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Craven County Schools provided a construction update on the Freedom Middle consolidation—sewer tie‑in, building pad work and upcoming water main installation—and a budget update showing project funding of about $17.0 million with year‑to‑date expenses of $2,049,245 and planned contractor retainage.
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The Craven County Board of Education voted unanimously to let Superintendent Wayne Cheeseman begin a formal school‑closing procedure for Graham Barton Elementary to gather data on enrollment, capacity and costs; public speakers urged preservation of the historic West Street (F.R. Daniels) School and asked for community hearings.
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Craven County Schools unanimously approved a memorandum of understanding and a commitment letter supporting the New Bern Housing Authority's application for a Choice Neighborhoods grant (about $29 million), including a required data‑sharing agreement and an annual update on student outcomes for the target cohort.
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ITRI/ORED presented enrollment forecasts and elementary/middle-school redistricting scenarios, including possible closure of Barton; board members pressed consultants on capacity assumptions from the 2019 facility study, requested permit dates and cost-savings estimates, and no formal closure decision was made.
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Partners in Education and the Harold H. Bate Foundation presented a matched $30,000 grant to support athletics at West Craven, New Bern and Havelock high schools; the board approved distributing $20,000 to each school's athletic department as seed funding.
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The board approved optional make‑up workdays to recover a snow day, heard superintendent proposals to space meetings for better turnaround, and discussed aligning local priorities with state associations and inviting legislators for site visits and advocacy day.
North Carolina / School Districts / Craven County Schools
After a second district survey with 1,541 responses, the Craven County Schools Board voted to name the consolidated Tucker Creek/Havelock school 'Freedom Middle School Aviators.' The decision drew comments about community identity and campaign influence before the roll-call vote carried.
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The board recessed into closed session under cited general statute language for attorney consultation and personnel matters, returned with no action, then unanimously approved Human Resources report addendum 7b for January 2026.
North Carolina / School Districts / Craven County Schools
Craven County Schools staff told the board to plan for possible combined state and federal funding reductions of roughly $10 million for the upcoming school year, cited declining ADM and ESSER-funded recurring positions, and recommended a position audit and aligned facilities/strategic planning.
North Carolina / School Districts / Craven County Schools
The Craven County Board unanimously adopted the agenda, approved multiple sets of minutes and the consent agenda (field trips and nine policies), entered closed session and approved Human Resources addendum 7A (personnel report).