TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK-

WE HOPE ALL OUR EDUCATORS HAD A GREAT ONE!

The Month of the Military Child Spirit Rock Competition

𝓨𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓝𝓮𝔀 𝓙𝓸𝓾𝓻𝓷𝓮𝔂 𝓑𝓮𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓼 𝓣𝓸𝓭𝓪𝔂

Congratulations to this year's retirees! The Board of Education, together with our special retirees and their family members, had an opportunity to highlight over 1,000 years of dedicated service to the school system at the Craven County Schools 2023 Retirement Celebration held on May 9, 2023.

While this chapter may be coming to an end, we look forward to hearing about the next adventures that are in store for this very special group of employees. We know many have had an opportunity to learn and grow while working with you and we thank you for the impact you have had on our students, staff, families, and the community.

Each year, a special gift is presented to the staff member with the most years of service and this year's recipient of the rocking chair is Mr. Anthony Wray with 36+ years of service.

We applaud each of you for your commitment, heart, dedication, and service while being a part of the CCS Family. Happy Retirement & know you will be missed!

North Carolina Scholastic Media Association invites publication advisers, journalism teachers, high school students to

UNC-Chapel Hill programs June 20-22

The North Carolina Scholastic Media Institute will return to in-person instruction June 20-22 through the UNC-Chapel Hill Hussman School of Journalism and Media. High school journalism students and their teachers are invited to enroll. Instructors will offer expertise in literary magazine, online news, newspaper, yearbook, photojournalism, design and broadcast news. Register by June 1: https://ncsma.unc.edu/institute/

Statewide student media contests are open for broadcasts, yearbooks, newspapers, online news sites and literary magazines. To enter the contests, go to ncsma.unc.edu/contests.

For more information, contact Monica Hill, director of the N.C. Scholastic Media Association, at ncsma@unc.edu, or visit ncsma.unc.edu

TITLE I Surveys

Title I is a federal program designed to help all students reach high academic standards. The purpose of this survey is to gather information from school staff, parents, and community stakeholders that will help us develop our district Title I plan.  Our plan will be presented to the School Board in June.  All surveys should be completed by May 26, 2023.  Contact your school administrators if you have any questions.

Title I Staff Survey for 2023-2024

Title I Parent and Stakeholder Survey for 2023-2024

Craven County Battle of the Books Competition

Elementary Battle of the Books - May 17, 2023, CCC - ceremony at 1PM

Good luck to all our schools competing!

In order to provide continuing support for North Carolina’s youngest readers, The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Office of Early Learning has developed and released “Literacy at Home.” This digital resource provides literacy activities at each grade level, pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. Families and communities may access this resource for activities that specifically target the literacy skills of phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, reading comprehension, and oral language. When children grow in each of these foundational areas they are well on their way to becoming proficient readers.

Literacy at Home:  Digital Children's Reading Initiative

Spring 2023 End-of-Course / End-of-Grade Testing