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Caldwell County Schools board meeting, Sep 8, 2026

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Caldwell County school board approves federal programs plan and amended policy revisions 50:04

  • A district staff member recognized the district's partnership with Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute, a teacher and a school. 25:24
  • The board approved the 2026⁠-⁠27 federal programs consolidated plan, which an assistant superintendent said covers about $3.67 million in federal money, and a memorandum of understanding with Watauga Opportunities. 49:03
  • The board also approved the substitute list, the September student transfer list and board policy revisions as amended. ~55:28
  • Joe Sims moved to remove proposed revisions to Policies 6420 and 3510 from the agenda and add them to the next work session agenda. 56:55
Item by item (11)
  1. Opening and consent agenda 16:46
    • Darrell Pennell said no public comment had been designated for the meeting. 16:58
    • Teresa Branch shared a tribute from Caldwell County Smart Start saying more than 360,000 free books had been mailed to local children through the Imagination Library partnership since 2014. 17:53
    • The West Caldwell NJROTC presented the colors and led the Pledge of Allegiance. 19:51
    • The board approved the agenda and the minutes of the Aug. 4 work session and Aug. 10 regular session. 21:45
  2. Board announcements 22:31
    • Joe Sims said the district would host a North Carolina School Board Association LEAD meeting on Thursday, September 10th, and board school visits would take place Thursday, September 17th. 22:39
    • Joe Sims said the next work session would be Tuesday, October 6th at 8:00 AM and the next regular meeting Monday, October 12th at 6:00 PM. 23:20
  3. Superintendent report 23:40
    • The superintendent said 10-day enrollment was 9,756 students, or 10,084 with pre-K, a decline of 329 students from last year. 24:05
    • The superintendent said the district's 89 buses travel 5,700 miles a day. 24:27
    • The superintendent said auditors gave the district an unmodified opinion on its 2026 audit, meaning a clean audit. 24:45
  4. Honors and recognitions 25:09
    • A staff member recognized the district's partnership with Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute, saying last year's graduating class earned more than 16,435 college credit hours through the Career and College Promise program. 25:24
    • Staff recognized a Dudley Shoals Elementary teacher for participating in the Kenan Fellows Program and Caldwell Applied Sciences Academy for earning Cognia STEM certification. 37:31
    • Staff also recognized a Navy JROTC color guard for a 4th consecutive American Legion national championship, the South Caldwell High School softball team as back-to-back 6A state champions, and the board chair's selection as North Carolina's representative to COSBA. 41:48
  5. Dental outreach and federal programs plan 48:29
    • An assistant superintendent said two mobile dental units would visit elementary and middle schools through a dental outreach program with Contegra. 49:21
    • The assistant superintendent said the consolidated plan covers Title I, Title II, Title III and Title IV, about $3.67 million in federal money. 50:08
    • The board approved the federal programs consolidated plan for the 2026⁠-⁠27 school year. 51:10
  6. Pre-employment transition services agreement 51:27
    • The assistant superintendent said Watauga Opportunities provides pre-employment transition services for students with 504s and students with disabilities, ages 14 to 21. 51:27
    • The board approved the memorandum of understanding with Watauga Opportunities. 52:17
  7. Personnel contract items 52:42
    • A human resources assistant superintendent presented informational personnel items and requested approval of personnel items related to contracts. 52:56
  8. Substitute list 54:06
    • Asked whether the district had enough substitute teachers, a staff member said the district had transitioned to Red Rover, a new substitute management system, and had close to 200 active substitutes. 54:07
    • The board approved the substitute list. 55:10
  9. September student transfers 55:35
    • The human resources assistant superintendent requested approval of the September student transfers for the 2026⁠-⁠27 school year. 55:35
    • The board approved the September student transfer list. 56:14
  10. Board policy revisions 56:30
    • The superintendent said policy updates presented at the last work session had been up for review. 56:36
    • Joe Sims moved to remove proposed revisions to Policies 6420 and 3510 from the agenda and add them to the next work session agenda for additional consideration, and the board voted on the motion. 56:55
    • The board approved the board policy revisions as amended. 58:12
  11. Adjournment 58:42
    • A motion to adjourn was made and seconded. 58:56
    • The meeting was adjourned. ~59:02

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