in need of advice. worried mom here.

[SouthCaryMom]

Originally Posted by jess1979

Hello.

Does anyone know witch schools are traditional and witch are year round? I dont know how the public school system works.

I think the wcpss site is a little confusing to navigate so I thought I'd try and find the list of schools. It took a while, but here is a link. It's sorted by elementary, middle and then high school. I think middle starts on page 5 (at least on my browser).

I also agree with a PP that, depending on what area you live in, the reports of constant reassignment are exaggerated. I have an 8th, 6th and 2nd grader and in the 9 years we've been in the school system, we haven't been reassigned once. I know very few people that have been reassigned, although again I don't live in an area of huge growth (I live in South Cary).

[nomadtonc]

Sixth graders cannot play sports in Wake County, this includes cheerleading. There are plenty of club cheer gyms though.
Western Wake County (Cary/Morrisville) has overcrowding issues. This means that you may move down the street from a school but can't actually attend there. Year-round vs. traditional will not make much difference unless your kids are on two different schedules( "tracks")
I agree that being close to your husband's job will make a huge difference. There are lots of great schools in WC and if you don't like the ones you end up in, you can always apply for a magnet school next year.

[jgonyo]

Hi i was wondering how things where going for you ? I am also moving from California within the next few months with my husband and 4 kids we are flying out in two weeks to find a house to buy and are looking at a few in Apex and Wake forest. Which area did you end up moving to? How are the schools ?