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Catawba County Board of Education approves contracts, calendars and policy updates; names media center for Leslie Barnett
Summary
The board on Oct. 27 approved routine consent items, awarded facility contracts and change orders, endorsed the Challenger Early College calendar, updated policies to align with state law, and accepted recommendations to rename a school facility and dedicate a media center to Dr. Leslie Barnett.
The Catawba County Board of Education on Oct. 27 approved a series of routine but time-sensitive items, including construction contracts, change orders and a cooperative-purchase contract for a central school freezer.
At the meeting, Dr. Matthew Stover, superintendent, asked the board to approve consent items 1–6 and a slate of operational recommendations. The board approved the consent agenda by voice/hand raise. The board also approved the majority of 2025–26 school improvement plans presented in the morning work session while deferring five school plans (Murray, Oxford, St. Stephen’s Elementary, Riverman Middle and Mill Creek Middle) for presentation and approval in…
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