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Oakwood Elementary reported increases in several benchmarks and described targeted tutoring and intervention blocks; the principal said teachers and instructional coaches are using EVOS and DIBELS data to guide interventions and professional development. Oakwood also noted school events planned for March through May and that two shared tutors work three days per week to pull students for remediation. The principal said one teacher exceeded growth in reading based on EVOS and that the school is using materials from a grant-funded counseling program to support student behavior.

South Elementary highlighted strong math growth for a cohort of fourth graders, reporting that 73% of fourth-graders demonstrated more than 50% of expected annual growth on i-Ready math benchmarks and that the school anticipates a substantial increase in predicted EOG proficiency for that cohort. South reported 33 students in targeted after-school tutoring and a Title I purchase of a program for fact fluency. Staff stability improved there: the principal said the 3\u00045 staff vacancies had been filled with certified teachers.

North Elementary's principal, Avery Otis, said the school offers both daytime and after-school tutoring and reported roughly 70\u000475 students participating in after-school tutoring across grades two through five. He also described community partnerships providing supplies and services and several upcoming school events.

Steady Creek Elementary reported multiple grants and partnerships: a $25,000 STEAM-after-school grant, $22,500 from Piedmont Electric for multicultural and outdoor-garden projects, and a $10,000 NC Arts Council drumming residency. The principal said check-in benchmark data show growth in some grades and that the school is using ClassDojo and other communication tools to engage families, including a bilingual outreach component for a growing Hispanic student population.

Dillard Middle School (presenter identified as Mr. Wilson) and other schools reported mixed diagnostic results: the district saw modest gains on some I-Ready and mClass measures, with remaining numbers of students below grade level in places. Principals described targeted small-group instruction, retired-teacher tutors in classrooms, and school events to celebrate growth.

Several principals also described expanded use of TalkingPoints or similar platforms to reach families; one principal said 99% of families were reachable via the platform and that teachers sent more than 1,000 messages to families in 30 days, with families responding roughly 865 times. Multiple speakers said transportation had not been a barrier to attendance at after-school tutoring where it was offered.

Collectively, principals emphasized: weekly data dives, targeted interventions informed by diagnostics (EVOS, DIBELS, i-Ready, mClass), community partnerships for supplies and programming, and a focus on staff stability and professional development.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","BOE Regular recurrent meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Principals from multiple Caswell County Schools presented mid-year academic updates showing pockets of growth on diagnostic checks, increased tutoring and after-school programs, use of communication platforms to reach families, and grant-funded STEAM and arts activities.","taxTitle","Caswell County Schools, School Districts, North Carolina","taxId",56351,"location","North Carolina","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6644014,"Auditor issues clean opinion on Caswell County Schools' 2024 financial statements, cites two control exceptions",1319,184000,1503000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2531424-54610381f706da0c7efca8233b5f2dab&start=184&end=1503","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2531424-54610381f706da0c7efca8233b5f2dab/thumbnail_184000.jpg","/articles/6644014/North-Carolina/Auditor-issues-clean-opinion-on-Caswell-County-Schools-2024-financial-statements-cites-two-control-exceptions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6644014-4f1737deb32bd6d9dd5378f6a0045497/orig.mp4?Expires=1775419060&Signature=F8IMFXPH-RM1wg5UgeyZ8C~~HVJf8C8h-c3FvKFRxJrKU7pczylebnwhoXwE3Ite~Nbvy~LgLn5O6qL0KJQCPCZc52U-H8vqUiuNiSgWPFeI6sreiDA5nQB1SpUN6ixIeXT8xgA8snk9XGYeAdzwcw2I9tO6JiQySmDsGZNTPwXQkLk9aISf9eXU8~2tPLNBvldTHwNf-~SNxsT37a~jXSBjPLJNmMnMW7IDMvPrS-v9SwzbScpj0gvvb88uv2m46Zj2I~IX~Q6PlDHadfvdxZpYLWmwOf5cI0To8FN4Y9b~1YwCNXogOh2XCEByZSpkyekMSxoq9HIcdKavmj94yA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","An external audit of Caswell County Schools'financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2024, resulted in a clean, unmodified opinion, the district's auditor reported at the board meeting.

