North Carolina / School Districts / Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
At its May 13 meeting, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools officials reported midyear DIBELS results showing 58.6% of first-graders at or above benchmark and said targeted interventions and progress monitoring are in place to meet an annual target of 76%.
North Carolina / School Districts / Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
After community engagement, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Dr. Hill recommended the board adopt "Option 1" for the new elementary at the Old Park Road site, moving students from Dilworth and Marie G. Davis into the new school and scheduling a public hearing June 5 and a vote June 24.
North Carolina / School Districts / Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
On May 13 the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education approved the superintendents recommended 2025-26 Federal Entitlement Grants District Application and Budget by unanimous vote.
North Carolina / School Districts / Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
District staff presented the 2025–26 ESSA entitlement grant planning allotments — Title I $49.5M, Title II $5.4M, Title III $3.3M, and Title IV funding proposals — and described a proposed Math‑1 excellence bonus for Title I teachers.
North Carolina / School Districts / Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Superintendent Hill and academic staff presented the midyear (MOY) DIBELS early literacy report showing kindergarten MOY at 56%, unchanged from last year, and explained district strategies including MTSS, master teacher support, Meaningful Medicine and a high‑dosage tutoring pilot in 19 schools.
North Carolina / School Districts / Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
The Charlotte‑Mecklenburg Board of Education unanimously approved several policy modifications reported out of the policy committee, including changes to the board policy process, committee structures and omnibus changes required by Chapter 115C of the North Carolina General Statutes.
North Carolina / School Districts / Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Superintendent Mary T. Hill presented Charlotte‑Mecklenburg Schools' first monitoring report on Goal 3 (math outcomes), showing modest projected gains but shortfalls against annual targets.
North Carolina / School Districts / Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
The board opened and closed several public hearings on draft policy changes (B‑BPP, B‑COM, B‑COM‑A and omnibus changes required by chapter 115C). Parent and commenter Ashley Wiley raised objections, questioned references and urged clearer links and communications; most hearings had no additional speakers and were closed.
North Carolina / School Districts / Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
At a public hearing on the superintendent's 2025-26 budget recommendations, teachers, parents and community groups urged the board to seek larger county and state funding increases, urged a 10% local supplement for teachers, criticized planned arts cuts and teacher displacements, and called for greater transparency on spending.
North Carolina / School Districts / Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Multiple speakers at the CMS board meeting demanded an independent investigation, accountability for administrators, and policy changes after a 15-year-old student suffered severe injuries in a hallway assault at Ardrey Kell High School.