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Board requires principals to present school improvement plans after heated debate over oversight and workload
Summary
After extended debate the Iredell-Statesville Board voted 6-1 to require each school principal to give a 15-minute presentation on their school's improvement plan before the board will approve those plans. Supporters said the briefings strengthen board oversight; opponents cited time and practicality concerns for a district with 38 schools.
The Iredell-Statesville Board of Education voted 6-1 on Oct. 13 to require each school principal to give a 15-minute presentation of their school improvement plan before the board will approve the plan.
The item generated long debate. Supporters said the presentations provide the board with necessary context to meet its legal duty to approve plans and give principals a chance to explain local strategies. "I feel that this board, in order to carry out its duty to approve school improvement…
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