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Buncombe board approves revised school calendar, policy changes and 2025 legislative agenda
Summary
At its March 2025 meeting the Board of Education approved a revised 2024–25 calendar adding instructional hours, adopted revisions to student-promotion and graduation-requirement policies, ratified emergency-closing language, approved a legislative agenda and passed the consent agenda by voice vote.
The Buncombe County Board of Education on a March 2025 evening approved revisions to the 2024–25 school calendar, adopted changes to student-promotion and graduation-requirement policies, ratified emergency-closing language and approved the district's 2025 legislative agenda.
Board members voted by voice for each item; no recorded roll-call tallies were given in the meeting transcript and no board member voiced opposition during the motions. Chairman Elliott presided over the action agenda and Superintendent Dr. Jackson and district staff provided background on the calendar and policy changes.
Calendar revision: The board approved adjustments intended to add instructional time lost to Hurricane Helene and recent inclement weather. The district proposed converting March 17 (previously an…
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