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.
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.
Community survey on search for new Cumberland County Schools superintendent
Take online survey to let school board know thoughts. Survey closes at 11:59 p.m. on March 30.
What’s needed for a new school superintendent?
Let Board of Education know at two forums.
Cumberland County Schools Superintendent Marvin Connelly announces retirement
Connelly has worked in education for 34 years, with six years as superintendent of the county school district.
Officials mum on invitation-only Cumberland County sheriff’s meeting on school resource officers
Cumberland County Sheriff Ennis Wright met with local officials last Thursday about SROs and crossing guards, but most have kept silent on what happened.
Cumberland County school officials and legislators strategize on combating ‘attack’ on public education
Sen. Val Applewhite did not mince words Friday as she spoke to Cumberland County school officials, Board of Education members and fellow legislators.
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Cumberland’s Connelly named N.C. Superintendent of the year
Cumberland County Schools’ Marvin Connelly has been named as the 2024 A. Craig Phillips North Carolina Superintendent of the Year. The award was presented Monday by the North Carolina …
Superintendent plans talks with parents, students, faculty this fall
Cumberland County Schools Superintendent Marvin Connelly Jr. will spend most of his Monday evenings this fall semester meeting with the public and system stakeholders. The series of …
Connelly named Sandhills Regional Education Consortium Superintendent of the Year
Marvin Connelly Jr., superintendent of Cumberland County Schools, has received the Sandhills Regional Education Consortium’s Superintendent of the Year award, according to a news release.