North Carolina / School Districts / Columbus County Schools
The Columbus County Board of Education approved a school justice partnership MOU and a Memorandum of Agreement with a special‑education vendor, heard student‑support reports on attendance, behavior and mental‑health services, and directed staff to develop a Truist procurement‑card policy for future board review.
North Carolina / School Districts / Columbus County Schools
At its Feb. 9 board meeting, Columbus County Schools presented a midyear 'halftime' academic report showing math gains—notably in middle grades—while reading lags; the district also announced a $45,000 JM Belt Foundation grant to build a high-school advisory curriculum for career and college planning.
North Carolina / School Districts / Columbus County Schools
District staff told the board the December 1 child count for special education is 645 (just over 12% of students), outlined program supports and staffing, described Robokind/Avatar curriculum changes, announced an AU team expansion and parent advisory committee, and said the district applied for competitive PRC 118 grants.
North Carolina / School Districts / Columbus County Schools
Auditors issued a clean, unmodified opinion on Columbus County Schools’ draft 06/30/2025 financial statements but reported five audit findings — including untimely reconciliations, budget overspending and purchase-order weaknesses — and recommended strengthened controls and monitoring.
North Carolina / School Districts / Columbus County Schools
The board approved a formal notice to proceed for the Eastview Elementary construction project (pending an erosion-control permit; Metcon will have 609 calendar days after permit) and granted an easement to Duke Energy Progress LLC to provide power to the site. Multiple related invoices and an HVAC contract for East Columbus High School were also presented.
North Carolina / School Districts / Columbus County Schools
Board approved budget amendment 1 (state allotment revisions and federal grant increases), a three-year clinical internship contract with Columbus Regional Healthcare System for CTE placements, and the purchase of EMS Link (LINC version 6) accounting software after comparing costs and implementation fees with another vendor.
North Carolina / School Districts / Columbus County Schools
At its Dec. 4 meeting the Columbus County Board of Education elected Chris Worley as chair and Irvin Inzer as vice chair for 2026 and completed swearing-in; nominations closed by voice vote and officers accepted by acclamation.
North Carolina / School Districts / Columbus County Schools
The board approved an articulation agreement with Southeastern Community College, a memorandum of understanding with the YWCA of the Lower Cape Fear, a UNC Charlotte partnership agreement, and rescinded and approved a revised MOU with Duke Clinical Research Institute covering de-identified data access.
North Carolina / School Districts / Columbus County Schools
The board heard school improvement presentations from Hawsboro Artesia Elementary, Nakano Middle, Old Dock Elementary and Columbus Career & College Academy and voted to approve those schools’ improvement plans for 2025–26.
North Carolina / School Districts / Columbus County Schools
Finance director reported allotment revisions and rising percentages of expenses posted; auxiliary services presented invoices totaling hundreds of thousands for HVAC work at South Columbus and East Columbus high schools and the board was told auditors are finalizing financial statements.