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Davie County Schools superintendent highlights graduations, steady attendance and summer programs
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Belcher reported 'over 470' graduates, an attendance rate of 93.25%, about 332 kindergarten registrations and extensive summer programs and facility work; he also flagged legislative changes on classroom cell‑phone policy and NCDPI retesting.
Dr. Belcher told the Davie County Board of Education that the district celebrated "over 470 graduates" this year across Davie County High School and the Early College and that the district maintained a steady 93.25% attendance rate.
He said the district is preparing for the incoming kindergarten cohort, reporting approximately 332 kindergarten registrations so far, and is running multiple summer programs: kinder camp (about 150 children expected), Exceptional Children’s camp, STEAM camps, Read to Achieve, and YMCA programming. The Kinder Camp is funded in part by a grant from the Mebane Foundation, he said.
On staffing and operations, Dr. Belcher said human resources has processed "over 41" new hires for the upcoming school year and continues recruiting for hard-to-staff classified positions. Operations work this summer includes installation of a cafeteria/auditorium wall at Central Davie Academy, HVAC upgrades at several schools, gym-floor refinishing at the high school, LED lighting projects and ongoing work on the high school athletic practice field; the Cornatzer gym floor has been delayed by workload, he said.
The district’s technology team is conducting a Chromebook refresh and has completed server upgrades for security cameras, Dr. Belcher said. Summer feeding operations continue across the county: he reported 16 school nutrition staff supporting 38 summer feeding sites (29 accessible to the public) with two schools, Colney and Mocksville, offering full-service breakfast and lunch. He said the program is averaging about 1,350 meals per day (roughly 6,500 meals per week).
Dr. Belcher also warned families about a Pine Brook School Road bridge outage affecting transportation; he said the North Carolina Department of Transportation is coordinating with district transportation staff and that more information on traffic patterns will be provided before school starts.
On policy and accountability, he said the district is monitoring several bills that reached the governor’s desk, singling out a likely conversation around classroom wireless/cell-phone policy. He also said the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction approved the use of end-of-grade and end-of-course retests for growth calculations and that the district administered about 1,955 retests this year.
The superintendent closed his report by thanking principals, staff and community members for outreach and support during his first weeks in the district.
