Aug. 17, 2021 Watching their Covid updates and their employee vacancy lists, members of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education today fielded questions from Forum participants about plans for the coming year. Chairperson Elyse Dashew did most of the presentation. Five members of the board ... Continue Reading →
CMS learning to learn amid a pandemic
March 23, 2021 Supt. Earnest Winston and CMS Board Chairperson Elyse Dashew on Tuesday gave an update on how the pandemic has affected students, teachers, families and the entire community in the past year. They noted detabilizing but necessary changes to calendars; success in giving every ... Continue Reading →
School board candidates, Districts 2, 4, 5, 6
Oct. 10, 2017 The Forum heard from eight school board candidates running in four different districts today. In the video below, candidates gave short presentations, beginning at minute 9:52, then fielded questions beginning at minute 28:32. ... Continue Reading →
Election 2017: Carol Sawyer
– Page initiated Feb. 21, 2017 Carol Sawyer is a candidate for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education District 4. Below are video or audio files of statements made by the candidate or surrogates at the Forum during the 2017 election cycle. To start a video, click on it. Oct. 10, ... Continue Reading →
OneMeck pursues schools that work for all children
Jan. 19, 2016 OneMeck with public last August with its effort to shape the community conversation over CMS schools during this time when student assignment is back on the table. The first video is of their presentation. That presentation followed one by Mecklenburg's Public Defender, Kevin ... Continue Reading →