Jessie Pounds

K-12 Education Reporter with News & Record

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North Carolina's Local Government Commission just voted 5-1 to give their approval for Guilford County's plan to borrow $1.7 billion for school construction via the sale of bonds. Despite the eventual lopsided vote, the meeting was actually pretty suspenseful.

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Guilford County Schools on remote learning on Friday, due to weather.

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Whitney Oakley just named superintendent of Guilford County Schools by vote of the school board.
"I believe the power of public education can change the world," Oakley said.

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Breaking: Alan Branson is filing an appeal to superior court in his protest related to the May Guilford school bond referendum. That could continue to hold up the certification of the bond referendum, but only if a judge grants a stay. That decision expected Monday.

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Crissy Pratt (District 2) and Tim Andrew (District 6) are the winners in the two contested Guilford County school board primaries.

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Sales tax increase for Guilford County voted down. About 55 percent voted "no."

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School bonds for #GuilfordCountySchools embraced by voters. About 61 percent voted yes.

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Covering elections on election night is refreshing ... and refreshing, and refreshing, and refreshing.

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We are going to have a bunch of pre-election coverage of local races for the May 17 primaries in Sunday's News & Record. Worth checking out.

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Dr. Whitney Oakley, the district's deputy superintendent, just approved as interim superintendent by school board 8-0. She'll acting as superintendent starting July 11.

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All #GuilfordCountySchools after-school activities and athletics canceled today due to severe weather threat this eve. The ACES after school care program is still on.

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Guilford County Schools' superintendent's budget presentation postponed till the school board's April 26, meeting, fyi.

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Guilford County Schools board voted today to advertise for a search firm to help them find the district's next superintendent.

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Just announced: new principals for three of @GCSchoolsNC big high schools. New Northeast Principal @KatrinkaBrown, New Southeast Principal Christopher Scott, New High Point Central High School Principal Mike Hettenbach @hettenm

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GCS school board just dropped the mask mandate and the testing requirement for unvaccinated students, and fully reopened schools for visitors and volunteers and school board meetings for spectators.

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This is the meeting where commissioners will consider whether to extend the county mask mandate. Apparently, they will be having that conversation virtually, "Due to Impacts of COVID-19."