The auditor said, \"we believe these financial statements accurately reflect the net position and the fund balance for Caswell County Schools as of 06/30/2024. It's considered a clean, unmodified opinion.\" The auditor also summarized fund balances and highlighted two findings in the compliance letters: (1) account reconciliations and (2) a reversed transfer that moved local (unrestricted) funds into federal (restricted) accounts when recording indirect-cost allocations.

At the meeting the auditor walked board members through the statements and key numbers: the general fund had a fund balance of $1,402,000, a decrease of $361,000 from the prior year; the district's other local special revenue fund held $1,487,000 (an increase of $540,000); together local governmental fund balances totaled about $2.8 million. Capital outlay funds were reported at about $1.1 million (a decrease of $79,000). The state public school fund was reported at roughly $21 million and county funding to the general fund at about $3 million. The federal grants fund totaled about $3.7 million, of which approximately $2.2 million consisted of COVID-related Education Stabilization Funds (ESF) that were received in 2024.

The auditor described the two exceptions as operational-control items rather than lost dollars. On account reconciliations, auditors said more journal entries were required to clean up balances at year-end and recommended improvements to the year-end close process and reconciliations. On the transfer, the auditor explained that the indirect-cost posting was reversed so that local (unrestricted) money was moved into federal (restricted) funds on the books. \"No dollars were lost,\" the auditor said, but the recording direction was incorrect and should be corrected in procedure to avoid future mis-postings. The auditor noted the district still complied with applicable state and federal program requirements and that no instances of funds spent out of accordance were found in the testing of state and federal grants.

On business-type funds (child nutrition and childcare), auditors reported cash and cash equivalents for child nutrition of about $240,000 (a decrease of $40,000) and investments of $248,000. Food sales had declined ($104,000, down $88,000), but federal meal reimbursements increased to about $1.663 million (up $231,000), driven by higher participation; food costs were reported at about $818,000 (up $150,000). The childcare enterprise fund held about $47,000.

The auditor recommended continuing improvements to year-end closing and reconciliation processes and noted that the district's larger compliance picture for major federal and state programs was sound for the year audited.","External auditors gave Caswell County Schools a clean (unmodified) opinion for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, while noting two internal-control exceptions: year-end account reconciliations and an incorrectly recorded transfer between unrestricted and restricted funds.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6644018,"Board approves minutes and agenda at Caswell County Schools meeting",50,43000,93000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2531424-54610381f706da0c7efca8233b5f2dab&start=43&end=93","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2531424-54610381f706da0c7efca8233b5f2dab/thumbnail_43000.jpg","/articles/6644018/North-Carolina/Board-approves-minutes-and-agenda-at-Caswell-County-Schools-meeting","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6644018-faf3615f541b9b216a7c0a9f6a267023/orig.mp4?Expires=1775419060&Signature=bi8GJA0UM1ueY7A9wclg5H6v7KtjrxKB-QJVRWG5lNCbEz5Db-a8TPCtIrlIplzqMmHyRnv~Zkl5unmLzW0QidSnBts~4LsIr9Tjtew4WnpzbV1CH4omcAfhclcSmo6HIE~y0L6KRtx0ky6hfuvQhxhMu1YXKfPWOJOhtlgfzBGTx0M8owk-EZoaQnCD6FZrdZZ9jfSaSg8V9K7rGkA-6DTaxBa65YFu~aXAL-TSxjCwLwBCFv9P9J7tTQ3m~vbI5R5nW9vW7SaqYzHx23jvaDyClb6oEZA04QSeodPgLWq15lggrHhf7GMrFRBlz4Ww0aKX2gAPEp-UTOv1n61SvQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Caswell County Schools Board of Education approved the minutes of its Feb. 24, 2025, meeting and approved the meeting agenda by voice vote at the start of the session.

Board members moved and seconded both actions, and the chair called for those in favor to raise their hands; the motions were carried after no opposition was recorded in the meeting transcript. The transcript did not record numeric roll-call tallies or list individual board members\u0000votes by name.

The approvals were routine procedural steps taken at the meeting opening and preceded the board's presentations on the district audit and school reports.","The Caswell County Schools Board of Education approved routine minutes from Feb. 24, 2025, and the meeting agenda by voice vote; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript.","actionData","errors"]

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