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From the Council Office of Steve Rao
October 26, 2020
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VP Pence Chief of Staff, Marc Short Tests and five staffers Positive for Covid 19. He will continue to campaign. |
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Tropical Storm Zeta expected to become Hurricane.
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Facebook Live Update from School Board Member Chris Heagerty |
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Deadline for Absentee Ballot is Tomorrow, Oct. 27th! https://www.ncsbe.gov/ (See Voting Section for more Details on Early Voting) 3 million have already cast Absentee Ballots. |
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Town of Morrisville Advisory Committee Application Deadline |
(Positions open at Morrisville Environmental and Recycling Committee, Morrisville Public Education and Advisory Committee, Performance Measures Committee and Senior Advisory Committee)
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Oct 27 7 pm FEATURED CANDIDATE and FIRESIDE CHAT
with NC Attorney General Josh Stein
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I am pleased to support my very good friend, Josh Stein, for Attorney General to serve in a second term.
In his first term, Josh has led on protecting our clean water and environment, protecting our Seniors and Consumers against scams, continues to fight the Opioid Epidemic, uphold the Affordable Care Act for our State, and always stands up for the citizens of North Carolina on very important issues, every day on the job.
He has stood up to big companies, and President Trump, to protect all of us every day on the job and I am grateful for his graceful, smart, and dynamic leadership style.
Please Join me on Thursday, October 28 at 7 pm for an engaging Fireside Chat with Attorney General Stein as we talk about his achievements and plans for the next term!
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Oct 26th 4pm - VIRTUAL FIRESIDE CHAT ON BULLYING
WITH MAYOR DICK SEARS
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Join us on Monday, Oct 26th at 4 pm for our Fireside Chat with Mayor Dick Sears as we have an engaging discussion with Parents, Youth, and community leaders on addressing and preventing Bullying in our schools and communities.
The Fireside Chat will be Streamed Live on https://www.facebook.com/steve.s.rao and broadcast live on Radio Mirchi (99.9FMHD4, 101.9 FM and 1490 AM)
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Oct 26th 5pm - Interview with NC Treasurer Dale Folwell |
Join us at 5 pm today on Radio Mirchi and Facebook Live for our Interview with NC Treasurer Dale Folwell. (99.9 FMHD4, 101.9 FM and 1490 AM)
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Town Council Virtual Land Use Plan and Council Meetings |
Submit public comment for a Town Council Regular - OR - Advisory Board/Committee Meeting via email to publiccomment@townofmorrisville.org.Debate Commission will Mute Candidate Responses.
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Oct 26 Virtual Reception for Senator Wiley Nickel |
Please join me on Monday, Oct. 26th at 6 pm for a Virtual Reception for Senator Nickel, which I am hosting with Richard and Carolina Sullivan. I will be on American Politics on IBM.TV with Senator Nickel on Sunday at 7 pm! Ibm.tv
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October 27- 20 Smart Cities Connect Conference |
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Town of Morrisville Advisory Committee Application Deadline |
(Positions open at Morrisville Environmental and Recycling Committee, Morrisville Public Education and Advisory Committee, Performance Measures Committee and Senior Advisory Committee)
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Thanks to everyone who attended the Town of Morrisville drive-thru version of Trick or Treat the Trail on Saturday |
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I appeared as a guest on National IBM.TV, internet based television, serving a viewing audience of 20 million in the US and around the world
I was proud to be a guest on IBM TV American Politics with Senator Wiley Nickel, and then another show, on Immigration and North Carolina.
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10/22/20 IBM TV American Politics with Senator Wiley Nickel and Richard Sullivan |
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10/24/20 IBM TV American Politics on Immigration |
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Early Voting runs to Oct. 31. Please visit www.wakegov.com to find our Polling Location. Monday- Friday 8 am to 7:30 pm, Saturday from 8 am to 1 pm and Sunday from 1 pm to 6 pm. Masks not required at Polling Places.
YOU CAN MAIL IN YOUR VOTE:
Please request your Absentee Ballot at https://www.ncsbe.gov/. Absentee Ballots must be requested by Oct 27th and received by Board of Election by Nov 5 to be counted. (6800 Absentee Ballots from Black Voters are Incomplete)
North Carolina can accept absentee ballots that are postmarked Nov. 3, Election Day, until Nov. 12, a federal appeals court decided Tuesday in a 12-3 majority ruling
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SPRING REGISTRATION WAKE COUNTY VIRTUAL ACADEMY |
The Wake County Public Schools System on Monday released the registration windows for the WCPSS Virtual Academy for the spring semester of the 2020-21 school year. The window for middle and high school registration will be Oct. 21st - Nov 4th. The window for elementary schools will be Dec. 2-9.
