Calendars will change at eight Wake County year-round schools, but families who like the calendar were able to get a compromise from the school system.
The Wake County school board unanimously voted on Tuesday to convert Heritage Elementary and Heritage Middle in Wake Forest and Holly Grove Elementary and Holly Grove Middle in Holly Springs to a single-track year-round calendar. Staff had initially recommended switching them to a traditional calendar over the objections of many parents and employees.
“I want the families to know that they were heard,” said board member Cheryl Caulfield, whose district includes the Heritage schools. “I heard many comments along the way…