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Randolph County schools accept $110,000 in state grants and dozens of community donations
Summary
The Randolph County Board of Education accepted a $50,000 Career & Technical Education expansion grant and a $60,000 Innovation Grant for the JAG program, and heard reports of numerous smaller gifts (books, supplies, cash) from local churches and businesses to district schools.
The Randolph County Board of Education voted to accept two state grants totaling $110,000 and recorded dozens of community donations at its regular monthly meeting.
Superintendent Dr. Steven Gaines told the board the district received a $50,000 Career & Technical Education (CTE) expansion grant from the Education and Workforce Innovation Commission to help partially fund a middle-school career development coordinator, and a $60,000 Innovation Grant from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction to support the Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) program at Providence Grove High School. The board approved both grants by voice vote.
Dr. Gaines also listed many smaller gifts and donations accepted under board policy for informational purposes. Donations reported included book and supply gifts from Mount Lebanon United Methodist Church (multiple schools), grant-funded classroom kits (a Duke Energy Science Night kit), DonorsChoose support for lab coats, and cash donations earmarked for playground or classroom needs. Several gifts were identified as unrestricted and accepted under the district’s policy for gifts under $5,000.
An unidentified district speaker summarized procurement items and vendor contracts shared with the board, citing a Chromebook purchase amount of $1,211,078.07 and several vendor agreements for fuel, repair parts and software; the presentation credited bulk ordering and planning with reducing per-unit costs.
The board’s acceptance of the grants will allow the district to hire or partially fund staff and continue program support; the Innovation Grant explicitly funds the JAG program at Providence Grove High School, while the CTE grant is targeted at middle-school career development work. The district said it will post related plans online and follow policy-required steps for acceptance and implementation.
Next steps: the superintendent indicated staff will proceed with implementing grant-funded positions and programs and will return with any required budgetary documentation or follow-up reports.
