Chair of the Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools Board Rani Dasi spoke with 97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell on Monday, April 17th.  They discussed the naming of Chapel Hill High School teacher Kimberly Jones as the North Carolina Teacher of the Year.  They also discussed many of the challenges facing the district going forward, including upcoming budget decisions and how the state budget affects schools locally.

Speaking of Schools is our regular check-in with the public school districts in our community.  You can find conversations with leaders from Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, Orange County Schools, and Chatham County Schools by clicking here.

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97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell visited with three CHCCS teachers on Monday, March 27th for this month’s Teacher Feature.  Veteran PE Teacher at Rashkis Elementary Michell Wood, Gifted Education Specialist at McDougle Elementary School Megan Thacker McDonnell, and Gifted Education Specialist at Culbreth Middle School Seema Anand all shared their experiences.

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Senior Executive Director of Employee Recruitment, Learning, and Retention at Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School Ashauna Harris spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Tuesday, March 21st.  She discussed the challenges around recruiting and maintaining school staff, and what CHCCS does differently.

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As pre-K programs are enrolling for Chatham County Schools, Pre-K Instructional Facilitator Cindy King and Executive Director of Federal Programs Carrie Little join 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell to talk about early childhood education.

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February’s Teacher Feature is focused on the efforts of some Carrboro High School students! Myles Jackson and Nevaeh’ Hodge of the Black and Brown Student Coalition join 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell and Carrboro High’s Anna O’Connell to share what the student group has done to highlight Black History Month.

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Vice Chair of the CHCCS School Board George Griffin joined 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Monday, February 20th.  He discussed the district’s ongoing issues with bus routs, priorities for the upcoming budget, and more.

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East Chapel Hill High School Teacher Christine Sudzina Schut spoke with 97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell. Also joining the conversation was Sarita Allen and Christine Cotten from the Public Schools Foundation.

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Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools Superintendent Dr. Nyah Hamlett spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Monday, January 23rd.  She discussed the N&O article that questioned her doctoral dissertation, gave a school health update, and discussed the idea of eliminating class rank.

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Chapel Hill High School Director of Choirs John Benton, and 11th grade choir students Analise Ambrozic and Peyton Battle spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Monday, December 12th. They discussed a recent trip to New York City.

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97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell visited with three educators from CHCCS AVID Program: Lead Gifted Ed. Specialist and Lead High School AVID Coordinator Nicholas Winstead, veteran AVID teacher Joanne McClelland, and AVID Alum Jodeci Farrington from Sewell Elementary School.

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