Education
Rowan-Salisbury school board retreat on renewal is Monday
SALISBURY — The Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education will meet Monday for an all-day retreat. The meeting, held at Wallace Educational Forum, will be in place ...
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Business
Ei Solutionworks pharmaceutical plant in Kannapolis closes; nearly 300 workers will lose their jobs
By Rebecca Rider rebecca.rider@salisburypost.com KANNAPOLIS — A Kannapolis plant will close and put nearly 300 people out of work. Ei Solutionworks, a division of Product Quest ...
by Rebecca Rider, Friday, September 7, 2018 4:03 pm
Education
Federal requirements provide a closer look at local test scores
SALISBURY — New federal requirements have provided school districts with new test score data that was released Wednesday. According to the North Carolina Department of ...
by Rebecca Rider, Friday, September 7, 2018 12:00 am
Education
Test scores: How other schools fared
SALISBURY — There’s good news outside Rowan-Salisbury Schools, too. Kannapolis City Schools this year pulled itself up by its bootstraps and, for the first time ...
by Rebecca Rider, Thursday, September 6, 2018 12:00 am
Cleveland
Keep the dream alive: Clement school applies for national historic registry
CLEVELAND — R.A. Clement School has been a cornerstone of the Cleveland community since its construction in the 1930s. The school is one of more ...
by Rebecca Rider, Thursday, September 6, 2018 12:00 am
Education
Rowan-Salisbury schools ‘flat’ on annual testing report; few show improvement
SALISBURY — The 2017-18 testing season was a rocky one for Rowan-Salisbury Schools. Few district schools managed to improve their performance grades, and several showed ...
by Rebecca Rider, Thursday, September 6, 2018 12:00 am
Education
Cannon School opens new middle school addition, technology center
Cannon school CONCORD – On Aug. 24 Cannon School celebrated the grand opening of its new middle school addition and technology center, the result of ...
by Rebecca Rider, Thursday, September 6, 2018 12:00 am
Education
Rowan-Salisbury test scores released
By Rebecca Rider rebecca.rider@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The 2017-18 testing season was a rocky one for Rowan-Salisbury Schools. Few district schools managed to improve their school ...
by Rebecca Rider, Wednesday, September 5, 2018 1:00 pm
Education
Rocking chair donation helps students with ADHD
LANDIS — It didn’t take Stacey Carver long to notice fidgety students. Carver, a seventh-grade language arts teacher at Corriher-Lipe Middle School, has attention deficit ...
by Rebecca Rider, Wednesday, September 5, 2018 12:00 am
Education
Rowan-Salisbury school board to meet Wednesday as state releases test scores
SALISBURY — The Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education will hold a called meeting Wednesday to discuss student test scores. The N.C. Board of Education will release ...
by Rebecca Rider, Tuesday, September 4, 2018 12:00 am
Local
Pray Rowan: Residents come together to pray for county
SALISBURY — Rowan County residents gathered Saturday to prove that anything is possible through the power of prayer. It was the second major gathering of ...
by Rebecca Rider, Monday, September 3, 2018 12:00 am
Local
‘Once in a lifetime:’ Visitors take steam engine for a spin
By Rebecca Rider rebecca.rider@salisburypost.com SPENCER — On Saturday, rail fans got to experience the power of steam up close and personal. The North Carolina Transportation ...
by Rebecca Rider, Sunday, September 2, 2018 12:05 am
Local
An early start: Sunrise 5k benefits United Way
By Rebecca Rider rebecca.rider@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — It’s still dark as people start making their way towards the front of the Rowan Public Library; even the ...
by Rebecca Rider, Sunday, September 2, 2018 12:00 am
Education
Mural inspires North Rowan Elementary students to believe
SPENCER — When students at North Rowan Elementary School walk into the cafeteria this year, they’ll get a little extra boost. A new mural — ...
