration to be unavailable while final conversion work proceeds; staff said transfers would also be paused in the final conversion period and that they will notify families with guidance on next steps. District staff asked schools to finalize master schedules by the week of the presentation and said they would provide lists to year‑round schools so principals could plan for likely incoming families when the system reopens.

Data and security: presenters said Wake County had to change its data export method because district job schedules prevented the state’s PowerSchool API from producing complete files at scale. “We are pulling our data and presenting it,” a technology presenter said, describing a district‑managed export process used to produce full files for Infinite Campus. Staff said all files are uploaded to a secure shell and that Wake County will not send Social Security numbers to the vendor; “there is no Social Security information in the system,” a presenter said.

Training and support: staff described a phased training plan that uses Infinite Campus’s “flipped classroom” model (on‑demand videos on Campus Passport plus recorded virtual Q&A) and in‑person sessions for school gradebook contacts. The district said it has a dedicated Infinite Campus trainer, weekly data‑manager sessions, and a district help‑desk process routed to implementation staff. Presenters said teachers, principals and data managers will receive targeted communications and that material for families will be posted on the district’s public information pages.

Board members asked about coordination with other districts and data security. Staff said Wake County had engaged phase‑1 districts and state DPI resources for lessons learned and that, to their knowledge, Infinite Campus did not have a history of breaches; they reiterated the district will not transmit Social Security numbers.

No formal board vote was taken on the implementation at the meeting. Staff said they will continue training and final conversion work in the weeks before the July go‑live.","Wake County Public School System technology staff told the board the district will move to the Infinite Campus student information system with a planned go‑live on July 1, 2025, and that the state‑contracted PowerSchool system will go offline for final processing before the conversion.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6546973,"Wake County Schools staff outline Lighthouse Math pilot in S.B. 579, including Khan Academy AI and Wake Tech dual‑enrollment",140,0,140000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3410571-63c627ce17a48f5deb182e1a32a0da34&start=0&end=140","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3410571-63c627ce17a48f5deb182e1a32a0da34/thumbnail_0.jpg","/articles/6546973/North-Carolina/Wake-County-Schools-staff-outline-Lighthouse-Math-pilot-in-SB-579-including-Khan-Academy-AI-and-Wake-Tech-dualenrollment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6546973-39f097d4db6133103210f3b35e1c3445/orig.mp4?Expires=1770870477&Signature=HH1nQnkGYKqckZn9P8l6uYQhb8NMjW0RSLLENFGykHyi45a-iHtP92Tf5bckEZ7H43AZy2zUG3pSXcoa1r-3FIwh~yBeR7sU-ci6RhV90VCMw6PHQpVfa3aHdZ8UTfKSw-S8zNseBhO4MY9gIfnBfB00YCj6kfFHde8eKoKopoXkGxcTnJKfGn5Z4HN1Zn9fn1l7zHLvzBbaupgkXGWPMtltIZinhXwfycZNccppvd0LERp4v9MTRDLg8IJ07wLc9poxAoN-PI~an9DuKH3goE-IrO5hYUlj5SY6GBSED5Gf20uM7oRlyxIDoRLHycinpdIHs2eWJhS5gzHMg93Uig__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Wake County Public School System staff presented an overview of the Lighthouse Math Project — created under Senate Bill 579 — at a work session, describing a pilot that would pair Wake County schools with Wake Tech Community College and Khan Academy to expand math readiness and dual‑enrollment at two high schools.

The presentation said the pilot centers on East Wake High School and Knightdale High School and would provide students access to Khan Academy’s AI tutoring tool (Khanmigo) plus dual‑enrolled coursework through Wake Tech. “We are optimistic based on the information and updates that we're receiving, to hear back by June about this potentially moving forward,” presenter Mister Cook said during the session.

District staff described the Lighthouse Math Project as aimed at increasing the number of high school graduates who are eligible for college‑level math by expanding access to high‑impact learning opportunities. “The Lighthouse Math Project is a powerful example of how we are advancing our district's strategic priorities through innovative partnerships and technology driven solutions,” Dr. Kendra King said, describing the initiative’s goals to use personalized AI tutoring and performance data to guide instruction and reduce barriers to STEM pathways.

Staff said the version of S.B. 579 under discussion contains a funding component for the Lighthouse project and that, as drafted, the Lighthouse portion is for $1,500,000 annually. According to the presentation, the bill draft allocates about $500,000 to the school system and about $1,000,000 to the community college system to fund positions at the two participating high schools to support program implementation. District staff cautioned that the bill and budget language remain in the legislative process and that the figures could change as lawmakers consider the measure.

Presenters described a multi‑step timeline: planning, curriculum alignment and project design in summer 2025; educator training, family engagement and systems set‑up in fall/winter 2025; enrollment and logistics finalized in spring 2026; and a planned program launch in the 2026–27 school year with ongoing monitoring and midyear reviews. Staff said Wake Tech East’s proximity to the two pilot schools factored into site selection and that the district and Wake Tech had already begun planning conversations.

Board members asked about cost, sustainability and potential conflicts of interest related to Khan Academy. Staff said they did not anticipate conflicts of interest; they described Khan Academy as a publicly accessible education provider and said the district was still clarifying how the AI tool and vendor supports would be used in practice. Staff also said the project is intended to leverage shared resources so the pilot could be sustained without adding permanent district staff beyond the positions funded through the community college allocation.

No formal board action was taken; staff said they will keep the board and participating schools updated as the bill and budget move through the legislative process.

The board’s next planning steps include follow‑up as legislative developments occur and further local planning with Wake Tech and participating schools.","Wake County Public School System staff presented an overview of the Lighthouse Math Project — created under Senate Bill 579 — at a work session, describing a pilot that would pair Wake County schools with Wake Tech Community College and Khan Academy to expand math readiness and dual‑enrollment at two high schools.","actionData","errors"]

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