The Board approved 30 additional charter schools, bringing the total that could be operating in North Carolina this fall to 64. The maximum cap is 100 public charter schools statewide. The Board did not approve the application from Bear Grass Community Charter School. Members noted that if such testing is approved, it should be valid, age-appropriate tests for performance assessment used in conjunction with other assessments. The Board unanimously approved the appointment of Philip Price as the new Director of School Business, replacing retiring director Lou Thompson.
Price steps up from the assistant director's position.
He's been with DPI since 1978. The change will be effective with the freshman class of 2000-2001. Use of State Bond Money on the Rise Supt.