by Rebecca Rider, Friday, August 31, 2018 12:00 am
Education
Doug Rice to emcee Partners in Learning fashion show
Partners in Learning SALISBURY — Partners in Learning has lined up top talent, special-needs models, local sponsors and a venue for this year’s “Just As I ...
by Rebecca Rider, Thursday, August 30, 2018 12:00 am
Education
Partners in Learning executive director marks 20 years
SALISBURY — Things have changed a lot in the past 20 years at Partners in Learning. The center opened a second location, increased its staff from ...
by Rebecca Rider, Thursday, August 30, 2018 12:00 am
Education
School board wrestles with funding elementary school resource officers
SALISBURY — State-mandated salary increases have delayed plans to place school resource officers in local elementary schools. Carol Herndon, chief financial officer for Rowan-Salisbury Schools, ...
by Rebecca Rider, Wednesday, August 29, 2018 12:00 am
Education
School board candidate Dean Hunter hopes to expand early college, vocational studies
SALISBURY — This election cycle, incumbent Dean Hunter is running unopposed for Seat 2 on the Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education. Hunter, 44, a graduate of ...
by Rebecca Rider, Wednesday, August 29, 2018 12:00 am
Education
Rowan-Salisbury school board votes to end kindergarten assessments in district’s first renewal decision
SALISBURY — The Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education on Monday voted to follow the recommendation of teachers and ditch kindergarten entry assessments. But discussions about other ...
by Rebecca Rider, Tuesday, August 28, 2018 12:00 am
Education
Classes resume in Rowan-Salisbury schools with the promise of a challenging new year
GRANITE QUARRY — It was the first time many of the sixth-graders had been inside the gym at Erwin Middle School. When they filed in ...
by Rebecca Rider, Monday, August 27, 2018 3:30 pm
Education
Rowan-Salisbury school board to discuss renewal changes
By Rebecca Rider rebecca.rider@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education will meet Monday to discuss possible changes as a renewal district. The school system’s ...
by Rebecca Rider, Sunday, August 26, 2018 12:05 am
Education
Unexpected surprise: Teachers build, donate bicycles to students
SALISBURY — David Jordan pedaled his new bicycle around the carpeted room to the cheers and shouts of encouragement from teachers. The Thursday afternoon test ...
by Rebecca Rider, Friday, August 24, 2018 12:00 am
East Spencer
‘A vision come true:’ East Spencer charter school opens
EAST SPENCER — Students were greeted with cheers and applause as they walked the red carpet to enter Essie Mae Kiser-Foxx Charter School for the ...
by Rebecca Rider, Thursday, August 23, 2018 12:00 am
Education
Davidson County Community College biology instructor creates new research-based course
Davidson County Community College THOMASVILLE — As students return to the Davidson County Community College campus, the fall semester will hold a new opportunity for ...
by Rebecca Rider, Thursday, August 23, 2018 12:00 am
Education
Rowan-Salisbury Schools names Teacher and Principal of the Year
GRANITE QUARRY — The 2018-19 Teacher and Principal of the Year accepted their awards with tears and gratitude Tuesday. This year’s Teacher of the Year ...
by Rebecca Rider, Wednesday, August 22, 2018 12:00 am
Education
‘Dream big’: Rowan-Salisbury teachers prepare for start of school year
GRANITE QUARRY — Teachers kicked off a new school year with a bash Tuesday at a districtwide Back to School Conference. More than 1,000 teachers ...
by Rebecca Rider, Wednesday, August 22, 2018 12:00 am
Crime
15 arrested in connection with multistate drug ring operating in Rowan County; more indicted
SALISBURY — A federal grand jury has indicted 28 people in connection with a drug-trafficking ring that operated out of a Rockwell house and crossed ...
by Rebecca Rider, Tuesday, August 21, 2018 12:00 am
Education
Communities in Schools celebrates new year, new opportunities
SALISBURY — Supporters of Communities in Schools of Rowan County met Monday morning to celebrate the start of a new year. Communities in Schools, a ...