Foundation lobbies for Project Enlightenment

It's not clear exactly what will be cut, Hibbert said. But more details could come very soon, school board member Anne McLaurin tells me.

Hibbert leads a group that works to support and expand Project Enlightenment's programs. The potential cuts come as the foundation is working to organize a 40th anniversary celebration. The community-wide celebration is planned for April 11 to 17.

The group plans to invite school board members in the next couple of days to tour Project Enlightenment.

"We plan to show the [board] how the services at Project Enlightenment provide a direct impact on children's success in school," Hibbert wrote in an email.

Here's what else she wrote:

"Project Enlightenment was created 40 years ago because educators and other professionals in Wake County recognized that many children were entering school without the necessary skills to be successful. Project Enlightenment has been a national forerunner in early education ever since."

"If the [reduction in force] is approved by the Board of Education, many valuable Project Enlightenment services to children, their families and teachers will be lost. The Project Enlightenment Foundation will continue to advocate for Project Enlightenment to the BOE and the WCPSS"