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<title><![CDATA[Surveys outline qualities sought in next superintendent]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Knowing how to get staff, students, parents and community to work together to help children learn and having strong "people" skills were qualities ranked most important by much of the community and staff who took a survey recently about the next superintendent for Kannapolis City Schools.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dropout rates decrease at area schools]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Dropout rates for Cabarrus County and Kannapolis City school systems declined during the 2008-09 year, compared to the 2007-08 year, according to a data released Thursday.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Reading events scheduled this week]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Schools to host events to mark Read Across America this week.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:09:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kannapolis school officials discuss strengths, weaknesses]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Every group on the Kannapolis City Schools Strategic Planning Committee listed a lack of funding and resources as a district weakness or issue, as the group met on Wednesday.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:46:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Early College High School provides Cabarrus students options ]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Before they stepped into their first classes with college students this week, the youth enrolled in the Cabarrus-Kannapolis Early College High School were feeling anxious.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 17 Jan 2010 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kannapolis City Schools selects superintendent search firm]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[KANNAPOLIS — The search for the new Kannapolis City Schools superintendent has begun.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 10 Jan 2010 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cabarrus group, schools win dropout prevention grants]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Grants that fund local programs for mentoring, adding technology, visiting colleges and other dropout prevention initiatives were awarded to Communities in Schools of Cabarrus County and Kannapolis City Schools last month.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 08 Jan 2010 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kannapolis superintendent to retire in June]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Kannapolis City Schools Superintendent Jo Anne Byerly announced on Friday that she will retire at the end of this school year, after a 40-year career in education. Her final day will be June 30, 2010.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kannapolis superintendent Byerly announces retirement]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Kannapolis City Schools Superintendent Jo Anne Byerly announced Friday that she will retire at the end of this school year, after a 40-year career in education. Her final day will be June 30, 2010.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:08:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Graham named KCS Principal of the Year]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.independenttribune.com/content/2009/oct/15/graham-named-kcs-principal-year/news-local-education/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Last week, Jackson Park Elementary School Principal Lex Graham received a phone call saying there was a personnel issue he needed to handle at the Kannapolis City Schools central office. He had no idea it was a trick and that he was about to be congratulated as the school system's 2009-10 Principal of the Year.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:52:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cabarrus schools stress flu prevention]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[In the first 13 days of academic year, Cabarrus County Schools saw a daily average of 27 students who called in sick, were told they had the flu or were sent home, said Jan Odell, school health director for the Cabarrus Health Alliance.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lowe's Motor Speedway announces partnership with school systems]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.independenttribune.com/content/2009/sep/02/lowes-motor-speedway-announces-partnership-school-/news-local-education/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[It was a pep rally complete with band members performing, miniature footballs tossed into the crowd and jerseys worn by the major players, but it was not to celebrate an upcoming football game.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:25:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[School officials overcome first-day jitters]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[For many, the first day of school is the day after a sleepless night. And that is not just for the students.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cabarrus school systems working on budgets]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.independenttribune.com/content/2009/aug/14/school-systems-working-budgets/news-local-education/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Staff for Cabarrus County Schools will examine recommendations for its 2009-10 budget, now that the state has approved its own budget, said Ronnye Boone, public relations director for the school system, on Thursday. 
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Students get acclimated with new early college high school]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[CONCORD — Angie Vasquez, 14, had the first-day-of-school jitters this week that many students and even teachers experience. But Vasquez was not only starting her first day of high school, she was also beginning her college career.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A.L. Brown High adjusts graduation project]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.independenttribune.com/content/2009/aug/12/l-brown-high-adjusts-graduation-project/news-local-education/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[A.L. Brown High School students will be given more time to complete their graduation projects now, thanks to recent adjustments. 
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kannapolis school board takes a pay cut]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.independenttribune.com/content/2009/jul/24/kannapolis-school-board-takes-pay-cut/news-local-education/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[KANNAPOLIS — Members of the Kannapolis City Schools Board of Education were relieved to approve a voluntary monthly pay cut for the upcoming fiscal year on Monday night. The school board has discussed taking a 7.5 percent cut of the $500 to $600 they receive each month since the middle of June.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Schools report progress on state exams]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.independenttribune.com/content/2009/jul/22/schools-report-progress-state-exams/news-local-education/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Twenty-two out of 32 Cabarrus County and six out of eight Kannapolis City schools made Adequate Yearly Progress for the 2008-09 year, based on preliminary data received from the state, the school systems announced Tuesday.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[School board approves A.L. Brown dress code revisions]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.independenttribune.com/content/2009/jul/22/school-board-approves-l-brown-dress-code-revisions/news-local-education/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The band would play the same if they wore ordinary clothes, but they would not make the same impression as when they have uniforms, said Doris Buchanan. 
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A.L. Brown principal steps into central office role]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.independenttribune.com/content/2009/jul/10/080300/al-brown-principal-steps-central-office-role/news-local-education/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Debra Morris is still getting used to not having students around. 
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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