News reports continue to justify NCAE warnings to legislators in June

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Carteret County Cuts Teachers, TAs, & Support Personnel

News reports continue to justify NCAE warnings to legislators in June

Senator Phil Berger & Speaker Thom Tillis continue to rack up huge job losses in school systems across NC, including 98 public education jobs (mostly teachers & teacher assistants) lost in rural Carteret County.     

As published in the Jacksonville Daily News.  Written by JDN reporter Jannette Pippin. 

BEAUFORT — The impact of the state budget shortfall is beginning to show as the Carteret County Board of Education responds with cuts in positions and other actions to reduce costs.

At its meeting this week, the school board approved the reduction in force of 49 teacher assistant positions and four custodial positions.

The action was due to state budget cuts that have will eliminate up to $4 million in the school system’s operating budget in the upcoming fiscal year, officials said.

According to school system Communications Director Tabbie Nance the latest elimination brings the total of position cut to 98.

The school board previously approved a reduction of 40 professional positions, which included teachers and support personnel. These included retirements, resignations, probationary teachers non-renewed and teachers on temporary contract set to expire, Nance said.

Also, five positions are being eliminated as part of a consolidation of NC WISE data managers.

The school system announced the NC WISE changes this week. They will take effect today.

The North Carolina Window on Student Education (NC WISE) integrates and houses public school data from the classroom to the administrative office.
Under the consolidation, the school system will create one comprehensive Data Center in the school system’s central office. The Data Center will be staffed by five data managers who will be able to answer questions about records, handle student transfers, review student records and check residential requirements.

Until now, each of the school system’s 16 schools had a data manager positions. Now, only the three high schools will have a data manager on campus.

School system Superintendent Dr. Dan Novey said the restructuring is expected to save the school system about $134,000 per year.

“I believe that by streamlining this process we will not only save money but our professionals will also be able to improve the quality of data management through a systemic team approach,” Novey said via an announcement of the changes. “This should also improve the standardized daily, weekly and monthly reporting throughout the school system.”

He said the centralized plan is already being used in other school systems, including nearby Wilson County.