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Board approves school improvement plans for district’s low-performing schools
Summary
Rockingham County Board approved school improvement plans for six schools designated low-performing, adopting State Board of Education goals and confirming local monitoring processes and timelines.
The Rockingham County Board of Education on a voice vote approved school improvement plans for schools recently designated as low performing, officials said.
Doctor Perkins presented the plans for Monroeton, Mall Street, Williamsburg, Holmes Middle, Reesville Middle and Reesville High School, saying each plan aligns with the State Board of Education goals to reduce opportunity gaps by 2027, improve school and district performance by 2027 and increase educator preparedness by 2027. Perkins described the comprehensive report portion of the plans as the place where schools set action steps tied to those goals.
Perkins told the board that each school’s improvement team meets twice a month to update action-step progress and that a CNI team in central office reviews different zones weekly so every school receives a monthly central-office review. Perkins also said the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (DPI) maintains a review team that provides feedback on plans from schools designated as low performing.
Board members asked about plan cadence and oversight. Perkins said plans are “living, breathing” documents that are updated based on outcomes; the current goal horizon established in the plans runs through 2027. The board moved to approve the plans as presented; the chair called for voices and the board answered in favor.
The board did not record an itemized roll-call tally in the public transcript; the motion was moved and seconded on the record and approved by voice. The plans will be submitted to DPI for further review as required by the state process.
