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Randolph County Schools board honors Golden Horseshoe and Young Writers winners; elementary principals present LSIC outcomes
Summary
Board recognized Golden Horseshoe and Young Writers winners and heard LSIC/elementary school reports highlighting attendance, i‑Ready/GSA results and community programs; Colton Elementary requested an additional playground camera.
The Randolph County Schools board opened a series of information reports and recognitions that included Golden Horseshoe winners, Young Writers contest winners and LSIC (Local School Improvement Council) presentations from elementary principals.
The board called up four Golden Horseshoe winners — including Broderick Van Deventer, Mario Sevilla, Kaylee Teeter and Isabella White — and congratulated the students on their statewide ceremony invitation. The board also presented Young Writers awards across grade bands; multiple students were named and several read excerpts at the meeting, including first‑grade winner Preston Patrice who read "The Buzzer Beater." Chanel Dow, the 9th–10th grade first‑place state winner, read an excerpt of her piece "Ochres and Hues." Board members and staff praised the student work and thanked teachers and parents.
Melissa Walters, principal of Colton Elementary School, delivered her LSIC report, noting Colton served 151 students and described interventions used during the year. Walters reported a chronic absenteeism rate of 17.76% "as of yesterday" and an attendance rate of 93.72% while outlining strategies such as Title I intervention, co‑teaching, i‑Ready supports and family‑engagement programs like the 'Bearcat' book bins. Walters also thanked community partners and requested an additional playground camera to cover an area currently out of view of the single existing camera.
A George Ward Elementary presentation highlighted an enrollment of about 338 students, STEM lab programs, PBIS incentives and a decline in chronic absenteeism; the principal said the school's attendance rate was roughly 94.12% on May 14 and described action steps for the coming year, including a focus on student mental‑health supports.
No votes were required for the recognitions and informational reports. The board thanked staff and community partners and moved on to the consent agenda.
