Creative Tutors of Wake County, North Carolina
Archives for: September 2009
Sep 18 | Kitchen Table Conversations
DPS encourages input from parents, students and staff and community through regular sessions of Kitchen Table Conversations. These sessions are held three or four times yearly and provide opportunity for focused conversation on a particular topic. For the 2008-2009 topic schedule go to: http://www.dpsnc.net/about-dps/board-of-education/kitchen-table-conversations
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Sep 17 | Enhancement Programs
Learn about enhancement programs that help DPS meet student needs. The enhancement programs include a vibrant arts program which takes advantage of the creative focus in the community.
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WCPSS created a new television program, Full Circle, to explore a wide range of topics and issues during a half hour of discussion so viewers will learn about a single topic affecting Wake County Schools, students and teachers. Full Circle is produced every month and programming is carried by cable providers in Raleigh and Cary on channel 11. In Cary, tune in on Thursdays at 1 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays at 8 a.m. Raleigh residents can watch the program on Thursdays and Fridays at noon and Sundays at 9:30 p.m. Each month’s edition can be viewed online at www.wcpss.net. Guests from WCPSS classrooms and administration share their expertise and offer unique perspectives that help bring these issues full circle. Be sure to tune in!
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August 18th The Wake County Board of Education unanimously adopted a resolution that reduced the Wake County Public School System's budget for the 2009-10 school year. The state budget adjustments included $13.4 million in line item reductions mandated by the North Carolina General Assembly and a $21.7 million "Discretionary/Flexibility Reduction."
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Kudos to Chris Bonin, Davis Drive Elementary PTA President, for encouraging effective communications between parents and teachers. “I firmly believe as an elementary school parent that when I get that report card I shouldn’t be surprised,” said Bonin. “It should be pretty close to what I’ve been seeing in the class work coming home and the tests coming home. There have been occasions when I have been surprised, and it has prompted an immediate face-to-face conversation with the teacher.”
Kim Ashby, Creative Tutors, agrees that communication between parents and teachers is critical in the success of the early educational experience. When there has been a breakdown in comunications it ultimately limits the child's success and prevents them reaching their potential.
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Beginning the 2009-10 school year the State of North Carolina has made changes to the eligibility dates for children entering kindergarten. Children must be 5 years of age on or before August 31, 2009.
Preschool students who will be 4 years old by April 16th and demonstrate an extraordinary level of academic ability and maturity will be eligible for early entry. Find out more about eligibility at this link: http://www.wcpss.net/isd/elementary/lang arts/kindergarten/.
Parents of 4-year-olds who age qualify for early entry could benefit from working with Creative Tutors to prepare the child for the admissions test.
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Meet Kim Ashby | Owner
Kim Ashby earned a BS in Nursing from The Catholic University of America and, when she worked outside the home, was a Certified Emergency Nurse with a special interest in trauma nursing. She lives in Raleigh, NC with her husband and three sons. The Ashbys are in their tenth year home educating their children. They graduated their oldest son in May 2007. He is attending UNC Wilmington. Kim continues to home school her younger boys. Her oldest son was diagnosed with ADHD when he was in the public school system in the second grade. Her second son has cerebral palsy which has resulted in multiple/global developmental delays. Her youngest son has undiagnosed, mild auditory processing issues.
Kim has co-instructed graduate level courses at UNC Chapel Hill for ST/OT students and Early Intervention students. She is the founder and President of the Board of Directors of GIFTSNC, Inc., a home schooling special needs support group. Kim has presented workshops at a variety of state home school conferences as well as local support group parent meetings and is often a guest speaker at homeschool conferences and is found on many guest speaker lists including Balancing the Sword. She is a Steering Committee member and Treasurer for Dayspring Home Educators in Cary, NC. She served on the Board of Directors for the Family Support Network of Wake County. She holds a North Carolina Wildlife Permit for Small Mammal Rehabilitation and enjoys working with orphaned and injured wildlife.
"I have never let my schooling interfere with my education." Mark Twain