North Carolina / School Districts / Orange County Schools
Operations staff outlined Priority 2 goals including a target for 95% of students to experience safe, on-time bus arrivals by 2026 through GPS tracking, driver recruitment and cameras, and a pledge to align capital spending to building performance and utilization indices.
North Carolina / School Districts / Orange County Schools
District staff reported midyear discipline and attendance data: Panorama SEL fall response rates were high in grades 4-5 and secondary; in-school suspension incidents rose while out-of-school suspension incidents declined across most demographic subgroups; district chronic absenteeism is at 21% and tiered mental-health supports and new pilots such as "Bounce Back" were highlighted.
North Carolina / School Districts / Orange County Schools
The Orange County Board of Education unanimously adopted a resolution commemorating International Holocaust Remembrance Day and condemning antisemitism and other forms of hate. Board members read the resolution aloud and the motion to adopt passed by roll call.
North Carolina / School Districts / Orange County Schools
Board members and district staff debated changes in a proposed interlocal agreement with Orange County that will govern major 2024 bond projects through 2033; staff clarified the ILA covers major bond projects and outlined next steps for design contracts and a planned $55 million, 600‑student elementary school.
North Carolina / School Districts / Orange County Schools
District staff told the board the state has no approved budget, leaving schools to operate under continuation funding; administrators said salaries and benefits take 68% of local funds and flagged a roughly $200,000 shortfall and a drop to 6,733 funded students in FY27.
North Carolina / School Districts / Orange County Schools
The Orange County Schools policy committee on Dec. 19 recommended first readings for several policy updates—including student medication (6125), school meals aligned with USDA 'smart snacks,' and equipment-care rules—while recommending non-adoption of some NCSBA drafts and asking staff to revise the network security section.
North Carolina / School Districts / Orange County Schools
OSNAC presenters told the Community Engagement Committee that the Special Needs Advisory Council (OSNAC) will focus on parent training, transparency and accessibility, launching a quarterly OSNAC page and emphasizing interpreter and sign-language supports at meetings.
North Carolina / School Districts / Orange County Schools
At a Community Engagement Committee meeting, the district outlined expanded family-liaison staffing, two-way referrals with Family Success Alliance, and plans to improve translation and accessibility so families better navigate IEPs, enrollment and school supports.
North Carolina / School Districts / Orange County Schools
An AIG presenter told the committee the district’s AIG plan (2025–2028) was board‑approved in May, the advisory committee will meet twice annually, and the district currently identifies about 19% of its ADM as AIG.
North Carolina / School Districts / Orange County Schools
Committee members agreed to remove the duplicate 4600 attachment from the policy manual, keep the official fee schedule posted on the district website and direct the superintendent to publish the schedule each year by October 15; the policy was forwarded to the full board for first reading.