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Parents, teachers urge Wake County board to preserve year‑round calendars; board signals single‑track compromise
Summary
Parents and staff at Pleasant Union Elementary and North Forest Pines urged the Wake County Board of Education to keep year‑round calendars or adopt a single‑track model. Board members said a decision is expected Sept. 2 and several expressed support for a single‑track compromise to reduce disruption.
Parents and staff at two Wake County year‑round schools urged the Wake County Board of Education on Aug. 5 to abandon a staff recommendation to convert their schools to a traditional calendar, saying the change would prompt teacher departures and push families to private or charter options.
The speakers asked the board to preserve existing year‑round schedules at Pleasant Union Elementary and North Forest Pines Elementary or, as a compromise, adopt a single‑track year‑round calendar to reduce financial and staffing disruption.
Jamie Boos, a parent, PTA member and teacher at Pleasant Union Elementary, told the board the school’s year‑round schedule is a key reason staff and families choose the school. “We do not want this change,” Boos said, adding officials could select schools with lower…
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