Board of Education Public Notice: The Burke County Board of Education will meet on Thursday, June 24, 2021 at 12:00 PM. The meeting will be held in the Olive Hill Room at the Olive Hill Resource Center, 509 West Concord Street, Morganton, North Carolina 28655. The agenda for the meeting is attached.


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Students compete in global, virtual tournament
Students compete in global, virtual tournament
09 June 2021
Several students in Burke County Public Schools are participating in academic challenges this summer through a global educational nonprofit called Destination Imagination. The students are from Heritage Middle School and Draughn High School under the leadership of Michael McQuaid, a seventh-grade science teacher at HMS. There are three different teams comprised of students from HMS and DHS including...
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Dr. Swan named Superintendent of Burke County Public Schools
Dr. Swan named Superintendent of Burke County Public Schools
07 June 2021
The Burke County Board of Education has selected Dr. Mike Swan to serve as Superintendent of Burke County Public Schools beginning July 1, 2021. Dr. Swan was chosen from a competitive field of 13 applicants. Dr. Swan's philosophy of education stems from his desire for students and staff to feel supported and valued in order for success and growth to occur.
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Feeding continues over the summer for BCPS students
Feeding continues over the summer for BCPS students
01 June 2021
Burke County Public Schools and Chartwells K12 will offer free breakfast and lunch this summer with a new style of weekly meal kit bundles. These meal kits will include fresh ingredients for a delicious, healthy lunch to be cooked at home every day. Each week, the meal kit will revolve around one of four themes: American Classics, Taste of Italy and South of the Border Chicken and South of the Border Beef weeks.
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Longleaf Commitment Grant
06/03/2021
Eligible 2021 North Carolina High School graduates will have their tuition and fees covered at any one of our “Great 58” community colleges for up to two years. The Longleaf Commitment is a grant program for 2021 North Carolina high school graduates who will attend one of our state’s “Great 58” community colleges starting in the Fall 2021 semester. High school students may be eligible to receive this grant – not a loan – for tuition and fees toward a degree or to attain transfer credit. Full-time eligible students are guaranteed to receive $700 to $2,800 per year, for a total of two years. Less than full-time students may receive a partial award. The Longleaf Commitment Grant Program ends at the conclusion of the 2023 spring semester.
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