News & Announcements

Congratulations to the ECPS Employee of the Month for January - Tracy Bass! Ms. Bass serves as a district Exceptional Children's Pre-Kindergarten Teacher. Bass, center, is pictured with ECPS Board Chair Rev. Raymond Privott and Superintendent Dr. Valerie Bridges. Special thanks to State Farm Insurance Agent, Greg Sessoms, for sponsoring this award.

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Edgecombe County Public Schools has been designated as a low-performing district by the North Carolina State Board of Education. A low-performing district is one in which the majority of the schools in the district have been identified as low-performing schools. The State Board of Education has found that 71.4% of Edgecombe County Public Schools schools have been identified as low-performing.

The Edgecombe County Board of Education will hold a Regular Business Board Meeting on Monday, January 9, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. in the Board Rooms located at 412 Pearl Street, Tarboro, NC. The public may view the meeting at: https://www.youtube.com/c/EdgecombeCountyPublicSchools

Congratulations to the ECPS Employee of the Month for November - Teresa Brooks, Teacher Assistant at G.W. Bulluck Elementary School. She is pictured with Board Chair Rev. Raymond Privott and Superintendent Dr. Valerie Bridges. Special thanks to Greg Sessoms State Farm for sponsoring this award!

Kerrie Clayton, Music Teacher at G.W. Carver Elementary School, was recently recognized as the ECPS Employee of the Month! She is pictured with Board Chair Rev. Raymond Privott and Superintendent Dr. Valerie Bridges. According to G.W. Carver Principal Kristin Miller, Clayton's love for music shines a bright light on all students at Carver! Special thanks to Greg Sessoms, State Farm Agent, for sponsoring this award each month!

Is your 3 or 4 year old enrolled in Pre-K? If not, bring them to our Early Learning Academy! Click the headline above for more information.

Phillips Middle School's Crystal Phillips was recently selected as the 2022 - 2023 ECPS Principal of the Year!

Congratulations to the ECPS Employee of the Month for October - Sherika King, District Mental Health Specialist. She is pictured with Board Chair Rev. Raymond Privott and Superintendent Dr. Valerie Bridges. Special thanks to Greg Sessoms State Farm for sponsoring this award!

We were honored to welcome North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper to Martin Millennium Academy recently. Governor Cooper was greeted by Superintendent Dr. Valerie Bridges, Principal Kelly Anne Mudd, and several students. After presenting school supplies to Mrs. Mudd, he visited Ms. Dickens’ third-grade class, Ms. Moreno’s first-grade Spanish Immersion class, and Mrs. Wooten’s art class. During his remarks after the classroom visits, Governor Cooper praised all teachers and school staff for their commitment to students and pledged his continued support for public education.