Auerbach Named CCS Principal of the Year
Adam Auerbach, Ed.D., principal of Wolf Meadow Elementary
School, has been selected as the 2015 Wells Fargo Principal of
the Year for Cabarrus County Schools, in a program sponsored
by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and Wells
Fargo.
Auerbach will compete with other local award recipients. After
the state selection process is completed, one principal will be
selected as the 2015 Wells Fargo Principal of the Year.
Auerbach has served as principal of Wolf Meadow Elementary
School since 2011. Prior to that, he served as an assistant
principal at Cox Mill High and Weddington Hills Elementary
Schools. He began his career with Cabarrus County Schools as
a teacher at Cox Mill Elementary School in 2002. Prior to joining
CCS, he worked as a teacher in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
Auerbach received his doctorate in educational leadership
from Wingate University. He also holds an educational specialist
certificate from Wingate University, along with two master’s
degrees – one in elementary education and one in school
administration – from the University of North Carolina at
Charlotte. Auerbach earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary
education from the University of Florida.
CCS principals vote amongst themselves for principal of the
year; finalists are selected from that list and a selection panel
comprised of former CCS principals of the year, as well as other
district administrators interviews finalists and selects a winner.
Principals of the Year receive a cash award. The regional Wells Fargo Principals of the Year receive a cash award for his or her school and
a cash award for personal use. The 2015 Wells Fargo Principal of the Year will receive $3,000 for his or her school and $3,000 for his or her
personal use.
Regional award recipients will be selected by February 2015 and the state-level winner will be announced in the spring at a special
luncheon in Raleigh.
Safety First -- Elementary Schools Welcome
School Resource Officers
CCS elementary schools welcomed
new staff members this school year –
school resource officers (SRO).
SROs historically were only assigned
to high schools and middle schools, but
thanks to grants from the State of North
Carolina, CCS elementary schools will
have an SRO assigned to the school.
Cabarrus County Schools will cover the
remaining costs – approximately 25
percent – associated with placing the
officers in our elementary schools.
Cabarrus County Schools is pleased to expand our SRO program
to the elementary school level. Students will have