SAVE THE DATE: A virtual wine tasting fundraiser benefiting the Chatham Education Foundation. This event is featuring the Internationally Acclaimed Wine Educator, Kevin Zraly. Tickets are limited. To be notified when full details are released and ticket sales go live, please fill out: https://bit.ly/3rOz88M
Transitioning back to school during a pandemic can be overwhelming for young children and parents alike. There are added challenges that will be faced and not fully comprehended by young children. This can cause children to be wary, increase their anxieties, and add stress to the transition. The CDC recommends
$17.4 Million…that is the COVID-19 relief funds that Chatham County Schools’ (CCS) received from the Elementary & Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) fund. This funding will be used over the next few years. Chatham County Schools’ values the stakeholders’ input and offered a few ways for them to participate in
Does your child, your grandchild and/or your neighbor deserve a sound, basic education? I think we can all agree that yes, each child deserves a sound, basic education and here in N.C. it is actually mandated in our state constitution. Did you know that over the past 19 years, N.C.’s
“This is the BEST DAY EVER!” exclaimed a student from Virginia Cross Elementary. The excitement and anticipation in the air was almost tangible in the building on selection day for our Books on Break program. The children walking the halls to their next class anxiously await their class’s turn to
Now that we are a few weeks into summer break, do you feel like the days are starting to become repetitive? Are your children bored and have nothing to do…they are tired of doing the same thing every day? And we are not even halfway through the summer…Yikes! With the
A new tradition at baby showers, in the past few years, has been to bring a book, instead of a card, as a gift to the expecting parents. I LOVE this idea! It helps to build at-home libraries and supports the idea that reading begins in infancy. As stated by
The search for a new Chatham County Superintendent began in mid January when Dr. Jordan announced his resignation to pursue a career with the N.C. Department of Public Instruction. He valiantly served our community as superintendent for almost 8 years. The interim superintendent, Dr. Bridges was sworn in on January