Pittsboro, NC – The recent resignation of Ms. Melissa Hlavac on September 12, 2022, has left a vacant seat on the Chatham County Board of Education. The Board has initiated a process for appointing a new member to fill the…
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Board of Education on March 14, 2022, approved Mr. Lemondré Watson as the new principal of Pittsboro Elementary School. Mr. Watson is in his ninth year as a public school educator. Watson previously served…
Pittsboro, NC – Jessica Winger, parent of four current Chatham County public school students, has announced her candidacy for the Chatham County Board of Education, District 3 position, with the election to be held in November 2022. She believes that…
By Katie Henry Pittsboro, NC – The following letter was submitted by to the Chatham County School Board yesterday. Dear CCS School Board and CCS Administration, Please take a moment to review the slides [link] I have prepared in support…
Pittsboro, N.C. — The Chatham County Board of Education will hold a special meeting February 24 to consider a recommendation for the district’s masking policy and related changes to the StrongSchoolsNC Toolkit. The 5 p.m. meeting will take place in…
By Amy Kappelman Pittsboro, NC – I’ve attended every board meeting this school year. So have many of the parents here. I’ve come here on behalf of my four children and the families who aren’t able to attend these meetings…
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Board of Education voted at its monthly meeting on Monday, February 14, to begin a gradual transition to an optional masking policy. In the first stage that the board approved 5-0, effective Feb. 15,…
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Board of Education meeting will be held on Monday, February 14, 2022 at the historic Chatham County Courthouse in Pittsboro. The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. I. Call to Order II. Closed Session A.…
By Kate Dula Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham Board of Education and administrators must move to end Covid-19 protocols in public schools. The initial concern and uncertainty of Spring 2020 and the proverbial strings attached to federal funding by the…
By Mia Munn Pittsboro, NC – I again strongly urge you to remove the mask mandate in Chatham completely. We are doing untold harm to Special Ed students, K-3 students learning to read emotions and facial expressions, and ESL students,…