First ‘A’ School: Schools Improve Grades
BY MARY KATE MURPHYStaff Writer Moore County Schools students have regained nearly all of the academic ground lost during remote learning at the height of…
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Schools Study Options for Crowding at High Schools
BY MARY KATE MURPHYStaff Writer The Moore County Board of Education is starting to plan for a new round of school construction that addresses crowding…
Schools Name Teacher, Principal of the Year
STAFF REP0RT It was a clean sweep by Carthage Elementary School this year for two of the most prized honors delivered by Moore County Schools….
School District Names New Principals, Re-Titles Senior Staff
BY MARY KATE MURPHYStaff Writer The Moore County Board of Education has approved a new round of school principal promotions and hires for the start…
Board Undertakes Evaluation of Schools
BY MARY KATE MURPHYStaff Writer The Moore County Board of Education has multifaceted goals for improving its campuses around the county in the coming years:…
Moore County Schools Police Force Growing
BY JAYMIE BAXLEY || Staff Writer The Moore County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to support an effort expanding the school district’s police force over…
County Board of Education Expands Police Force
BY MARY KATE MURPHY, The Pilot The Moore County Board of Education has pledged $560,000 toward expanding its police force. At the prompting of county…
School Volunteers Honored at Luncheon
BY MARY KATE MURPHY, The Pilot When he helped start a junior Kiwanis program at McDeeds Creek Elementary, Curtis Richie wanted to give children a…
School Year to Begin With Masks
By JAYMIE BAXLEY Staff Writer Students and employees of Moore County’s public schools will be required to wear face coverings indoors until at least the…
Keeping Kids Healthy
School Nurses Remain Dedicated BY MARY MOORE SLI REPORTER School nurses straddle the line between educator and health care worker, two of the groups affected…
Board Seeking Delay for New Curriculum
BY MARY KATE MURPHY SLI REPORTER As North Carolina works to develop curriculum guidelines based on new standards for teaching social studies, the Moore County…
School Budget Cover Enrollment, Staff Raises
School board members found consensus and a compromise of sorts in adopting a Moore County Schools budget for the coming year. The $32.5 million local…
National Education Nonprofit, DoD STEM Launch College Readiness Program at Military-Connected Pinecrest and Union Pines High Schools
A two-year College Readiness Program (CRP) from the National Math and Science Initiative is launching at military-connected Pinecrest and Union Pines High Schools near the…
Moore County Schools Participates in Impact Aid Electronic Survey Pilot Program
Moore County Schools (MCS) has been selected to participate in the Department of Education’s Impact Aid Electronic Data Collection Pilot Program allowing federally connected families…
COVID-19 Numbers In Moore County Schools
Moore County Schools has been keeping record of the number of confirmed coronavirus cases that have occurred in students and staff since the opening of…
NO SCHOOL FRIDAY – MOORE COUNTY SCHOOLS
On Friday, February 21, Moore County Schools will be closed for all students and will operate on a two-hour delay for all staff due to…
EARLY RELEASE – MOORE COUNTY SCHOOLS
On Thursday, February 20, Moore County Schools will be releasing students and staff one hour early due to inclement weather. A decision on the status…
Moore County Schools collecting Federal Impact Aid surveys
On October 10th, Moore County Schools (MCS) appealed to federally connected families across the district to complete this year’s Federal Impact Aid survey. Since 1950,…
Exceptional Children’s Services Named
The Moore County Board of Education today named Robbins Elementary School Principal Kim Bullard as the district’s new Director of Exceptional Children’s Services. Kim Bullard…
NEW SOUTHERN PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL ANNOUNCED
The Moore County Board of Education has named Tonya Wagner, the current principal of Southern Pines Primary, as principal of the new Southern Pines Elementary…
Moore County Schools launches “Here Comes the Bus” App
Moore County Schools has rolled out a new app that allows parents and students to track the real-time location of their school bus on a…
Voting for 1/4 Cent Sales Tax
Friends and Supporters, We are in the final week of early voting and have been overwhelmed with your support. Thank you for sharing the importance…
Schools Closed Thursday, October 11th
Moore County Schools will be closed Thursday, October 11, for all students and staff due to inclement weather resulting from Hurricane Michael. After school activities…
Name That School!
Moore County Schools is inviting the public to participate in a “Name That School” campaign to help identify a permanent name for the new Area…
Moore County Schools Provide Meals During October
Beginning today through October 31, Moore County Schools will provide meals to all currently enrolled students at no charge. Each student will be permitted one…
Moore County Press Release Regarding Commissioners’ Actions Supporting Education Capital Funding
In a flurry of actions at the Moore County Board of Commissioners’ last regular meeting of the 2017 calendar year, the Board approved several measures related…
Retired Moore County Schools Principal Inducted into ECU Educators Hall of Fame
EDUCATION NEWS RELEASE Retired Moore County Schools Principal Inducted into ECU Educators Hall of Fame The College of Education at East Carolina University held its…
County Shares Timeline for New Area I Elementary School Funding/Construction
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 2, 2017 COUNTY SHARES TIMELINE FOR NEW AREA I ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FUNDING / CONSTRUCTION The Moore County Board of Commissioners and…
Moore County Schools collecting Federal Impact Aid surveys
Moore County Schools is gathering Federal Impact Aid surveys from families of federally connected students to assist the district in recouping lost tax revenue due…
MOORE COUNTY SCHOOLS LAUNCHES NEW APP
As part of its continuing effort to promote engagement among its students, parents, staff and the community, Moore County Schools has launched a new app…