After two weeks of leadership turmoil in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, school board Chair Elyse Dashew talks about plans for a search, a student assignment review and school bonds.
CHARLOTTE – Frederick “Rick” Mohrien will be leaving Winget Park Elementary School in Charlotte to become principal of the new southeast relief elementary school in Mint Hill.
Changes to Morehead STEM Academy during the last CMS assignment review drew protests.
As Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools lays the groundwork for next year s student assignment review, Associate Superintendent Akeshia Craven-Howell told board members the results of 2016 diversity decisions have been mixed.
Since 2002, when court orders ended race-based assignments, CMS has used a combination of neighborhood assignments and magnet options to encourage diversity. While some schools are racially and economically diverse, most are not, leading to the district being cited in state and national media as an example of resegregation.
Since then, CMS leaders have looked for ways to break up concentrations of poverty. Board policy requires an in-depth review every six years.