From teacher pay to more preK, CMS board votes on legislative wish list Tuesday

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board will vote Tuesday on a legislative wish list that includes more money for teachers and public prekindergarten, more flexibility on school calendars and changes in the way North Carolina grades schools.

The board meets at 6 p.m. Tuesday in room 267 of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center, the day before the North Carolina General Assembly convenes in Raleigh. A vote on the proposed legislative agenda, which lists 10 requests, is the only action item on the agenda before the board begins its discussion of next steps in a student assignment review.

The list includes a plan for educator pay hikes, a request for money to eliminate the preK waiting list in Mecklenburg County and a change in the formula for school letter grades that gives more weight to student progress. It also includes a request to change the minimum age for trying teens as adults from 16 to 18, the age most states use.

This story was originally published January 23, 2017 at 5:27 PM with the headline "From teacher pay to more preK, CMS board votes on legislative wish list Tuesday."