Gene Galin for School Board

Project Graduation relies on a true community effort. Listed below are the final numbers for Project Graduation 2008 as of June 16, 2008:
Number of Donors - 127
Number of Volunteers - 67
Total Budget ­
Beginning Balance - $1,754.13
Deposits - $17,634.00
Expenses - $7,043.59
Cash Prizes ­-
General
$5,450.00
35 - $100
37 - 50
5 - 20
Grand Prize
6,000.00
End Balance - $894.54
Total value or other [...]

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Senate Bill 893 (Salary Schedule Rate Increase/”M” Teachers) is scheduled to be heard by the Senate Committee on Education/Public Instruction. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Vernon Malone (D-Raleigh).
If enacted, teachers with masters degrees will make 12% higher than the salary of those with bachelors degree. Currently, a teacher with a masters degree [...]

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I grabbed a quick video clip of Robert Logan being sworn in as the new Chatham Schools Superintendent by Superior Court Judge Carl Fox at the last school board meeting.

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Five Chatham County teachers graduated from the Master of Education for Experienced Teachers in the Literacy Program, May 11. This graduation is the culmination of two years of study at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill through a partnership between the university and Chatham County Schools that began in 2001.

This literacy program prepares [...]

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[ July 21, 2008 to July 25, 2008. ] The Northwood Theatre Arts department will hold its annual summer drama camp at Northwood High School July 21-25. Camp hours are from 8:30 a.m. until noon. The camp fee will be $125 per child (multiple child discount offered) and will include theatre work, show royalties, camp t-shirt, daily snacks, and a tremendous amount of fun. [...]

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Here are the awards received by students at Jordan-Matthews High School during its Senior Awards Night held on Thursday evening, May 29, in the school auditorium.
Demonica N. Alford - HOSA Senior Recognition, Honor Graduate, Upward Bound Leadership Award, Silk Hope Extension Homemakers Scholarship
Andrew Braxton Allen - Silk Hope Ruritan Scholarship, Honor Graduate, CCCC Trustees Scholarship
Adrian [...]

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[ June 19, 2008; 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm. ] The Chatham County Board of Education meeting originally scheduled for Monday, June 23, at 7:30 p.m. at the central office has been changed to Thursday, June 19, at 6:00 p.m. at the central office.

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Found this item on the Chatham Schools web site. It appears that our new superintendent of schools has set a stake in the ground.
I like a lot of what I see.
Professional & Personal Beliefs of Robert L. Logan
I believe given adequate time and appropriate instruction, all children can learn.
I do not believe nature is more [...]

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The contract with CRZ for new high school on Jack Bennett Road was not ready by the time of the June 9 BOE meeting. The item will be placed on the next Board meeting agenda.
From the June 9 BOE meeting Mia Munn reports -
“The contract for the architect for Jack Bennett high school is still [...]

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Here’s an opportunity for one of our students to shine.
This summer one rising 5th grader in our area will get a once in a lifetime opportunity! FOX is going on a nationwide talent search to find a group of 5th graders that will put grown-ups to the test on the next season of the hit [...]

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