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York Preparatory Academy to become Workforce Center of Excellence
Rock Hill, S.C. – The South Carolina Public Charter School District (PCSD) and Superintendent Chris Neeley will officially designate York Preparatory Academy (YPA) as the state’s newest Workforce Center of Excellence (WCOE) during a special ceremony at the school on Thursday, October 29. The designation recognizes YPA’s commitment to ensuring all students graduate prepared for college,...
Rock Hill Herald
Clover schools picks a new superintendent. What to know about this former principal
The Clover School District named Rod Ruth as its new superintendent, completing a countywide turnover of top school officials and setting a course for a new educational era within the district . The school board finalized a contract with Ruth on Monday. Ruth will replace Sheila Quinn , who announced in August that she intended to retire. Ruth has been the district’s Chief Student Services and Secondary Education Officer the past three years. Ruth was principal at Clover High from 2015 to 2023. In that time the school was a finalist for the Palmetto’s Finest award and Ruth was named South Carolina Secondary Principal of the Year in 2022. “As a board, we were impressed with the caliber of the senior leadership team and knew that we had the opportunity to consider all options here in Clover School District before looking elsewhere,” said school board Chairman Rob Wallace. Hiring Ruth allowed the board to get insight beyond just what a candidate could present in one interview. “We have been able to watch him work over the past decade and know the type of proven leader he is each and every day,” Wallace said. Rod Ruth on the Clover School District
Charlotte Observer
Six years in: Has Chancellor Sharon Gaber changed how people see UNC Charlotte?
The conversation has turned to a seemingly trivial thing: wearing green on Wednesdays. In Sharon Gaber’s office at UNC Charlotte, her communications team is explaining how the chancellor has helped build pride in a university that still struggles to shake its old reputation as a commuter school. One example, they say, is “Wear Green Wednesday,” something Gaber started after arriving in 2020. Except, Gaber interrupts, she didn’t. “Well, I didn’t even start it, though,” she says. “Supposedly, it was before I got here, but nobody was doing it. I’m like, ‘What the heck?’ What the heck ?’” What she did was wear green herself, then ask colleagues why they weren’t. (A nudge from the chancellor carried some weight.) The point was to make people feel like they were part of something — and make sure other people noticed.
WFAE
Fort Mill Sun
Fort Mill Holds No. 10 Spot in State Media Football Poll
Fort Mill High School is ranked No. 10 in Class 5A in the SC Prep Football Media Poll released Tuesday, Oct. 27, putting the Yellow Jackets among the top teams in the state’s largest classification. Fort Mill holds a 7 and 2 record and is the only Fort Mill School District team in the rankings. […]
spectrumlocalnews.com
Girls flag football kicks off first season in North Carolina
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — More than 150 girls flag football teams are competing this season, the first year the sport is part of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association. North Carolina is one of 25 states to have varsity girls flag football, according to NFL Flag. That means teams get more resources, and at the end of the season, they compete for a state championship.
WFAE
CMS calls back to 2023 to set template for superintendent search
A committee appointed to lead Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ search for a new superintendent met for the first time Tuesday and signaled that it will largely follow the process used to hire former Superintendent Crystal Hill in 2023. That search included community surveys, town halls and the hiring of an outside...
WFAE
CMS reconsiders bell change plan after community pushback
Parents have objected to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ plan to shift bell schedules to compensate for bus driver shortages. The district is slowing down to gather information and weigh options. CMS officials planned to shift bell schedules at several schools, including the South Academy of International Languages (SAIL), Sedgefield and Mint...
Niner Times
UNC Charlotte students share midterm priorities, voting preferences
With early voting underway for the 2026 midterm elections, the Niner Times conducted an anonymous, weeklong survey of UNC Charlotte students to gauge their voting preferences, political priorities and views on the North Carolina ballot referenda. Of the 40 students who responded to the survey, 92.5% said they plan to...
ednc.org
NC Pre-K in action: Task Force gets a master class on this program with ‘positive outcomes for children and communities’
The bipartisan North Carolina Task Force on Child Care and Early Education met Monday at Vandora Springs Elementary School in Garner. Ahead of its meeting in the school’s media center, task force members visited a preschool classroom led by Jocelyn Shell. Shameka Rush (full time) and Lana Davis-Norris (part...
Rock Hill Herald
Rock Hill looks to redraw high school attendance lines. What could be impacted?
Rock Hill high school attendance lines could change, giving nearly 900 students the option to switch schools. The Rock Hill Schools board will hear presentations Tuesday night on how to redraw lines that have been in place since South Pointe High opened 2005. New lines also would affect Northwestern and Rock Hill high schools. The largest single change based on current enrollment, according to a recommendation from a demographer consulting with the district, would be 331 students whose zoned district would move from Rock Hill to South Pointe. In all, 897 students would change school zones. Existing high school students wouldn’t have to change schools, but the new boundaries would be phased in as younger students move up to high school. Two presentations on the proposed boundary changes are on the school board agenda, followed by a potential approval. The 5 p.m. meeting Tuesday at the school district office will start with an executive session. The public business meeting will follow at 6:30 p.m. If approved, the changes would begin next school year. Students already enrolled in high school would be able to finish where they are. Another proposed change would let students who start high school while an older