4 MARCH 5-11, 2014
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As other North Carolina counties continue to
struggle with how to make up lost school days
caused by North
Carolina's freaky
back-to-back
snowstorms,
Cumberland
County School
Superintendent
Frank Till and
his administrative
staff wasted no
time in examining
the many options
at their disposal.
Working as a
team, they made a
plan to implement
the right solution
for making up lost school days — all while keeping
the children's best interest at heart. A decision, no
doubt, that will not be pleasing to everyone but yet
one that will not damage or interrupt the educational
development of our children.
Tough, tough decisions but logic and common
sense prevailed. Saturdays are it! Year round
schools will attend three Saturdays in order to fulfill
the North Carolina state mandatory attendance
requirements while traditional schools will attend
classes on Good Friday and two Saturdays. The good
news is: Make up school days will be shortened by a
couple hours. Even though these arrangements may
be inconvenient for some, the fact remains that our
children's welfare
and education must
come first.
So ball practice,
dance classes, part-
time jobs and trips
to the mall will
need to take a back
seat to the first
priority and that
is to educate our
children and keep
them on par with
their constituents
throughout the
state and nation.
This situation
and decision also serves as another indication of
solid, smart and competent Cumberland County
management and leadership.
These types of decisions are not easy; however, it
is good to know that Dr. Till, his staff, teachers and
support staff are working hard in the best interest of
our children.
Thanks for
reading Up
& Coming
Weekly.
Till Terrific! Good Decisions
by BILL BOWMAN
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