Wake Education Partnership

“Review is performed by the board of directors chair using comparable non-profit executive salaries in the area and is shared with the executive committee for any decisions as to base salary and bonuses. The president reviews staff salaries also considering market rate for similar positions.”

“The organization's public documents are available upon request.”

“A draft copy is sent to the Finance Chair and the Finance Committee for review before the final copy is submitted. The board members receive an electronic copy before submission.”

“Each board member reviews the policy annually and signs a statement disclosing if conflicts exist. Members understand they can recuse themselves from any vote where a conflict exists.”

“CHAMBER RELATIONS - WAKEED STAFF WORKS WITH THE WAKE COUNTY CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE TO PROVIDE TIMELY AND RELEVANT EDUCATION CONTENT TO THEIR MEMBERS. IN OCTOBER 2014, WAKEED launched THE WAKE EDUCATION ADVISORY COUNCIL COMPRISED OF LEADERS FROM THE 12 WAKE COUNTY CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE ALONG WITH WAKE County Public School System and WakeEd leadership. THE COUNCIL MEETS QUARTERLY TO DISCUSS "HOT" TOPICS IN PUBLIC EDUCATION AND TO EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHAMBERS TO COLLABORATE WITH WAKEED AND WCPSS. LINK - TOGETHER, WAKEED AND WCPSS PLAN AND EXECUTE two networking events annually that places teachers and principals of WCPSS STEM and Global Network schools at the table with Wake County business volunteers. AT THese EVENTs, SCHOOLS USE FOCUSED NETWORKING TIME TO BRAINSTORM POTENTIAL PROJECTS FOR CLASSROOM AND SCHOOL-WIDE ENGAGEMENT IN STEM AND GLOBAL STUDIES. THEY DISCUSS AND EXPLORE POTENTIAL SCHOOL/BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS WHERE BUSINESS VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE "TIME AND TALENT" TO SUPPLEMENT CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION. DISCUSSION LED TO ENGINEERING DAYS, CODING CLUBS, BUSINESS IMMERSION FOR STUDENTS, PROFESSIONAL SPEAKERS FOR CLASSROOMS, MENTORING, ETC. SUMMERSTEM - WAKEED IS EXPANDING professional development opportunities FOR 100 K-12 TEACHERS AND 50 SCHOOLS ANNUALLY IN PROJECT-BASED LEARNING, INVESTIGATION IN COMMUNITY COLLEGE INSTRUCTION IN APPLIED STEM FIELDS, AND IMMERSION WITH LEADING STEM COMPANIES THROUGH OUR SUMMERSTEM PROGRAM. IN APRIL 2019, WAKEED RECEIVED THE "OUTSTANDING PARTNERSHIP" AWARD FROM THE NC SCIENCE, MATH, AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION CENTER FOR BRINGING INNOVATIVE STEM INSTRUCTIONAL APPROACHES TO CLASSROOMS IN WAKE COUNTY. THROUGH A UNIQUE PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH WAKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT MATCHES PRIVATE FUNDING FOR SUMMERSTEM FROM WAKEED ON A 2-TO-1 BASIS. INFORMING THE COMMUNITY - A significant ROLE OF WAKEED IS TO INFORM THE PUBLIC, BUSINESS LEADERS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS ABOUT WHAT WORKS IN SCHOOLS AND CLASSROOMS TO PROMOTE ACADEMIC GROWTH. WE ALSO PROVIDE CLEAR, INDEPENDENT COMMENTARY AND REVIEW OF EDUCATION POLICY ISSUES. IN CONTEXT AND WAKEEDGE PUBLICATIONS ARE USED AS PRIMARY COMMUNICATIONS CHANNELS AND ARE DISTRIBUTED TO AN AUDIENCE OF OVER 5,000 PEOPLE IN WAKE COUNTY. IN CONTEXT IS PUBLISHED MONTHLY AND REPORTS ON KEY EDUCATIONAL ISSUES BEING ADDRESSED AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL LEVELS. IT ALSO PROVIDES VALUABLE INFORMATION REGARDING DISCUSSIONS AND DECISIONS COMING FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD AND EXPLAINS THE IMPACT ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. WAKEEDGE IS PUBLISHED AS NEEDED TO PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY UPDATES ON KEY LEGISLATION, BUDGETARY DECISIONS AND ISSUES AFFECTING WCPSS. THIS PUBLICATION SERVES AS AN ALERT FOR STAKEHOLDERS TO ENGAGE WITH WAKEED ON ADVOCACY EFFORTS WHEN A "CALL TO ACTION" IS WARRANTED. OPEN RATES FOR THESE PUBLICATIONS EXCEED INDUSTRY AVERAGE. Coach Bob Pittard Scholarship Fund - When he passed away in November 2016, former Wake County Public School System teacher and coach Bob Pittard left in his will the financial capability and direction to establish a sustainable scholarship fund for student athletes at Apex High School and Green Hope High School. He entrusted WakeEd Partnership with $2.7 million from his estate to establish and facilitate this scholarship program. In 2018, WakeEd announced the first class of Coach Bob Pittard Scholars and selected eleven students to each receive a $12,500 college scholarship. Beginning Teachers Leadership Network - The Wake County Beginning Teacher Leadership Network (BTLN) is a teacher-led young professionals network that aims to eMpower and retain beginning teachers in the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS). BTLN was created by the Public School Forum of North Carolina to help teachers develop leadership skills, learn education policy and advocacy, and participate in valuable professional development experiences early in their careers. WakeEd is the administrator for the program in Wake County. MBTI/MMTIC - MM”