I am the PROUD 2020-21 Principal Resident at William H. Fuller GT/AIG Basics Elementary School. I have the privilege to serve in this school leadership role alongside Kendra Culberson, principal, and Dr. Kenyann Stanford, assistant principal, helping students access and celebrate their gifts and talents.
Fuller, located in downtown Raleigh, is a small elementary school tucked away at the end of a neighborhood street. Built in 1963, was named after William H. Fuller who served as a teacher and principal at the former Washington High School, an all-Black school in the same area. Thirteen years after Fuller opened its doors, Raleigh City Schools and Wake County Schools merged. To comply with the 1971 Supreme Court ruling to desegregate North Carolina schools, the new Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) desegregated schools using busing and magnet schools. Schools in central Raleigh became magnet schools to attract students, typically from White and wealthier families living in the suburbs of the city, to schools in the downtown Raleigh area.
Fuller Elementary is one of three Gifted and Talented (GT) and AIG (Academically and Intellectually Gifted) basics elementary magnet schools in WCPSS. The school district identifies the following four objectives of magnet programs: reduce high concentrations of poverty, promote school integration, maximize use of school facilities, and provide innovative and/or expanded educational opportunities. Fuller's two magnet themes allow students in kindergarten to take one elective class, and students in first through fifth grades to take two elective classes each day. While engaging the varying elective offerings, students have multiple opportunities during their tenure to explore different learning experiences to unlock their passions.
Fuller, located in downtown Raleigh, is a small elementary school tucked away at the end of a neighborhood street. Built in 1963, was named after William H. Fuller who served as a teacher and principal at the former Washington High School, an all-Black school in the same area. Thirteen years after Fuller opened its doors, Raleigh City Schools and Wake County Schools merged. To comply with the 1971 Supreme Court ruling to desegregate North Carolina schools, the new Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) desegregated schools using busing and magnet schools. Schools in central Raleigh became magnet schools to attract students, typically from White and wealthier families living in the suburbs of the city, to schools in the downtown Raleigh area.
Fuller Elementary is one of three Gifted and Talented (GT) and AIG (Academically and Intellectually Gifted) basics elementary magnet schools in WCPSS. The school district identifies the following four objectives of magnet programs: reduce high concentrations of poverty, promote school integration, maximize use of school facilities, and provide innovative and/or expanded educational opportunities. Fuller's two magnet themes allow students in kindergarten to take one elective class, and students in first through fifth grades to take two elective classes each day. While engaging the varying elective offerings, students have multiple opportunities during their tenure to explore different learning experiences to unlock their passions.
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