Durham’s Early College High School Recognized for Innovation
The Josephine Dobbs Clement Early College High School at North Carolina Central University was one of 31 “Pioneering Schools of Innovation” recognized at a statewide banquet on April 22. The North Carolina New Schools Project hosted the event to recognize what it calls some of “North Carolina’s Innovative High Schools.”
State Superintendent June Atkinson, NC Community College System President Scott Ralls, AT&T President Cynthia Marshall, State Board Chair Bill Harrison and Former NC Supreme Court Justice Burley Mitchell were among those who spoke at the event.
There are 70 early college high schools in North Carolina. The dinner recognized 31 that were the initial innovative high schools. Early College high schools allow students to earn college credit, sometimes as much as two years of it, before graduating from high school. Durham’s Early College is on the campus of North Carolina Central University and is one of five such high schools on the campus of four-year colleges and universities.
Kendra O’Neal-Williams is the principal at Durham’s Early College. She is pictured here with State Superintendent June Atkinson and other school staff members.
The New Schools Project is a statewide public-private partnership that sparks and supports innovation in secondary schools. NCNSP advances a vision that every high school in North Carolina graduates every student ready for college, careers and life.
