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Swain County Board approves consent agenda, attendance and Native American policy revisions and adopts 2025–26 budget including $52 million state construction**
Summary
The Swain County Board of Education unanimously approved the consent agenda, adopted revisions to policy 4400 (attendance) and policy 4060 (Native American policy), and adopted the 2025–26 budget that includes a $52 million state award for a new middle school and a 5% county match.
The Swain County Board of Education approved its consent agenda, accepted annual revisions to two district policies and adopted the proposed 2025–26 budget during its December meeting.
Superintendent recommended approval of the consent agenda, which included personnel items and minutes from the Dec. 8 and Dec. 23, 2025 meetings; a trustee moved the motion and a second was received. The board voted by hand-raise and the chair recorded the motion as approved (counts were not stated in the record).
The board next approved policy 4400, an attendance-policy revision that changes the…
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