Connie Brandon

The working budget report for FY 2025 includes revenues, receipts, and expenditures for various funds such as the General Fund, Special Revenue, District Activity, Special Revenue Student Activity, Capital Outlay Fund, Building Fund, Construction Fund, Debt Service Fund, and Food Service Fund. The report details financial activities, including revenues from local, state, and federal sources, as well as expenditures across different categories such as instruction, student support services, and plant operations & maintenance.

The Caldwell County Schools ESSER/ARP plan addresses learning loss and safe school reopening. It details prevention and mitigation strategies aligned with CDC guidelines, including cleaning protocols, PPE provision, and contact tracing. Academically, the plan focuses on evidence-based interventions such as hiring additional interventionists, providing supplemental instructional resources (GoMath, IXL, i-Ready, etc.), implementing after-school programs, and offering summer school with remediation and enrichment opportunities. Mental health support is also addressed through contracted services and enhanced extracurricular activities. Remaining funds will be used for HVAC system renovations, flooring replacement, Chromebook upgrades, and classroom technology improvements (OneScreens).

The Caldwell Regional Career Center's Comprehensive Improvement Plan (2018-2024) focuses on three main goals: Accountability, Apprenticeships, and Instruction. Accountability aims to increase transition readiness numbers by 15% (2.5% annually) through improved student completion rates, increased industry certifications, and higher dual credit enrollment. Apprenticeships aim to establish one pre-apprenticeship program per year in collaboration with industry partners. Instruction focuses on enhancing teacher effectiveness through the Framework of Teaching Model and Project-Based Learning (PBL) to improve student outcomes in industry certifications and end-of-course assessments. The plan outlines specific objectives, strategies, activities, measures of success, and progress monitoring mechanisms for each goal.

The local wellness policy of Caldwell Co School District focuses on promoting the physical and academic development of students by creating positive, safe, and health-promoting learning environments. Key areas include establishing a District Wellness Council, ensuring accountability through triennial assessments, providing nutrition services that meet federal standards, promoting nutrition and health education, encouraging physical activity, and integrating wellness activities across the school setting. The policy also emphasizes creating a positive social-emotional climate, providing counseling and health services, and maintaining a healthy and safe physical environment.

The Caldwell County Schools Lau Plan for English Language Learners focuses on providing English language programs to help English learners achieve English proficiency, high academic achievement in English, and meet the same challenging state academic standards as other students. Key areas include identifying and assessing EL students, providing educationally sound language assistance programs, ensuring equal access to all activities, avoiding unnecessary segregation, and meeting the needs of students who opt out of programs. The plan also addresses the needs of EL students with disabilities, monitoring and evaluating student progress, establishing objective exit criteria, and monitoring the academic progress of former EL students for four years after exiting the program. The plan includes regular program evaluations and communication with parents/guardians.