On the eve of a citizen vote on a sales tax hike that could boost teacher pay, Supt. Heath Morrision addressed the Forum, leaving his pitch for consideration of the sales tax question to the end. Before he got there, he had: – Led a moment of silence for West Charlotte High School Football Coach ... Continue Reading →
Supt. Morrison makes case for CMS budget
Supt. Heath Morrison returned to the Forum to explain his budget proposal and to ask his listeners to call legislators in whose hands key budget decisions rest. He repeatedly referred to the low wages set by legislators for teachers and other CMS employees. He had memorized not just North Carolina's ... Continue Reading →
Morrison on bond issue
Below are the introductory remarks by CMS Supt. Heath Morrison about next Tuesday's bond referendum. After his remarks, he fielded a number of questions. ... Continue Reading →
Morrison: Answers to 6 questions
May 28, 2013 A bit more than a year after his first visit at the Forum, CMS Supt. Heath Morrison spent his 20-minute introductory remarks recounting his first year, as if his audience had not been paying attention. He didn't get fired up until well into a Q&A session when he was asked to ... Continue Reading →
Statement on superintendent’s 8 goals
Feb. 12, 2013 Dr. Betty Howell Gray sent in the following statement on behalf of the National Alliance of Black School Educators after a Jan. 31 reception for CMS Supt. Heath Morrison: Greetings! A special thanks to guests who attended the reception and those who had a schedule conflict and ... Continue Reading →
‘Cultural competency and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’
Feb. 11, 2013 This "Good afternoon CMS Partners" e-mail was addressed Monday afternoon to the Forum and to representatives of the YMCA, the Latin American Women's Association, A Child's Place, the Mecklenburg PTA, Communities in Schools, Mecklenburg Ministries, Kids Voting, MeckEd, the Charlotte ... Continue Reading →
Joyce Waddell on CMS Supt. Heath Morrison’s town halls
Oct. 2, 2012 ... Continue Reading →
Morrison returns to Forum, answers questions on CMS
Sept. 11, 2012 On a day when the opening prayer invoked the sacrifices made on this day in 2001, Supt. Heath Morrison praised Charlotte-Mecklenburg teachers for their efforts and offered a number of observations he's made in his three months on the job. Morrison was last at the Forum on April ... Continue Reading →