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The Cumberland County Board of Education will not meet on May 8, 2018, due to Primary Voting taking place in the Board Room. The Board of Education will conduct their regular Board meeting on May 15, 2018, starting at 6:30 p.m. The Board meeting will be held in the in the Board Room of the Central Services Building, located at 2465 Gillespie St, Fayetteville, NC 28306. All regular meetings are open to the public.
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1st: Cumberland County (Eastover Central Elementary)
2nd: Robeson County (Deep Branch Elementary)
3rd: Hoke County (Rockfish Hoke Elementary)
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The Elementary Battle of the Books (EBOB) team from Eastover-Central Elementary won the Region 4 Elementary Battle of the Books competition today, Friday, April 20! Seven school districts participated in the competition at the CCS’ Educational Resource Center (Bladen, Clinton City, Cumberland, Hoke, Moore, Robeson, Sampson). Way to go, Eastover! The final results were:|
The following Summer Camps are available to Cumberland County School students.
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Cumberland County Schools’ Prime Time Summer Camp 2018|
Libraries and school media centers provide free and equal access to information and technology so that all learners can succeed regardless of varying background, ability, or socio-economic status. Researchers, including Stephen Krashen, Keith Curry Lance, and more, have proven repeatedly that reading and school libraries are critical to student growth and achievement. In fact, student achievement, including test scores, is empirically proven time and again to go up when a full-time qualified school media coordinator is on staff and when school districts invest in their media center’s collection. Literacy is the key to unlock all other learning. The more you read, the better you read, the more you understand, and the easier all other subjects become. Libraries in general, and school media centers specifically, are no longer just a place to find books. They are vibrant learning centers where students of all ages are drawn for inquiry, critical thinking, communication, collaboration, creativity, and growth. CCS’ media centers include makerspaces and computer labs or carts and accommodate individual, small group, and whole class learning. Gone are the silent libraries from the days of old. Visit a CCS media center, and you will hear the vibrant sound of students growing. In Cumberland County, circulation statistics prove that students, parents, teachers, and other staff know the value of a strong media center and how literacy is the core of all learning. According to Destiny, the CCS online catalog, over 104,400 books this month and over 2,705,000 books this school year have been circulated to our patrons. The motto of Cumberland County Schools’ IT & Media Services Department is “CCS’ Media Centers are the Heart of the School.” They are the core from which all school resources and student engagement flows. The 82 full-time media coordinators dedicated to CCS’ students work tirelessly to make this true so be good to YOUR heart of the school. Visit and support your school’s media center today! By Mary Pollard Potter ......................................................................................................................................... |
April is School Library Month, and April 8 through 14, 2018, is National Library Week. It is a time when libraries around the county, state, and nation celebrate all that the library is and represents.|
During a special meeting of the Cumberland County Board of Education on Wednesday, April 11, the Board of Education approved Dr. Connelly as superintendent of the CCS. He currently serves as the Chief of Staff and Strategic Planning in the Wake County Public School system. Hundreds of school system employees, community members, and the media crowded into the Board Room of the Central Services’ Building for an opportunity to see and meet the new superintendent. Dr. Connelly has served in the Wake County Public Schools as a teacher assistant, teacher, assistant principal, principal, and assistant superintendent in addition to his current role. Previously, he also served as an officer in the U.S. Army (82nd Airborne Division). Dr. Connelly succeeds former superintendent Dr. Frank Till, effective July 1, 2018. CCS’ Associate Superintendent of Auxiliary Services Tim Kinlaw has served as the interim superintendent since June 2017. ......................................................................................................................................... |
The Cumberland County Schools (CCS) recently welcomed their new superintendent: Dr. Marvin Connelly, Jr. |
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The ICON Summer Internship Program is co-sponsored by the Cumberland County Schools (CCS), City of Fayetteville, Public Works Commission (PWC), and the NCWorks Career Center. The goal is to hire 30+ youth to work 32 hours per week for six weeks in positions in the Cumberland County area. Please see the following flyer for details. |
“The Sunshine Bags are an effort to aid students that rely on school meals as a primary source of nourishment during Spring Break,” said Renee Autry, CCSNA President, and Terry Sanford High Cafeteria Manager. “It is our way of extending our care for the students beyond the cafeteria.” The association, comprised of Cumberland County Schools’ cafeteria employees, conducted fundraisers, solicited community support and collected donations to help fill the bags. As students begin enjoying the benefits of their bags during Spring Break 2018, CCSNA members have already begun planning for the next Sunshine Bag Program. |
The Cumberland County School Nutrition Association (CCSNA) is proud to announce the success of the third annual Sunshine Bag Program. The program provides a ‘Sunshine Bag’ containing non-perishable foods and other products to homeless and severe needs students to aid them during Spring Break since the students do not have access to the support offered at school, including school meals. The association distributed 750 ‘Sunshine Bags’ to students this year. 
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Morrisville, NC (April 5, 2018) – Child abuse and neglect impact tens of thousands of North Carolina children each year, with the effects ranging from toxic stress to death. Even when the worst doesn’t happen, the consequences of child abuse can impact a child and his or her family and community for the rest of their lives, as evidenced by research into adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). |
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In Cumberland County, the number to call to report suspected child neglect and abuse is 910.677.2450. ......................................................................................................................................... |
Blue and silver pinwheels can be seen in front of the CCS’ Central Services building. The pinwheel serves as a symbol of a safe, bright, and shiny future that every child deserves. Awareness and prevention are the keys to child abuse prevention. Learn the facts, talk about it, see something/say something, and pledge to protect all children from abuse!
