Progressive Education Program

As the stadium lights blazed over T.C. Roberson High School’s baseball field, an electric energy pulsed through the air. This wasn’t just any game night; it was a heartfelt celebr...

Students from area schools gathered together for a joint Buncombe County Special Olympics event, showcasing their athletic skills in a series of adaptive sports. The event kicked ...

Hello, PEP Families! Buncombe County Schools would like to hear from you to make our schools even better. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us in a brief par...

It is with great pleasure that we announce Mrs. Sharon Bolden as our Teacher of the Month, Mrs. Melissa Boone as our Support Staff Member of the Month, and Mr. Dwayne Pace as our T...

Each year Buncombe County Schools hosts an all-county art exhibit at the Asheville Mall to showcase exceptional artwork of select students from across the county. This includes som...

Yesterday, Coach Eric Filipek, members of the Rams Baseball Team, and PEP students and faculty surprised Coach Teresa Hudson in our gym and honored her with an award that was pres...

Congratulations to Mrs. Ashley Moore, who is our January Teacher of the Month, Mrs. Melissa Scott, our Teacher Assistant of the Month, and to Ms. Melony Tuers, who won our very fi...

Buncombe County Schools (BCS) is proud to host a series of Town Hall meetings that serve as examples of intentional, inclusive decision-making for staff, students, and families. T...

Beginning tomorrow, February 1st, PEP Partners will kick off our Kiss a Pig Fundraiser where one of our lucky administrators, or designated staff, will be puckering up on Valentin...

The Community Town Hall meetings have been scheduled. During the meeting, Dr. Reed will review our county Strategic Planning process to date (information collected from the 100-Da...

In June of 2023, the state legislature revised the law governing elections in BCS. Instead of six residency districts (based on the six high school attendance zones) and one at-la...

We are proud to announce that Mr. Lance Jaynes is our Teacher Assistant Of The Year! Mr. Lance works in one of our high needs behavior classrooms and has been with PEP for many ye...

We wanted to take a minute to recognize Mrs. Nicole Steele who won the 2025 PEP Teacher of The Year yesterday. We were able to surprise her yesterday with this award. Mrs. Steel...

Buncombe County Schools believes that all students should be able to be safe at home and school from bullying or any unwanted and repeated acts of harassment or threats. It is cri...

We were proud to honor Mrs. Alyson Smith and Mrs. Ashley Masters as our November Teacher and Support Staff Member of the Month! Both of these ladies are dedicated to our school an...

Our 12 Days of PEP starts today!

Winter weather could be just around the corner! Below is a summary of our inclement weather protocols for our students. What happens when we must close our buildings to studen...

We are excited to announce our October Teacher Of The Month and our October Support Staff Member Of The Month. Congratulations to Mrs. Elena Oian and Mrs. Kimberly Harkins! The...

Greetings Parents, Staff, and Stakeholders, You are welcome to provide feedback via THIS GOOGLE FORM regarding the plan linked below for the BCS Schools designated as low-perf...

One year ago, Dr. Rob Jackson hit the ground running as the new superintendent of Buncombe County Schools, conducting a “listening and learning” tour of all 45 schools, hosting pa...