CCS Families in the Know For You-June 4, 2021

CCS Families In the Know

Information Regarding Health & Safety Screening During Summer School

In order to provide a safe and healthy environment for all students, it is important that parents/guardians monitor their children for COVID symptoms each day and keep them at home for even one symptom on the list. The parent/guardian should notify the school nurse of any symptom(s) the student may be experiencing or if any of the following statements are true. The school nurse will work with the family to ensure the student’s health issues are addressed appropriately.

We are asking our families to complete the attached attestation form that parents will monitor their child(ren) for COVID symptoms. Daily screenings will take place in the morning in the classroom, once this pledge is received signed your child will no longer have to participate in daily screenings at the school site. Following Governor Cooper's executive order, masks will continue to be required for all. This is out of an abundance of caution since most children are not currently vaccinated at this time.

The District COVID Dashboard will no longer be updated since the school nurses will continue to communicate directly with any families if their child is considered a close contact of a positive individual. The Covid School Closure Notification System (the stoplights) will also no longer be updated due to the number of positive/quarantined staff members decreasing. This system was used to help notify the school and communities if there was a need to potentially close a school due to the number of staff members positive and/or quarantined and the difficulty of securing substitutes due to the limited number that were interested in working during the pandemic.

Students and parents who applied by the May 28th deadline will be notified of their application decision no later than June 11th. For admitted students, a confirmation form will be sent for the parent to accept or decline admission.

Albert H. Bangert Student Scholarship Fund

Craven County Schools, along with the Craven County Board of Education serving as Trustees, is proud to administer the Albert H. Bangert Student Loan and Scholarship Fund. These programs exist to provide financial aid to Craven County students who have demonstrated potential ability to succeed in college.

The Scholarship Fund awards nine scholarships in the amount of $4,000.00 each to deserving graduates. Students from each of the Craven County high schools, with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, are encouraged to apply in the spring of their senior year. The 2020-2021 seniors chosen for the award are:

Havelock High- Megan Normandin & Cameron Mitchell

New Bern High-Zaisha Ward, Rosemary Kopelwitz & Sarahann Bu

West Craven High-Destiny Murphy & Luis Garcia

Craven Early College Poe Dah

Early College EAST-Alyssa Saling

The Craven County Board of Education is proud to honor these students and wishes them well in all their future endeavors!

Albert H. Bangert Student Loan Fund

The A. H. Bangert Fund provides loans to eligible students from the Craven County high schools that are planning to attend college. Students must be a graduate of one of the five Craven County public high schools with at least a 2.5 GPA, and must be accepted in an accredited college/university as a full-time student. Loans are secured with a Promissory Note and Deed of Trust on property owned in Craven County, with a maximum of $3,500.00 per school year. Additional loans may be secured each year that the student is in college, and all payments are deferred until the student has graduated. No interest accumulates while the student is enrolled as a full-time student.

Applications for loans are accepted at any time and are considered by the Board of Education at their meetings. For more information about the Albert H. Bangert Student Loan Fund, please contact the Administrator at (252) 514-6391.

SEED* Program (*Students Entering EDucation)

A Loan Forgiveness Program Offered through the A. H. Bangert Student Scholarship/Loan Fund

The purpose of the Albert H. Bangert Memorial Student Loan/Scholarship SEED Program shall be to provide financial aid to up to three (3) students each year. The applicants must be students who plan, upon graduation, to seek employment with Craven County Public Schools as a Pre-Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle or Secondary certified educator.

In obtaining a SEED loan from the Albert H. Bangert Loan Fund, a student agrees to enter into a contract with Craven County Schools to work full-time as a teacher in the County’s public schools, with the understanding that one year of service as a full-time teacher (minimum of 9 calendar months in a fiscal year) cancels one year of funding support received. Since up to

$14,000.00 could be borrowed, the student must work 4 years in Craven County Schools to pay off the maximum amount. The student will have up to six years after college graduation to fulfill this obligation.

Who can apply:

Seniors at Craven Early College High School, Early College EAST High School, New Bern High School, West Craven High School, and Havelock High School, who:

▪ Have a 2.5 or better cumulative weighted GPA

▪ Have been accepted into an accredited College/University with a School of Education

▪ Are planning to seek employment as a full-time teacher in the Craven County Schools upon graduation

▪ Submit an official application, with all required paperwork and verifications attached, and agree to all the stipulations and restrictions outlined in the application.

Information and the application are available online at http://www.cravenk12.org under Students>College Advising & Scholarships.