With growth in north Mecklenburg maintaining the booming pace that has been a trend for more than a decade – and with the understanding it likely will not happen on the schedule many parents and town leaders would prefer – new schools in the region are inevitable. Though it may seem houses and apartments are taking up every last remaining parcel […]
Bailey Middle School
Bailey Middle School principal wins state award
CORNELIUS – Bailey Middle School Principal Chad Thomas has earned state recognition for his support of the school’s music programs. Thomas was recently named as the recipient of the North Carolina Music Educators Association’s 2020 Honor Administrators Award. The award presentation will be made through a virtual ceremony in November. NCMEA Honor Administrators are selected based on their demonstrated leadership […]
Bailey playwrights earn state honors
Mecklenburg hosting pre-K eventCORNELIUS – Three Bailey Middle School students have been honored for their playwright skills through a statewide arts program. Kylie Roeder, Ashley Horne and Reese Peters, all eighth-graders at Bailey Middle, earned the prestigious North Carolina Theatre Arts Educators North Carolina Young Playwrights Festival Award for excellence in the field of playwriting in middle school. Their collaborative effort “Who Done […]
Student performance at Bailey Middle School backs Lifeline agency
CORNELIUS – A collaborative performance by eighth-graders in Bailey Middle School’s Honors Drama, Performance Dance and Scenery Club organizations delivered a meaningful message to classmates while generating financial support for a local agency focused on suicide prevention. The combined groups recently presented “Sarah’s Journal,” a play written by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools drama teacher Terry Gabbard that delivered a middle school-relatable message […]
Bailey Middle tops local schools’ performance grades
Bailey Middle School was the only north Mecklenburg member of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools to earn an A grade in the state’s 2018-19 School Performance Grades. Public schools are assigned grades by the N.C. State Board of Education using a weighted model of 80 percent achievement and 20 percent growth. Bailey had a School Performance Score of 90, with a maximum 100 […]
