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Superintendent: new Anson middle school is progressing; timeline and cost analysis due in February–March
Summary
The superintendent told the board the new middle school project is progressing with limited change orders, said more detailed timeline and cost analysis should be available in February–March, recognized finance director Joy Drake for completing NC ASBO certification, and reported preliminary student assessment gains.
The superintendent reported steady progress on the new Anson middle school project and said more detailed timeline and cost analysis are expected in February and March. The superintendent said weather has caused some disruptions but that the project is generally moving forward and has required only limited change orders to date.
The superintendent recognized Joy Drake, the district finance director, for completing the NCASBO School Business Management Academy director certification and praised district staff for collaborative work on a locally developed classroom walkthrough tool that administrators are using to gather instructional data.
On student achievement, the superintendent described early formative assessment results as encouraging, saying some measures were ‘‘close to 50%’’ — language used in the meeting to indicate preliminary improvement in English language arts and mathematics. The superintendent also noted district engagement with the state Department of Public Instruction and Representative Brody on possible additions to the project.
The superintendent announced a district event, ‘‘Portrait of Graduates / Gramma Night,’’ scheduled for Feb. 11 to focus on enrollment, employment and enlistment (the ‘‘3 Es’’) and intended for students, parents and community partners.This report was presented as part of the superintendent’s routine update; no formal board action on the middle school was recorded in the transcript excerpt.
