The needs of parents are taken into consideration also. Diverse topics include Special Education and the Law, School Discipline, School Funding, Strategic Planning, Abilility Grouping and Tracking, and other North Carolina School reform initiatives. There will be two separate series of workshops, one serving eastern North Carolina and the other western North Carolina. The workshop for eastern North Carolina is scheduled to be in or around March 2000. Dates for the western training will be announced later.
All trainings are free, including hotel stay and food.
A stipend is also included. Current ratios at the center are well below the state's requirement for childcare. To enhance the children's learning skills, the Center offers, at no additional cost to the parents, the Early Beginnings Preschool Program. While this is a bright spot on the horizon, many counties, including Wake, still have waiting lists of parents who want quality childcare but cannot find it for a variety of reasons, including financial ones. For additional information or the location of centers or homes in your community which offer 24-hour childcare, contact the Childcare Resource and Referral Center in your county.