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<br /> has.pt,tssed the 1-locise and reAurred to the on hr F.Mles
<br /> C(.Arirrd;tte,e,
<br /> l719;"ti;' --;;;School Calenclar Ftlexbility Pi li...A.Program:This
<br /> bill creeiles a pilot school catlendar flexibility progiTim
<br /> 20 counties,which will be allowed to move the scrieol
<br /> start date up to thE...)Morday closest to Aitgust 10. The
<br /> purpose of the bill is to study tl the irripact.on student
<br /> achievement and to identify the diStricts th,at can sur)pori
<br /> loc',al calendar coritrol.This bill has passed the I-louse
<br /> and referred to the Senate PA eS C 0 IT I 1 II itt e,e
<br /> HP 211w/aBl:,;l15.---Soicide Prevention/Avvareness Soliool
<br /> 1er.;3oririel:"This legiskfl'ion we Id re„guire the i13(..,, of t..1
<br /> suicide avvareness and pre‘,/erdbri lrfr,driing awl protor;ol,
<br /> which is being developed by the Departnlerri.of Public
<br /> Instrtiction Etrid the[..)epartment of Health find Hinman
<br /> S Services. 1....ocil boar;ds of education can opt to use their
<br /> own trainings aru.t protcKxds s(,)long as they meet the
<br /> recjciirerrients set out in'the legislation..
<br /> ta72,5 which would direct DF1'I:0 study current.funding
<br /> sources for mental health personnel.,‘';.:,trid programs for
<br /> 11,-risk.students, DPI is also directed to study the
<br /> acivisability of tying the level of mental heeilth funding to
<br /> distric1s and schools with roc of need.
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<br /> During thits,sGhooll year you rlily har,fe heardl stories
<br /> from your Canton)cull)about giealt origami creations,
<br /> tar)dancing kids, or a super fun hip-hop peribriciance.
<br /> VVo are very fortunate at Carrboro Eletrientary that WI
<br /> luive a PTA,school idrriinistrators and staff that support;
<br /> higluguality cultural arts programming for our.students.
<br /> We starte(11 the,ye in with a magical
<br /> pertbrrriarice by K.uniko Yuri-mit-lot() called
<br /> O r i c i a rni 1-r;...11 es,"Kuniko kept her(TES
<br /> 1; ; - - . - ' ' ' ' •
<br /> C; ):Ticictierices spellbound with'Ades frorn
<br /> IlViliA,r.,. /;;.lapan that were kicarT..perseci with
<br /> ncreciible origar;ni creTilions.fol(leci right
<br /> before our ey,i,..s.,
<br /> VVe had several local groups Otis year,starting with the
<br /> NC Youth Tap Ensemble,considerud to be ono of the
<br /> best youth tCV P ensernUes in the world,feakiring (r..A..ottri
<br /> aiect 0-18 from ,,,,ill over tril.,,,.,sts'ite. TI iey irripressed its
<br /> with their fancy footwork and we le;mned aliout a variety
<br /> (..)f go i0165 of percussive clarne,
<br /> Si r Sal-;-5th gr;adle elude H: wore treTited to a
<br /> dramatic prcKluction by Mik.e VI/iley, acclaimed actor arid
<br /> playwright from Du rharn, called"'•1 iced Souls'lb it
<br /> introduced students to Ros;,,i Parks„Jo Ann Robiru;ori,
<br /> Clztudette Colvin and others,inatrummita I in the Civil
<br /> Rights Movement,
<br /> We finlstliterl anal school prograrriorilnig wilti;1',A'Run,
<br /> lirnpasslioned 51110'01 frorn flu lion The Ele;ast. Itti,,.;:y
<br /> led the kids throitgh the histruy and culturc.) ot rnusic from
<br /> pirittAils,the l.dues jazz to hip hop, Several kids got tO
<br /> perform r'sc,;;ttling"for the a uMence and enjoyed seeing
<br /> their teachers d;.4ncel
<br /> Cu Inlif full Arts pro graairniorlig at C,ES in 201 6-201 7 was
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