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Fewer students dropped out of school last year
Following state trends, the number of high school students who quit school in Burke County decreased last school year.
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Public looks to the future in hiring superintendent
Eric Breiter, Kathy Amos, principal at Mountain Crest Elementary School, and Doug Amos, a trooper with the N.C. State Highway Patrol, attend Tuesday’s school superintendent search public input session.
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Far fewer students paddled in Burke schools
Teachers and principals have drastically decreased the number of times they used corporal punishment over the past three years.
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Prayer on school board's agenda
The Rev. Dr. Kevin E. Frederick, pastor of Waldensian Presbyterian Church of Valdese, is slated to give the invocation Monday at the Burke County Board of Education meeting.
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Local students vie for $5,000 with dropout plan
How do you keep kids from dropping out of school? Maybe the answer lies in letting their peers figure it out.
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County, schools seek common ground
In a joint session Tuesday night, Burke County commissioners and school board members discussed reaching across board lines to explore school funding and the future of education in Burke County.
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Band students unite for clinic, concert
The county's best band students will gather for a clinic and performance this weekend.
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Four area counties have superintendent vacancies
With nine superintendent vacancies across the state and three in neighboring counties, Burke County has competition as it searches for someone to take the helm of the public school system.
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NCSD students turn clay into bowls
With the hands they use to communicate to the world, students at the North Carolina School for the Deaf are crafting bowls that will be used to raise money for a deaf retirement community.
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County, schools hold joint meeting
County, schools plan joint meeting
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Support group focuses on grandparents raising grandchildren
In their perfect world they would get to spoil their grandchildren, send them home and then sit back in a rocking chair on their front porch.
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List of qualities to look for in a superintendent grows
Residents in eastern Burke County had their chance Tuesday night to share with the Burke County Board of Education what they want in a school superintendent.
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Prayer policy in the works for school board
In light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Tuesday not to hear an appeal on Forsyth County Board of Commissioners’ prayer before meetings case, the Burke County Board of Education has asked its attorneys to draw up a policy on the issue.
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Trove of N.C. teacher evaluation data online, with more to come
State education officials have made available a massive amount of teacher evaluation data online, giving parents a new way to judge their child's school.
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Students map high schools' carbon footprints
The Patton Sierra Student Coalition recently adopted the motto “Walk softly so you don’t hurt the earth.”
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SACS CASI meeting on agenda
The SACS CASI review team arrives in town Tuesday and will meet with school and community representatives Wednesday and Thursday.
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School board gets input on superintendent job
While only five community members spoke at Tuesday night’s Burke County Board of Education input session on the search for a superintendent, board members nonetheless came away with a list of nearly two dozen qualities to look for in filling the position.
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Elections, required days may cause conflict
The committee working on the 2012-13 school calendar may have to get creative to fit in 185 days of instruction and grant Burke County Board of Elections Director Debbie Mace’s request to close schools on Election Day, which is Nov. 6.
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Boy on mend after heart transplant
A 10-year-old Morganton boy received a heart transplant Dec. 18 and could be released from the hospital later this week.
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Kincaid is the voice students long to hear
—“Hello. This is Debbie Kincaid with Burke County Public Schools. Due to inclement weather …” If you are one of the 16,000 students, parents or school personnel on the school system’s automated calling list, you know her voice. Many a student has wishfully anticipated her call, hoping and praying for a snow day.
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Teachers to receive updated guides
The new year will bring updated crisis flipcharts to every teacher in the Burke County Public Schools system as well as refresher training on how to handle anything from a bomb threat to bereavement.
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Year in review: 1 a.m. vote ousts Stellar
Shortly after 1 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 11, the Burke County Board of Education voted to buy out Superintendent Arthur W. Stellar's contract.
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Schools faced ups and downs in 2011
2011 was a tumultuous year for education in Burke County. And most of it was directly related to the economy.
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Board OKs job ad
The search for the Burke County Public Schools Superintendent is moving forward as the Burke County Board of Education approved the advertisement and application Monday night at a special called meeting.
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Two father/son reunions in one week
Twice this week, dads coming home from Afghanistan surprised their sons at school.
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