Wake County Public School System, the largest K-12 public school district in North Carolina, is an award-winning, nationally recognized organization that serves more than 158,000 students in 198 schools. We recognize that highly effective teachers are the key to achieving student success. As a result we are focused on attracting, hiring, training and retaining a world-class workforce of educational professionals who are representative of the community we serve and who are committed to student achievement. Please check our website regularly at www.wcpss.net/careers for employment opportunities.
Durham Public Schools is located in Durham, North Carolina. Durham Public Schools was formed in 1992 with the merger of Durham's previous two districts.
In collaboration with our community and parents, the mission of Durham Public Schools is to provide all students with an outstanding education that motivates them to reach their full potential and enables them to discover their interests and talents, pursue their goals and dreams, and succeed in college, in the workforce and as engaged citizens.
The Board of Education consists of seven (7) elected members. The Board of Education elects a chairperson and vice-chairperson to serve one-year terms. The superintendent of schools acts as an ex officio member of the board and serves as secretary of the board.
Buncombe County Schools is the state's 13th largest school system and the largest district in Western North Carolina. We employ nearly 3,800 people and serve more than 24,500 students, making BCS the county's second largest employer. More than 55 different languages are spoken in our 44 schools.
Buncombe County rests in a central area of a high plateau bordered by the Blue Ridge, Great Craggy, and Black Mountains on the East and the Great Smokies chain of the Appalachians on the West. Sprawling over seven hundred and seventy square miles of valley lowlands and mountain coves, Buncombe County is home to over 206,000 residents. Asheville, located at the confluence of the French Broad and Swannanoa Rivers, is the county seat as well as the economic and cultural center of Western North Carolina. Buncombe County enjoys a broadly based economy supported by a thriving tourist and convention enterprise, widely diversified industry, forestry and agriculture.