North Carolina / School Districts / Buncombe County Schools
External auditors reported an unmodified (clean) opinion on Buncombe County Schools’ 06/30/2025 annual financial audit, noting no misstatements or control findings and summarizing key fund balances and ESSER impacts.
North Carolina / School Districts / Buncombe County Schools
Board presentation detailed a proposed three‑year local current expense funding formula that would use actual collected property and sales tax (not projections) and set a baseline allocation of 37.76% for schools; public commenters urged the board to seek higher funding and more stakeholder input.
North Carolina / School Districts / Buncombe County Schools
The board unanimously adopted a resolution supporting calendar flexibility, asking the General Assembly to allow earlier starts and to remove the equal‑semester requirement in Senate Bill 754 so first‑semester exams can occur before winter break and to better align with community college schedules.
North Carolina / School Districts / Buncombe County Schools
The Buncombe County Board approved school improvement plans for all 45 schools after hearing Dr. Reed describe the NCSTAR submission process, ongoing coaching from the Department of Public Instruction and monthly school‑level monitoring.
North Carolina / School Districts / Buncombe County Schools
At its Dec. 11 organizational meeting the Buncombe County Board of Education elected Rob Elliott as chair and Kim Plemons as vice chair in voice votes; the new leadership immediately approved the evening agenda and moved into regular business.
North Carolina / School Districts / Buncombe County Schools
The Buncombe County Board approved the 2026–27 academic calendar by voice vote Dec. 11 after staff explained how proposed state bills (SB103 and SB754) could change start‑date rules; district leaders said SB754’s requirement that semesters have equal days would make an earlier start 'untenable' without amendment.
North Carolina / School Districts / Buncombe County Schools
Finance staff outlined a proposed local current‑expense funding formula that would allocate a fixed percentage of unrestricted county property and sales tax receipts to Buncombe County Schools; staff estimated a combined county allocation near $119 million and Buncombe's share around $101 million and described a three‑year initial term with annual December reviews.
North Carolina / School Districts / Buncombe County Schools
During public comment four speakers urged action: a parent alleged repeated IEP violations without parental consent; an equality advocate praised the reversal of a digital-library ban; a teacher raised questions about a proposed percentage-based county funding model; and a community advocate warned about Lifewise curriculum content.
North Carolina / School Districts / Buncombe County Schools
At a Nov. 18 special work session the Buncombe County Schools Board of Education asked staff to present a new position‑allotment manual in mid‑January and agreed to plan at least two budget work sessions — one on operational allotments and one on capital — with a third possible if state or federal funding changes.
North Carolina / School Districts / Buncombe County Schools
After reviewing results of a North Carolina School Boards Association self‑assessment, the Buncombe County Schools board endorsed next steps including sending the board evaluation prompts to staff and running an anonymous principal survey on central‑services support; board members also identified areas for improved linkage between agenda items and district goals.