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Craven County Board approves easement, energy partnership, HOPE pilot slot, Lexia renewal and retesting option
Summary
At the work session the board approved: a permanent easement for the H J McDonald property, a voluntary energy partnership for Havelock Elementary (estimated ~$11,000 annual savings), participation of West Craven Middle in the HOPE grant, renewal of Lexia contracts for K–5 literacy, and Option A for immediate retesting for non‑proficient students.
The Craven County Board of Education voted on a set of agenda items that advance infrastructure, cost‑saving partnerships, teacher supports and student assessment policy.
Easement (HJ McDonald): Dr. Blunt presented the City of New Bern’s request for a permanent water easement running along the southern border of the H J McDonald property to support water infrastructure from Highway 43 to Glen Burnie Road. Jordan Hughes, the City of New Bern engineer, described the alignment and said the easement is adjacent to an existing utility easement and should not cause major disruption to school traffic. The board approved the easement by roll call (all present members voting yes).
Carteret Electric voluntary program (Havelock Elementary): Dr. Blunt and representatives from Carteret Electric said the district’s on‑site generator…
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