The district also announced that all high school arts activities will begin on Monday, Oct. 19, with the following two exceptions: high school bands and orchestras will not be allowed to play brass or woodwinds and high school choral groups will not be allowed to sing. Those exceptions will also be in place for all K-12 in-person instruction, once it begins. Percussion and stringed instruments will be allowed to rehearse. Groups can, however, meet and participate in team-building activities, SEL activities or other music-related activities that do not involve singing or playing instrument
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Wake County Return to In Person Schools Update |
WAKE County
All students in Pre-K through third grade, along with K-12 special education regional programs, return to the classroom today on a rotating basis beginning Monday before attending class on a daily basis beginning Nov. 16.
Students in grades 4 and 5 will return to school in three-week rotations beginning Nov. 16 and continue until the end of the semester.
Students in grades 6, 7 and 8 will return to school in three-week rotations beginning Nov. 9 and continue until the end of the semester.
High School Students will continue with on line instruction for the rest of the Semester.
- Please note that Wake County Schools will require Masks for all Students, Staff, and on all School Transportation.
- Visitors inside School Buildings will be restricted to vendors, parents, substitute teachers, emergency personnel, and municipal inspectors.
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The School System plans to launch a webpage which will update families on any schools with a confirmed Covid 19 case. The site will be up by Oct 26th and will be updated weekly.
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Johnson County
Plan A Begins Today, Oct. 26th Today, Johnston County Schools 3, 4th and 5th Grade Students return to school five days a week Under Plan A
On Oct. 19, all students in grades 1 and 2 began attending school all five days under Plan A. In addition, students in grades 6-12 will begin attending school in Plan B in two cohorts on Monday, Tuesday or Thursday, Friday with Wednesday as a remote learning day.
CHATHAM AND NASH COUNTY
Chatham County Schools are allowing for the return of Kindergarten, first-grade and second-grade students for two days a week.
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WAKE COUNTY SPRING SEMESTER PLANS |
During yesterday's board's work session, plans for the spring semester were also discussed.
School leaders presented the following plan for students return to the classroom at the start of the semester in January:
- K-12 special education programs: Daily in-person instruction
- PreK-grade 5: Daily in-person instruction
- Grades 6-12: Three-week rotation (students learn two weeks online and one week in-person)
- Grades 9-12: Three-week rotation
Spring Plans may change if Governor issues new Executive Orders and adds restrictions.
There will be further discussion on the Wake County Spring Semester Plans over the next few weeks
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Oct. 28th Remote Learning Virtual Conference Oct. |
The state is organizing an effort for a free virtual conference for North Carolina teachers and parents to help deal with the challenges of remote learning. The conference is set for Oct. 28. The REAL 2.0 (Remote Education & Learning) Conference will include sessions by experts in fields including education, mental health and technology.
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Fireside Chat with Sam Searcy |
Thanks to everyone who came out to our Political Fireside Chat with Senator Sam Searcy
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Remdesivir approved by FDA as Covid 19 Treatment
Covid 19 Drive Thru Testing and Sunnybrook Parking Deck and Wake Forest.
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Stimulus Deal continues to be delayed |
Stimulus Deal continues to be delayed. No Deal in Sight Yet.
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- For latest Covid 19 information, please dial 2-1-1 or 888- 892-1162.
- Get Updates by texting COVIDNC at 898211.
- For unemployment insurance, please visit NC Dept of Employment Security at https://des.nc.gov/.
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Apply for Wake Forward program at https://covid19.wakegov.com/wakeforward/.
North Carolina health officials are reporting 1,807 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 260,099.
There have been 13 more deaths in the state, bringing the total to 4,157. With 94 percent of hospitals, hospitalizations are down 34 to 1,148.
This is the 14th day hospitalizations have remained over 1,100, though the metric did drop from above 1,200 earlier this week.
Currently, 545 ICU beds and 5,548 inpatient hospital beds are empty.
The percent positive rate of tests is 7.2 percent, which is up from Saturday's 6.8 percent.
CASES: 2,400 New Cases
+ N.C. = 260,099 Cases (Deaths = 4,157)
+ 7.2% Positive Rate + Wake County = 20,708 Cases (Deaths = 270)
+ US = 8.7 million Cases/225 K deaths
+ Worldwide = 43 million/1.15 million deaths
+ Completed Tests: 3,718,606
Lee County health officials are reporting 130 more COVID-19 cases since last week, bringing the total to 1,954. There have been a total of 16 COVID-19 related deaths in the county. Sampson County health officials are reporting 20 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 2,571. There have been 28 virus-related deaths to date in the county.
TESTING (NC)
+ Completed Tests = 3,834,686 Tests
+ Positive Test Rate is at 7.2%.
+ 1,148 Hospitalizations
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Council Member Rao holds office hours on Friday from 12:00-1:00 PM by appointment only at 100 Town Hall Drive in Morrisville.
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Council Member Steve Rao
Town of Morrisville
Dedicated to transforming Morrisville into an ideal place to work and raise a family!
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