HEART OF GOLD

Vanceboro Farm Life is wrapping up another year of Jump Rope For Heart, raising a total of $9,836. Over the last 6 years, the school has donated just under $50,000 to the American Heart Foundation. This has been a huge team effort by our school and community.

Leading the team for the last 6 years has been Ryland McKeel, saying that this is a cause close to his heart would be an understatement, Ryland has raised a total of $17,789 himself.

Thank you Ryland for your commitment to such a worthy cause!

On Friday March 3, New Bern High School and Craven Early College competed in the High School Battle of the Books Competition. Both teams started reading 16 books back in the fall and have been meeting on a regular basis to discuss each one.

Congratulations to New Bern High School for winning the competition. They will move on to represent Craven County Schools at the regional competition on April 21st.

We are proud of both high school teams for their dedication and commitment. This challenge is always a very competitive battle since very specific questions are asked regarding all 16 titles.

Your love and passion for reading were demonstrated throughout the meetings, practices, and the final competition.

NEW VOLUNTEER PROCESS

The following screening procedures has been implemented effective March 2023:

1. Current volunteers who have completed their Secure Volunteer Application AND the background check process DO NOT have to do anything to remain on the current District Volunteer Roster.
2. New volunteers (including active duty personnel) will complete the Secure Volunteer Application. 
3. Upon receipt of the Secure Volunteer Application, Human Resources will process the background check (which normally takes 24 to 48 hours to receive the results, but could take longer) Only individuals approved by Human Resources shall be allowed to volunteer.  
4. Our district policy requires that the names of all approved volunteers be added to a third-party vendor’s database as part of the District’s 24/7 Guardian Monitoring System.
5. If the applicant is not eligible to volunteer because the results are unfavorable the applicant will receive a Pre-adverse Action Letter.
6. Exemptions:  Field Day volunteers and Testing proctors (volunteering only during testing sessions) DO NOT need to complete the Secure Volunteer application.

The link for 2023-2024 New Student Registration is now LIVE on the Craven County Schools website! Families can begin completing enrollment for their children using the online enrollment platform! Here is the link: https://www.cravenk12.org/Domain/251

2023-2024 Reassignments 

Accepting Forms Now - Deadline March 31, 2023

The 2023/2024 school reassignment window will be March 1-31, 2023. Beginning March 1st, forms will be available on the district website under Students & Families > Student Support Services > Reassignments and Releases.  If needed, a paper copy of the form will be available at the school. Forms must be submitted by March 31, 2023 and can be submitted to the school or at the Board of Education. A separate form must be completed for each student requesting reassignment. Parents will be notified of the decision by the end of April.  Note: If you had an approved reassignment for this current school year and want to continue, a new form(s) must be submitted for 2023-2024 during this window.