EAST WAKE TELEVISION AND WAKE SCHOOLS PARTNER TO PRODUCE INNOVATIVE TELEVISION PROGRAMMING

KNIGHTDALE, NC – January 5, 2007 — East Wake Television Channel 22 (EWTV) and the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) are working together to create programming designed to assist high school students prepare for End of Course testing later this month.  The program “Make the Grade” features Caroline Richardson solving algebra and geometry problems called in or emailed by students.  Viewers watch the problem being worked out on an electronic screen with additional strategies offered by Richardson as she reaches the solutions.
 
Make the Grade premiered Thursday January 4th, and new episodes are planned for the 5th, 10th, 12th and 16th.  Each episode airs live at 4 pm and is replayed at 7 pm.  The program is produced by Knightdale TV, led by Town Manager Gary McConkey.  East Wake Television is a Public, Education and Government (PEG) channel available on Time Warner Cable Ch. 22 in the eastern part of Wake County, including Knightdale, Wendell and Zebulon.  The program is also available online @ www.ci.knightdale.nc.us.  “We’re really breaking new ground here in an effort to prepare students for these critical tests” claimed WCPSS Senior Administrator Athena Kellogg.  “We all hope it is just the beginning of something that can really expand tutoring efforts for our students.”
 
Contact: Gary McConkey
(919) 217-2201