Kadir Nelson Visits Estes Hills Elementary

Estes Hills Elementary fourth- and fifth-graders were honored to host the award-winning artist and author Kadir Nelson on Monday, January 28. His visit was part of the Random House Teacher of Literacy Award given to Mary Andrews, a teacher at Estes Hills. Kadir Nelson is an acclaimed author and illustrator who has won Caldecott...

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Principals Hired for Elementary Schools

The Board of Education approved the hiring of two new principals at its January 17 meeting.  Patrenia McDowell was named the principal for McDougle Elementary and Lewis "Drew" Ware was named the principal for Estes Hills Elementary. McDowell has served as the McDougle Elementary's interim principal since September...

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District Teachers Earn National Board Certification

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools had 12 teachers from seven district schools achieve their National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) certification in their fields during the 2011-12 certification cycle.  The recipients were announced last week. The teachers for the 2012 Class are: Nicole Bolden, Mathematics/Early Adolescence McDougle MS; Karen Eisner, Exceptional Needs Specialist, District; Tijuana Goodwin,...

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Staff Tour Northside Elementary

The Northside Elementary staff toured their new school for the first time together on January 10.  Steve Nally, the project manager for the school's construction, led the group around the site, first showing them the blueprints and then going through the school. Northside Elementary's first five staff members are: Cheryl Carnahan, principal;...

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Be Thinking About Nominations

Mark your calendars! The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Public School Foundation will soon be seeking nominations for two prestigious teaching chair awards. These awards are the Zora Rashkis Chair for Excellence in Teaching Middle School Language Arts and the Upper Elementary Chair for Excellence in Teaching Innovation (Grade 5). Information on the nomination process will be sent out later this month. Back to CHCCS webs...

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