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Board grapples with $18.8 million Oakwood grant after 5% local‑match revelation
Summary
Caswell County school leaders and board members debated an $18.8 million needs‑based grant earmarked for Oakwood School and whether the district and county committed to a 5% local match (about $909,000); the superintendent acknowledged a prior misstatement and the board voted to hire a budget consultant to help manage the grant and local match negotiations.
The Caswell County Board of Public Education spent a large portion of its meeting discussing a needs‑based grant award of $18,800,000 for renovations at Oakwood School and an associated local match requirement.
Board members said they were surprised to learn the grant carries a 5% local match, which staff estimated at roughly $909,000. "We received $18,800,000," one board member said in support of pursuing the grant, but others pressed how the required local share would be funded. Several members told the superintendent they had not been informed of the percentage when the paperwork was signed.
Superintendent (S2) acknowledged an earlier error in how he…
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