IMPACT AID INFORMATION

YOUR HELP IS NEEDED!

This year, we are trying a different approach to distributing and collecting the annual Impact Aid Form. The form will be electronic and will be sent via email from Informed K12. This is a friendly reminder that once you receive the email, you must complete the Impact Aid online by October 31st. If you have multiple children in our school district, please ensure that you fill out a separate form for each child. If you do not receive this information via email, we may not have an email on file for your child. Please contact the data manager at your earliest convenience to share your email information.

Your participation is crucial! Federal Impact Aid is a federal grant program that helps school districts that have lost revenue due to federal property. Our federal funding relies on this information, and these funds are directly invested back into our classrooms to enhance student learning.

Thank you for taking the time to submit this important information. Your support makes a difference!

MEET Dr. Hillary Boutwell, DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS

CONGRATULATIONS

Please help us welcome Ms. Lakecia Brown, District Beginning Teacher Mentor, to Craven County Schools. She brings a wealth of knowledge with her to this new role.

Ms. Brown has been in education for over 13 years. She began her career as a Middle School ELA teacher in Eastern North Carolina. She currently holds a degree in Middle English and Social Studies Middle Grades Education, and a Master's Degree in Curriculum and Educational Technology.

Her dedication and innovative approach to student learning was quickly noticed. Her extension of knowledge was expanded in the role as a school-level Instructional Coach. Later, she became an Instructional Coach at East Carolina University, and her role grew into the Regional Director of the New Teacher Support Program, where she was an instrumental partner with the ECU Community School, serving as interim Curriculum Director. She has served at the district level as Director of Teacher Effectiveness and Beginning Teacher Coordinator.

Ms. Brown comes to us from Northampton County Schools, where she served as K-12 Curriculum and Instruction. With her years of educational experience, she desires to use the resources in her toolbox to continue impacting the teaching profession and student achievement. She believes that in education, we must do what is right and not what is easy.​ Ms. Brown will serve as District Mentor for the 2024-2025 School year at Vanceboro Farm Life, West Craven High School, West Craven Middle School, and Bridgeton Elementary School.

A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

Today, I would like to focus on House Bill 10. HB10 largely has to do with sheriffs

cooperating with ICE. However, there is a section embedded in this bill that directly ties to education. You will find in the bill a section regarding students with disabilities, academically or intellectually gifted children, and opportunity scholarships or school vouchers. Opportunity Scholarships/ Private School Vouchers refer to public money being provided to families to pay for private schools. Part of HB10 proposes expanding the funding for these vouchers. HB10 proposes a jump in funding for opportunity scholarships from $176,540,000 in the 24-25 school year to $625,540,000 in the 25-26 school year, steadily increasing each year.

Governor Cooper vetoed the bill on September 20, 2024. The bill has been placed on the calendar for the next House session on November 19, 2024.

To read more about vouchers, click here.

To see what it looks like in Craven County, click here.

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions: laura.wilson@cravenk12.org

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SCHOOL BUS SAFETY WEEK

In honor of school bus safety week, October 21-25th, we provide a resource to share with your bus rider.

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