Chatham County Public Schools

Chatham County Public Schools

The Chatham County Public School System is a school district located in Chatham County, North Carolina and is operated by an elected school board.[1] The school district currently operates 17 schools throughout the county.[2]

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Schools

There are three public high schools: Northwood in Pittsboro, Jordan-Matthews in Siler City, and Chatham Central in Bear Creek. One alternative school is SAGE Academy. Long range plans include a middle school in northeastern Chatham County opening in 2009, a high school in the northeastern opening in 2011, and an elementary school in the Pittsboro area opening in the future.[3] There are only two middle schools - Chatham Middle located in Siler City and Horton Middle located in Pittsboro. The district operates 7 elementary schools (serving grades K-8): Bennett, Bonlee, J.S. Waters (near Goldston), Moncure, North Chatham, Perry W. Harrison, and Silk Hope; as well as three primary schools (serving up to grade 5): Pittsboro Elementary School (K-4), Siler City Elementary School (PreK-5), and Virginia Cross Elementary School (K-5) also in Siler City. There is also a More at Four Pre-kindergarten center at Paul Braxton Children's Center in Siler City as well as several of schools in the county.[4]

Bennett School controversy

In 2006, the Chatham County Board of Education announced that they were repealing a decision that allowed students that lived in the Randolph County portion of Bennett to attend Bennett School, the local K-8 school, free of charge. For years students from both counties that lived in "Bennett" were allowed to attend the school free under a memorandum of understanding between the two counties made many years ago. The announcement that the memorandum was being repealed stirred a firestorm of controversy, since the Randolph County students would be considered out-of-district students and could therefore be charged hundreds of dollars each year to attend school in Chatham County. The commute to the nearest Randolph County school was also a problem since it is located many miles from Bennett. To date, the Chatham County board has stood by its decision despite numerous complaints from residents.[5]

Construction updates

In January 2009, a Chatham County Schools press release confirmed the groundbreaking of a new middle school. This school would be located near Briar Chapel, in northeastern Chatham County. The 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students of Perry Harrison would be moved here.[6]

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