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Board approves 2025–26 calendars, re‑administration and summer EOC plans
Summary
The board approved the traditional and Career & College Academy calendars for 2025–26, the 2025 EOG/EOC re‑administration guidelines (with remediation before the end of the year) and summer school guidelines (English II summer re‑test plan).
The Columbus County Schools Board of Education approved multiple calendar and testing scheduling items after presentations and discussion.
Tamara Carter presented the two proposed 2025–26 calendars. The board approved the traditional Columbus County Schools calendar (1,025 required hours; proposed 1,150.5 hours for the year, with End‑of‑Course exams scheduled before Christmas break per the schools’ vote) on a motion by Miss Grama, seconded by Dr. Strickland. The board then approved the Columbus Career and College Academy (CCCA) calendar—required to provide 185 student days—on a motion by Dr. Strickland, seconded by Mr. Worley.
Carter also recommended and the board approved updated 2025 re‑administration guidelines for EOG/EOC testing. She said a state change allowed districts to perform remediation and re‑administration before the regular school year ends; principals and staff agreed that remediation and re‑testing before the end of the year would avoid transportation and attendance complications. Carter noted one exception: English II contains constructed‑response items scored by NCDPI and cannot be fully re‑scored in district timelines, so English II retesting is scheduled as a summer school item.
The board approved the 2025 summer school guidelines for English II re‑administration and remediation to capture students who take the test in first semester and are otherwise hard to reach after school ends. The recommendation included CCCA summer re‑mediation dates and traditional school summer schedules; the board approved the summer school guidelines on a motion by Mr. Worley with a second by Mr. Renzrew.
Votes were unanimous where taken; board discussion focused on the logistics of remediation schedules and the tradeoffs for English II testing timelines.
