📢 Exciting News for Our District! 🎉
We are thrilled to announce that the School Performance Grades have just been released by NCDPI, and our district has much to celebrate! 🎓✨
Every single one of our schools has earned a grade of C or above, with NO Ds or Fs! This remarkable achievement is a testament to the hard work, dedication, and passion of our students, teachers, staff, and families.
Together, we have shown that when we strive for excellence, we can accomplish great things. Let's continue to support and uplift one another as we work towards even greater success in the future.
Congratulations to everyone involved! Let's keep this momentum going! 💪🎉
At the September 3, 2024 board work session, the N-CCS Board of Education recognized the N-CCS Finance department for their exceptional work. The Finance department has recently been recognized with the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting (27th consecutive year) and for its 31st consecutive year of receiving an award of excellence from NCASBO. Our system is good stewards of taxpayer dollars and our Finance team helps us stretch those dollars to get the maximum impact on student safety and learning!!
Newton-Conover City Schools kicked off the 2024-2025 school year in style!! IChurch again were gracious hosts for the event. Special thanks to Pastor Carlos for his words of encouragement and the IChurch staff and serving team who made N-CCS staff feel special. Mennel Milling provided a wonderful breakfast to N-CCS staff. Also, we are grateful for our partnership with Mike Johnson’s Toyota who has provided a car for the N-CCS Teacher of the Year, Greg Hardy. Jeff Allen, owner of Novel Taproom, came and led a trivia battle between our school sites and central office teams (Discovery HS are this year’s champions)!!
N-CCS enjoyed a special song provided by Mr. Jason Myers (N-CHS Chorus and Piano teacher) and his daughters, Ella and Avery, from the Broadway Musical, Wicked entitled “For Good” (which is the district theme/charge for the 24-25 school year).
Finally, our district was treated by having Molly Grantham back again with us to speak. Molly reminded district staff that effective communication was the best currency and that the beginning of the journey is always the toughest part (a great reminder as we prepare to open a new school year).
We are thrilled to welcome our amazing new hires and Beginning Teachers (BTs) to the Newton-Conover City Schools family!
Welcome aboard, new hires and BTs! Together, we will continue to inspire, educate, and make a difference in the lives of our students.
As our students prepare to head back to school for the 2024-2025 school year, NCCS is proud to announce that it will continue to offer CEP (Community Eligibility Provision) at five schools in the district.
Utilizing CEP, all students at the five eligible school sites will be able to access nutritious meals at no cost. This is important as school meal programs play a crucial role in ensuring kids have the nutrition they need to thrive in and out of the classroom.
The five schools approved are Conover School, Shuford Elementary, North Newton Elementary, Sout Newton Elementary, and new for this year - NC Middle School. For schools not currently approved - a review of eligibility criteria is conducted each year to assess if other schools can be added.
CEP is a federally funded program that enables qualifying schools to serve meals at no cost to students based on the percentage of Identified Students at the qualifying sites that currently receive services through the county.
It is important that families take advantage and utilize this program while it is available, as it is not guaranteed every year and can help ease some of our family's financial burdens. As always, support for and participation in our School Nutrition program is essentail for us to continue providing low-cost, well-balanced meals for our students each and every day.
New student registration at Newton-Conover High School will be this week, Tuesday 8/6 thru Thursday 8/8 at Newton-Conover High School 8:30 a.m. till 11 :15 a.m. and 1 p.m. till 3 p.m. Students must be accompanied by a legal parent or guardian. They will need:
Birth Certificate
Immunization records
We will need report card or Transcript from their last school
Proof of address: Power bill, water bill or gas bill or lease agreement
Parent I.D.
Any legal custody papers that may be necessary
Do you have a four-year degree and a strong desire to work with kids and engage in rewarding work? Newton-Conover City Schools might have a place for you, and no education experience necessary. There are alternative teaching licensure paths available for those with a bachelors degree. Apply for any of our existing positions on our website. https://newtonconover.ted.peopleadmin.com/hire/index.aspx or contact us for more details.
Attention Returning N-CCS students! PowerSchool Enrollment is now open and an email notification has been sent to you. Please use the email, which contains hyperlinks, to complete your registration. If you have changed your email address or no longer use the email account you used last year, please inform your child's school. You can contact the school between 7:30 am and 4:30 pm and speak with the data manager. Please note that this message only applies to returning students. New kindergarten students have already completed their registration. New students in Grades K-12 who have never attended N-CCS before should register through the website www.newton-conover.org. Thank you for your attention to this important matter!!
The recent Microsoft outage has affected our PowerSchool Returning Students registration program. As a result, the PowerSchool Returning student registration has been temporarily closed until the issue is fixed. We will send out a notification once we receive confirmation from PowerSchool Enrollment that the problem has been resolved. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience and understanding.
Our N-CCS Board of Education recently recognized our own Finance Department for winning for the 32nd Time, the Association of School Business Officials Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2023. They have also won the Government Finance Officers Association Award in 22-23 for the 27th Time.
Here's to all our Red Blazer Award Winners who attended this year's 2024 Annual Red Blazer Awards.
Retired Assistant Superintendent Janie Sigmon was awarded a Red Blazer Award for her contributions to the Newton-Conover City Schools at the Annual Red Blazer Awards 2024. She was nominated by Melanie Elrod.
At the 2024 N-CCS Red Blazer Awards, Larry Harris, retired teacher and director of personnel, was presented with a Red Blazer for his contributions to the district.
At the 2024 Annual N-CCS Retiree and Red Blazer Awards, Retired Teacher Yvonne Barnhardt was awarded the Red Blazer Award for her contributions to the district. She was nominated by her daughter Stephanie Calderon.
Retired EC Teacher Assistant Jennifer Gosnel recognized by EC Director Jessica Sherrill.
Conover School's Paula Sigmon recognized Retired Teacher Assistant Nicola Hershberger and Retired Transportation Coordinator Kim Beal.
Discovery High School Custodian, Manuel Audrey, recognized by Principal Shane Whitener.
Retired Newton-Conover High School Teacher, Amy Lowdermilk, also recognized by Principal Chris Penley.
Retired Newton-Conover High School teacher, Myra Johansen, recognized by Principal Chris Penley.
North Newton Elementary School retired teacher Sherrie Fisher was recognized by Principal Leah Hayes.
