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Randolph County Schools board seeks architect to cost campus upgrades and adopts 2025–26 code of conduct
Summary
At its June 24 meeting the Randolph County Schools board heard a superintendent request to involve an architect to cost out recommendations from a recent state facilities report and approved the district's 2025–26 student code of conduct. The board also received a presentation of a proposed Internet safety and technology policy for future consideration.
The Randolph County Schools board on June 24 heard from the superintendent about facilities, programs and policies and approved the district's student code of conduct for 2025–26.
Superintendent (Speaker 2) told the board the district recently received a state facilities report and said he would like to "get our architect involved" to put "paper to pen" on potential repairs and upgrades for the high school campuses rather than relocate them. He said the architect's work would produce cost estimates to help the board decide whether to move forward and noted funding could be pursued countywide or via targeted school-zone votes.
The superintendent also reported operational updates: planned HVAC installations at district sites, ongoing cosmetology and health sciences activity, and summer-school reading and math programs that "are doing really well this summer," with few reported issues. He reminded the board the district must file the annual seclusion and restraint report with the state; the superintendent said the district recorded "0, restraints this school year."
Board members raised clarifying questions about whether school-zone funding votes would be held as part of municipal elections; the superintendent said the district's address-mapping software can identify affected voters but described the funding decision as a countywide matter with options to target zones.
On policy, Speaker 2 recommended adoption of the 2025–26 student code of conduct, citing frequently received questions about dress code and backpacks. The board approved the code by voice vote. The superintendent also presented a proposed Internet safety and use-of-technology policy (items 8 and 9 in the packet), saying the draft ties to state guidance under the Focus Act and to the State Department's blueprint; the policy was presented for review and was not acted on at this meeting.
Next steps: the superintendent requested board direction to engage the architect for preliminary plans and cost estimates; the item will return for further action when the board has reviewed the architect's findings and any funding options.
