Orange County NC Website
DocuSign Envelope ID:B96D2CB4-5762-4D6D-8B05-3BE103D9D7D8 <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. <br /> ,......................................................................................................................................................................„........„„....„................................................................................................................................................................„..„.„.. <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 <br />