North Carolina / School Districts / Transylvania County Schools
District EdTech staff said they surpassed a June 2026 goal of six AI trainings, delivering 19 sessions (6 districtwide, 13 school/group) and shared teacher and student testimonials about AI tools for differentiation, question generation and writing support.
North Carolina / School Districts / Transylvania County Schools
The Transylvania County Schools board voted to accept a $62,000,000 needs-based public school capital grant funded by the NC Education Lottery and authorized the county to manage construction under the existing interlocal agreement while the district retains educational design control.
North Carolina / School Districts / Transylvania County Schools
Carrie Norris presented first-read school improvement plans and introduced principals; the board approved the plans as submitted but asked for an 'apples-to-apples' comparison for Brevard Elementary and Brevard Middle, to be revisited at the Dec. 15 meeting.
North Carolina / School Districts / Transylvania County Schools
Public commenters asked the board to allow student phone use during non-instructional times and proposed simple, on-site signs showing percent-complete for construction projects; the board said it will consider the input as it finalizes policies and project communications.
North Carolina / School Districts / Transylvania County Schools
District facilities staff updated the Transylvania County Board of Education on capital projects including Brevard High Schools gym and EC wing roof replacement, CMAR pricing timelines and warranty/punch-list procedures; board members pressed for clearer budget reporting and asked how FF&E (like bleachers) will be funded.
North Carolina / School Districts / Transylvania County Schools
The district's draft 2024-25 financial statements received a clean (unmodified) opinion, the auditor reported increases to several fund balances, but cited two significant deficiencies: capital-outlay budget violations (repeat finding) and a media specialist temporarily charged to an incorrect allotment (corrected before year-end).
North Carolina / School Districts / Transylvania County Schools
Auditor reported an unmodified (clean) opinion for Transylvania County Schools' 2024-25 financial statements but identified two notable findings: repeat budget violations in the capital outlay fund and a prior misallocation of a media specialist's salary to an ineligible allotment that was corrected before year-end.
North Carolina / School Districts / Transylvania County Schools
Carrie Norris presented school improvement plans and a new, more concise report format; board members agreed to approve plans now to meet state deadlines but asked for a comparative "apples-to-apples" review of Brevard Elementary and Brevard Middle at the Dec. 15 meeting.
North Carolina / School Districts / Transylvania County Schools
Facilities staff reported TPO roofing and air-cleaning units installed at Brevard projects, described added scope (HVAC, floor replacement) and said contractor turnover and one-year warranties are pending; board asked for budget transparency and noted FF&E is funded separately.
North Carolina / School Districts / Transylvania County Schools
A public commenter asked the board to allow student phone use during lunch and transitions and to permit teacher-authorized classroom use, citing House Bill 959 and county examples; board discussion of wireless-device policy revisions took place earlier in the meeting.