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Superintendent Wesley Johnson said the change — announced at a March superintendent quarterly meeting — allows districts to offer re-administration (what the state calls re-administration rather than a retest) during the school year but does not alter the statutory testing windows: grades 3–8 assessments must be administered within the final 10 days of the school year and high-school end-of-course (EOC) semester assessments within the last five days, he said. Johnson told the board the district will submit required summer-program and EOG/EOC plans to DPI as already prepared and that staff had preapproved a summer schedule before the state guidance was released.

For high school EOC re-administration, administrators proposed credit-recovery-style remediation sessions the Tuesday–Thursday after Memorial Day with reassessment on Friday, May 30; additional remediation days and a May 30 reassessment window were proposed for second-semester students. The superintendent explained why EOC re-administration matters to students and grades: a higher reassessment score can raise a course average (example given: a student whose course average is 79 could move to 80 with an improved EOC score, potentially changing GPA and grade-level outcomes).

For grades 3–8 EOGs, the district plans language-arts testing on May 12, math on May 14 and science on May 20 (science scores, the superintendent noted, are not released until August). Students who do not earn a proficiency score on an EOG would receive remediation May 19–21 and retest May 22 (with an adjusted schedule for eighth graders whose promotion events conflict with testing). Students failing two assessments would be offered additional remediation in the days following school’s end and a reassessment on May 30, the district said.

The district described staffing and logistics: remediation will use a small team of teachers (district projected four teachers for high-school remediation), instructional assistants and bus-driver/instructional-assistant staff to provide transportation and food; principals and administrators will schedule workdays for staff on remediation dates. The superintendent said some test types (for example, English II) can take up to a week or more to score, creating scheduling challenges.

Administrators asked the board to note that they will file required summer-program plans with DPI (the superintendent said the plans were due “tomorrow” in his presentation) and requested board approval of both the high-school re-administration plan and the grades 3–8 plan; no formal roll-call vote on the re-administration plans was recorded during the meeting.

Ending: District leaders said they will finalize plans, file required documents with DPI, communicate schedules to families, and finalize staffing for remediation days; the board received the presentation and asked clarifying questions.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Clinton City Schools Board of Education Meeting May 1, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","District leaders told the board that recent state guidance permits re-administration of some state exams during the regular school year; Clinton City Schools described proposed remediation windows, schedules for EOG and EOC reassessments and related summer program filings to the state.","taxTitle","Clinton City Schools, School Districts, North Carolina","taxId",60576,"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},6253052,"Clinton City Schools outlines expanded RTA summer reading camp, plans for 100 students and volunteer supports",330,1376000,1706000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3183495-7f8d570739f0f1daefc0af0893d3f71c&start=1376&end=1706","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3183495-7f8d570739f0f1daefc0af0893d3f71c/thumbnail_1376000.jpg","/articles/6253052/North-Carolina/Clinton-City-Schools-outlines-expanded-RTA-summer-reading-camp-plans-for-100-students-and-volunteer-supports","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6253052-3e4515c36637ae4c883775ec97fc9a14/orig.mp4?Expires=1770401471&Signature=GhqMc-G-KKIKb-ViHX4C~IjJitSADQ0~It8x5AE4JdyjS~nsXs8llUI6pnr9ULx3sE~OPM86H67gqaqIvhFKcbcFbbnPb6gpbO1tEeHoBZnDFqNGxP-NvbQQDAtlPUDon2L8oV-M8JOXRj6Syy8Mz-JAUVCjOvs-StpY~4Z~5f16PH-D76vi0xJcxHEljxgDncwb~-1wZuH-3k4hkNGlGugRgnho0Am0-oyfT9QL3EusQEs3kZzslncCLM1mncWowSF6EFd1nSOmJ9C2lblqmBLbOdp2NsvHywCavXOgtIV0YfJO2LNxhejKnRVtympHfccNHc5fsL0RFbLBEKDzuQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Clinton City Schools presented details May 1 about an expanded RTA summer reading camp that district leaders said will run three weeks, provide the state-required 72 hours of instruction and include a culminating field trip to the North Carolina Aquarium.

The superintendent introduced the item; the board heard from program staff that co-directors Nicole Boykin and Daniel Strickland will lead the program, which the presentation lists as funded through grants and local partners including Simple Gifts and Level Learning grama. The camp will include 13 certified teachers, four instructional assistants who will also serve as bus drivers, 24 “Dark Horse Fellows” (eight high-school fellows per week plus six college fellows) to help in classrooms, and prioritization for third-grade students in registrations.

“Planning on a hundred this year, which will be double what it was,” co-director Nicole Boykin said, describing higher demand and near-doubling of participation compared with the prior year. Staff told the board that preliminary letters were distributed to students identified by data as needing additional reading support; the final roster will be set after state testing data is available. Parents were asked to complete permission forms or a district follow-up will be conducted for non-responding families.

