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William Randolph campus leaders weigh becoming a separate school, ask for CTE expansion and on-site health support
Summary
School staff and students described growth at the William Randolph campusalternative programs and raised operational questions: whether to seek a dedicated school number (which affects funding and staffing), requests for expanded career and technical education (CTE) offerings, and concerns about on-site nursing and emergency medication access.
At the Asheville City Schools Board of Education meeting, staff from the William Randolph campus described growth in the campusalternative programs and said they are weighing whether to convert the programs into a separately numbered school to improve data management, accountability, and access to certain state-funded positions.
Carrie Buchanan, program staff at the William Randolph campus, told the board, "we believe that every path matters. That there's not just 1 path for each student." She said the high school alternative program (ECA) had 49 students this semester, "which is more than double" last year, and that the middle-school Cougar Academy had six students and a student who will return to Asheville Middle School after meeting goals.
Why it matters: adding a school number would change how the district tracks attendance, testing and staffing allocations and can trigger state resources tied to Average Daily Membership (ADM) or full-time-equivalent teacher…
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