CLT-Meck 101 - find out what your government does!

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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Board of Education

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OVERVIEW
164 schools
– 145,363 K-12 students
– Over 18,000 employees
• 9,000 certified teachers
$1.3 billion operating budget
– Average $8,473 per-student expenditure
– Average budgeted teacher salary: $44,600
– One of the largest school districts in US
**2014-15 information

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NC school attendance is required for ages 7-16
Public schools are established by the NC Constitution
Oversight
– North Carolina General Assembly legislation
– NC Board of Education (appointed, not elected, body)
– Department of Public Instruction
• Implements state’s public education laws and BOE policies and
procedures governing K-12 education
– Statewide curriculum
– Teacher evaluation criteria and salary levels
– Calendar start/end dates, required days per year, etc.
NC PUBLIC EDUCATION

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District 5
Eric Davis
At-Large
Ericka
Ellis-Stewart
Mary
McCray
Chair
Tim Morgan
Vice-Chair
District 1
Rhonda
Lennon
District 2
Thelma
Byers-
Bailey
District 3
Ruby
Jones
District 4
Tom Tate
District 6
Paul Bailey
CMS BOARD OF EDUCATION

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Hire/fire superintendent
Establish school district policy
• Policy list: http://www.cms.k12.nc.us/boe/Pages/BoardPolicies.aspx
Determine budgets
• Annual operating and capital (construction)
Approve student assignment boundaries
Oversee the management of the school
district’s major systems
• Includes budget, curriculum, personnel
SCHOOL BOARD ROLE

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Oversees daily CMS operations
Keeps school board and public
informed about CMS
Implements policies established
by school board
Analyzes, prepares,
recommends info for school
board approval
– School calendars
– Budgets
– Appointment of principals and top staff
Ann Clark
superintendent@
cms.k12.nc.us
SUPERINTENDENT

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State
57%
General Revenue
(NC taxes, fines, etc.)
Lottery Proceeds
Meck. County
30%
Property Taxes
Other sources
Federal
& other funds
13%
Grants, aid programs,
School lunches, afterschool
2014-15 Budget = $1.33 billion operating funds
Remember, city and county governments are not the same.
The City of Charlotte has NO responsibility to fund CMS!
BUDGET

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80 cents - salaries and benefits
• Teachers, principals, bus drivers, custodians, others
20 cents – other expenses
– Purchased services
• Electricity, water, consultants, professional services
– Supplies and materials
• Textbooks, paper, software, school bus tires, fuel
– Furniture, equipment, charter schools
• Equipment, furniture, computer hardware, payments
to charter schools
BUDGET

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CMS School Board
www.cms.k12.nc.us/boe/Pages/default.aspx
NC Board of Education
www.ncpublicschools.org/state_board
U.S. Department of Education
www.ed.gov
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Youth Council
Student advisory council
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GET INVOLVED

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CMS School Board
www.cms.k12.nc.us/boe/Pages/default.aspx
NC Board of Education
www.ncpublicschools.org/state_board
U.S. Department of Education
www.ed.gov
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Youth Council
Student advisory council
www.GenerationNation.org
GET INVOLVED