More than 450 attended the celebration in honor of outgoing Cumberland County Schools Superintendent Marvin Connelly Jr. at John D. Fuller Sr. Recreational Complex.
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Nancy McCleary is a freelance writer who has worked more than 40 years at newspapers in Virginia, New Hampshire and North Carolina. She is a former reporter for The Sanford Herald, The Fayetteville Observer and the Mount Airy News.
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Cumberland County Schools budget proposal seeks $14 million increase in local funds
“That would position CCS as one of the leading school systems in our region,” Superintendent Marvin Connelly Jr. said in his budget message to board members.
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Transparency, experience, communication among top considerations for CCS new superintendent
Transparency, experience as a teacher and administrator in a school system with similar enrollment and a knowledge of public education, finance, operations and facilities are among the qualities residents believe to be important for a new superintendent.
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Cumberland County Schools will host a teacher job fair on Saturday
Cumberland County Schools is looking for talented and inspiring teachers.
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NC superintendent makes stop in Cumberland County, gathers feedback for strategic plan
The superintendent of North Carolina’s public schools held a public forum Thursday to hear what the community sees as major challenges facing schools, classrooms and students and ways to solve problems.
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Community offers input on search for Cumberland County Schools’ next superintendent
Speakers say challenges include teacher pay, safety and parental involvement
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Cumberland education board moves forward with assessing school consolidation
The Cumberland County Board of Education voted Tuesday to provide funding for the development of a blueprint for the future redistricting and consolidation of schools.
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School board approves consulting firm for superintendent search
The Cumberland County Board of Education chose an executive recruiting firm to handle the search for a new superintendent at their Tuesday meeting.
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Cumberland County Schools looking at costly repairs, upgrades of facilities
An assessment of Cumberland County Schools’ facilities identified $805.8 million in recommended repairs and upgrades for aging buildings and infrastructure.
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New CCS tech tool helps children, parents on educational path
The cloud-based platform provides interactive and live-streamed content on a variety of topics to help parents, teachers and children work together.
