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Superintendent reports steady opening, new grants and ongoing operational strains on transportation and data systems
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Stover reported a smooth school opening with current on-site enrollment at roughly 11,305 pre-K–12 (11,070 K–12), announced a $300,000 Department of Energy prize plus additional textbook and IB grants, and outlined continuing challenges: a shortage of bus drivers/substitutes and data-migration issues from PowerSchool to Infinite Campus.
Superintendent Dr. Stover told the Rockingham County Board of Education that the school year opened smoothly and presented a snapshot of current enrollment, recent grants, and operational problems the district is addressing.
Dr. Stover reported that current enrollment figures of students who have physically attended school are 11,305 pre-K through 12 and 11,070 K through 12, slightly below projections but still trending as attendance stabilizes in the first weeks. "So that's the, what the state counts ... We're a little bit below projections, but not very much below," he said during the report.
The superintendent announced grant awards intended to support district programs: the…
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