During the season of Thanksgiving, we would like to offer an opportunity for you to share a special message of thanks and gratitude with someone in our Craven County Schools family. Simply submit your information, the recipient's email address, the e-card of your choice, your message, and your THANKS-A-GRAM will be delivered electronically from November 13-November 30. Please take into consideration the length of your message as there is limited space on each card. THANK YOU for your help in spreading gratitude to our CCS staff!

CLICK HERE TO SEND YOUR THANKS-A-GRAM

One of the most significant requirements in Perkins V (the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act) Federal Law is the requirement for local eligible school districts to conduct a Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment (CLNA) and update it every two years.

CTE is currently completing the Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment as required by NC Department of Public Instruction. This bi-annual requirement is needed in order to obtain the CTE state and federal funding awards that support CTE students, teachers, and programs.

If you are the parent or guardian of a student who has participated or is currently participating in the Craven County Schools' Career and Technical Education Program at one of our middle schools, high schools, or early colleges, please complete this short survey to the best of your ability to help inform the results of the CLNA. 

Please provide your honest feedback so that we may use this data to improve and guide our CTE programs. Please complete this survey by Monday, November 13, 2023, if possible.

CCS Career and Technical Education Parent/Guardian Survey

If you have any questions, please reach out to Mrs. Holly Tolston, CTE Director. 

Thank you for your time!

November was first declared as National Homeless Youth Awareness Month in 2007. Since then, November has been a time to acknowledge those children and families experiencing homelessness. As many as 2.5 million youth per year experience homelessness. Along with losing their home, community, friends, and routines as well as their sense of stability and safety, many of these youth are also victims of trauma. While trying to survive on the streets, youth are exposed to countless dangers, with an increased likelihood of substance abuse, early parenthood, impulsivity, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and a vulnerability to being trafficked.

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) has compiled a list of helpful resources for parents and caregivers, children and teens, mental health providers, child welfare workers, juvenile justice professionals, and policymakers. Some resources include:

Complex Trauma: Facts for Service Providers Working with Homeless Youth and Young Adults

Psychological First Aid (PFA) for Families Experiencing Homelessness

Psychological First Aid (PFA) for Youth Experiencing Homelessness

Facts on Trauma and Homeless Children

View these resources HERE.

Summer Programming Parent/Caregiver Survey-

The Office of Learning Recovery and Acceleration (OLR) is interested in hearing about students’ summer programming experience from the perspective of parents and caregivers. The feedback collected will help us provide districts and charters with information for continuous improvement of summer programs. This survey is anonymous and will remain open until December 17, 2023. Please distribute it to parents in your district or charter school so that they can share their experiences with summer programming.

• Survey Link [English]
• Survey Link [Spanish]
• Guidance Document