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Board approves updated AIG plan, moves student records to Infinite Campus and OKs contracted EC personnel services
Summary
The Wilson County Board approved an updated academically and intellectually gifted (AIG) plan, authorized a move from PowerSchool to Infinite Campus for student records, approved two contracted exceptional‑children personnel contracts and advanced several policy revisions on reading.
The Wilson County Board of Education approved a set of instructional measures May 19 that include an updated AIG plan for 2025–28, a move from PowerSchool to Infinite Campus for student records and the approval of contracted personnel services for exceptional‑children (EC) students.
Why it matters: the AIG updates change screening and identification procedures intended to identify more students for gifted services, Infinite Campus will centralize student recordkeeping, and the EC contracts bring outside providers to supplement district personnel for special education services.
Key instructional actions and changes: - AIG plan (2025–26 through 2027–28): The board approved revisions that add a universal screening procedure (moving the Cognitive Abilities Test administration to an earlier grade), emphasize early identification with additional tools in K–2, expand high‑school identification pathways to include PSAT, SAT, ACT and AP scores, and add a portfolio‑based identification pathway. The district will migrate AIG documentation from PowerSchool to Infinite Campus. - Student information system: Instructional staff reported the district will transition from PowerSchool to Infinite Campus for student records and related documentation. - EC contracted personnel: Two contracts were approved—Birch Agency (not to exceed $100,000) and Venture Rehabilitation Group (K–12, not to exceed $200,000)—to provide contracted EC personnel services. - Other contracts/info: Discovery Education North Carolina Science Experience professional learning package (grades 5 and 8) was noted (information item, $32,920). Earlier information items included Dragonfly Vision (EC contracted personnel, not to exceed $90,000) and Venture Rehabilitation Group (preschool, not to exceed $70,000). - Policy updates: Revised policies approved on reading include 3400 (evaluation of student progress), 3420 (student promotion and accountability), 3620 (extracurricular activities and student organizations), and 4400 (attendance). Administrative regulation 9200 (energy management) was also updated to set cooling-season thermostat levels to 73 degrees.
Votes and motions: The instructional services committee recommended the contracts and plan updates; motions to approve the AIG plan and the EC contracts were moved by Miss Boyette and seconded by Miss Powell. All motions recorded in the meeting were approved unanimously.
Next steps: Administration will implement the AIG screening changes, complete the Infinite Campus migration for records and AIG documentation, and contract with the approved vendors to supply EC personnel.
