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The board approved a July 13–15 SPARK exchange trip to UNC Wilmington for up to six rising 9th–12th graders; the program offers dorm stays, industry panels and potential computer science credit.
North Carolina / School Districts / Ashe County Schools
The board approved the months personnel docket and addendum, accepted minutes from April 7, approved the consent agenda (contracts, MOUs and other routine items) and unanimously approved the AIG local plan for 2025 6/2028.
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School board members and staff discussed proposed updates to the community use of facilities policy (5030), focusing on custodial and supervisory fees, nonprofit status definitions and internal coordination before a final vote next month.
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A Horace Mann-associated gift of $5,000 and an earlier estate trust that will generate ongoing annual support were recognized at the meeting; the board approved endowment board grant recommendations tied to local fundraising including the districts golf tournament.
North Carolina / School Districts / Ashe County Schools
District staff updated the board on grading and the critical-path access road for the new middle school and reported the traffic study for the planned pool was reviewed and signed off by the state reviewer and local division engineer.
North Carolina / School Districts / Ashe County Schools
At its March 6 meeting the Ashe County Board of Education approved a one‑year pilot of a personalized “school‑within‑a‑school” program at Ashe County High School, authorized an instructional coach position and approved several school equipment and program funding requests while directing staff to gather more detail on other larger requests.
North Carolina / School Districts / Ashe County Schools
At its March 3 meeting the Ashe County Board of Education approved a two‑year pre‑K contract with a local partnership, a tentative 2025–26 calendar pending a possible state waiver, several grant awards and contract approvals, and a hold‑harmless pay measure for principals.
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The Ashe County Schools Board approved an overnight stay so students attending a scheduled competition in Charlotte can travel the night before because of a forecasted storm; board members discussed adding a policy provision to address similar safety decisions in future.
North Carolina / School Districts / Ashe County Schools
Board members and staff spent the bulk of the meeting reviewing proposed revisions to district policies (2000 series) on board meetings, committees, remote participation, public participation, recordkeeping/minutes, closed sessions and related procedures; several items will return for legal clarification or future adoption.
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The Board voted to request a two‑week calendar start waiver from the General Assembly, citing a decade‑long average of instructional days lost to winter weather and this year’s extended closures caused by storms and a hurricane.