Phone: 919-936-5011
Email:
Degrees and Certifications:
Master of English Education,North Carolina State University Bachelor of Arts in English Education, North Carolina State University (Magna Cum Laude) AP Certified - English Language and Composition
Kelly Finch
Mrs. Finch is currently in her 19th year of teaching high school English. She has taught all English courses (English I - English IV) at all levels (Standard, Honors, AP). She started her career at Charles B. Aycock High School, but she has been teaching at Princeton High for 17 years.
Have a WONDERFUL Summer!!
Required Course Materials:
- 1 (1-2 inch) three ring binder
- Dividers (recommended but not required)
- College ruled loose leaf paper
- Blue or black pens/ #2 pencils
- Highlighters (I strongly encourage you to get different colored highlighters for annotations.)
- Composition Notebooks for your Journal
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JCPS to Utilize New Website for Bus Updates
Our district is launching a new portion of our website to further communicate bus delays and replacements with our families. We encourage those who have a student who utilizes our transportation to get to or from school to visit www.johnston.k12.nc.us/busdelays for updates on our school bus routes beginning Tuesday, January 18.
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ACCESS testing for English Language Learners
North Carolina schools are required to administer ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 to all students identified as English Learners (ELs) in the spring of each year to determine their progress in learning English. Each student is tested in four areas: Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. This assessment helps us monitor their English language development.
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Updated COVID-19 Quarantine Guidance
Our district is continuing to follow the guidance and recommendations from the Johnston County Public Health Department, the CDC, and the Strong Schools NC Toolkit, and we will now adhere to a 5 day quarantine period for students or staff members who tests positive for COVID-19. This is a change from the previous 10 day quarantine time.
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JCPS offering Test to Stay Program
Johnston County Public Schools is participating in the Test to Stay Program, a voluntary study with Duke University and the ABC Collaborative. Due to that participation our students now have more options if they are deemed a close contact to a positive COVID-19 case while at school.
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JC Board of Education approves 2022 JCPS salary schedule
The Johnston County Board of Education voted unanimously to approve the 2022 Johnston County Public Schools salary schedule at their regularly scheduled Dec. 14 meeting.