Funding for the aquarium field trip and program supports is reported as provided by local partners and grant awards. Attendance and selection, the district said, will be based on student academic need with third grade given priority; the co-directors will reach out directly by ClassDojo for quick communication with parents. The camp runs 8 a.m.–3 p.m., and staff said transportation and food will be provided for attending students.

The board was briefed during the Education Spotlight segment; the item was informational and no formal board action was recorded in the meeting minutes.

Ending: District staff said they will continue registration outreach, finalize the participant list after testing results, and proceed with grant-supported activities for the summer camp.","Clinton City Schools briefed the board on an expanded three-week RTA summer reading camp — July program with 72 instructional hours, a field trip paid by local partners, co-directors Nicole Boykin and Daniel Strickland, 13 certified teachers and priority for third graders.",{"_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},6253057,"Clinton City Schools Board OKs Sampson County funding agreement tying payments to tax receipts",666,674000,1340000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3183495-7f8d570739f0f1daefc0af0893d3f71c&start=674&end=1340","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3183495-7f8d570739f0f1daefc0af0893d3f71c/thumbnail_674000.jpg","/articles/6253057/North-Carolina/Clinton-City-Schools-Board-OKs-Sampson-County-funding-agreement-tying-payments-to-tax-receipts","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6253057-7beea17776c76ac0404244bbb1d8c476/orig.mp4?Expires=1770401471&Signature=MoENthK32YFmeThl3Qc~5GIKIjhd3Q-0p8AbYMw6QAnEGb-eQNP4X~yyec0OrmiV-JAmzKf~3sSgAizOQnJyINeYBGe5nn083VATjG2GoWvrYnF2HTGFOj-kWjG2iu3kWfVXb7P2oxaDbRysfO3G0H~OA9yjK8ytFWPN7THuXAUgCnpiQVn6U7-3CNOVvAL5QsSoT1-CMsCKXZMU1Fufy-reijkFu8KSBUWGjUnNY4p087-KkcAm4arqKXJSLXPotroA2uyMAE1~vb7dotBjvqs44cknxJQziSvFLhVG0Jcaf2mZWjPnqXmHV3UKDk88EQCDKEbG9WKOEB1sYDCGXg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Clinton City Schools Board of Education on May 1 approved a proposed annual funding agreement with Sampson County and the Sampson County Board of Education that would prorate a share of county property and sales tax receipts to the two school districts based on student counts.

Superintendent Wesley Johnson introduced the draft “annual current expense funding agreement,” saying it is intended “to encourage excellence in education, fiscal sustainability, and to create more consistent long range budget planning.” The document proposes that Sampson County provide “25% of the sum of all property tax revenues and all sales tax revenues not otherwise designated by state statute for education received by Sampson County government for the immediately preceding calendar year” and distribute that amount to Sampson County Schools and Clinton City Schools on a pro rata basis determined by student population (the greater of the first two months of enrollment, referenced in the document as “base 1 of 2”). The payments would be made in equal monthly installments beginning July 15 of each year, the draft says.

Interim Sampson County manager Jeff Knudsen told the board that, once adopted by all three governing bodies, the agreement would constrain future county managers from unilaterally reversing the formula because any change would require formal Board of County Commissioners action in open session. “Any county manager that succeeds me, permanently, they would not have the authority to go back on this funding form,” Knudsen said.

Board member Jeremy Edgerton made the motion to approve the agreement; Board member Worley seconded. The board voted “aye,” and the chair announced the motion carried. According to the superintendent’s presentation, the three governing bodies plan a joint appearance at the county commissioners’ meeting Monday to sign the document in a public ceremony.

The draft also states the parties intend the initial term to extend through determination of the fiscal-year 2030–31 budget funding and that the agreement will automatically renew on one-year terms effective July 1, 2030 and each year thereafter unless a party delivers written notice of termination at least five months prior to the July 1 renewal date.

Board members asked few clarifying questions during the presentation and expressed support. The superintendent and county manager said the text allows commissioners to make additional appropriations at their discretion beyond the formula if they choose.

The board did not attach additional conditions in the public discussion; the board and county will present and sign the finalized documents at the county meeting Monday evening.

Ending: The agreement, as presented and approved by the Clinton board, sets a predictable formula for county contributions tied to prior-year tax collections and student counts; final implementation depends on identical approvals and signatures by the Sampson County Board of Commissioners and the Sampson County Board of Education at their upcoming meetings.","The Clinton City Schools Board of Education voted to approve a proposed annual funding agreement with Sampson County and the Sampson County Board of Education that would prorate county property and sales-tax revenue for school operating expenses based on student enrollment.","actionData","errors"]

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Clinton board briefed on new state guidance allowing EOG/EOC re-administration during school year; district lays out remediation and testing windows

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Clinton City Schools Board OKs Sampson County funding agreement tying payments to tax receipts