Asheboro board approves Perkins CTE plan, adopts rolling strategic plan, awards Edgy Staff substitute contract and adopts revised 2026'27 calendar

The Asheboro City Board of Education moved through several formal actions at its June 11 meeting, approving the district's Perkins local application plan for 2026'28, adopting a new rolling strategic plan, awarding a substitute-staffing contract to Edgy Staff, and adopting a revised instructional-minute-based 2026'27 school calendar.

Career and technical education: Sarah Beth Cox, director of career and technical education, presented the district's Local Application Plan required under Perkins V and highlighted performance gains: "Our benchmark was 98.66% and we know that we surpassed that," she said, summarizing stronger results in several CTE indicators (ELA and science proficiency, industry credentials and post-secondary placement). Cox also identified two priority improvement areas: 2S2 math proficiency (missed benchmark by about 4.91%) and 4S1 non-traditional participation (missed about 6.34%). After questions about monitoring and consequences, a motion to approve the 2026'28 local application plan was made, seconded and approved by voice vote.

Strategic plan: Superintendent Dr. Woody presented a proposed final draft of a district strategic plan centered on belonging, consistency and coherence and described the document as "living." A motion to approve the plan was moved and seconded by Michaela; the measure passed by voice vote.

Substitute staffing contract: Staff described a competitive RFP process for substitute teacher and certain permanent assistant positions. The evaluation committee recommended Edgy Staff based on experience, training programs and a lower proposed cost. Board members asked about vendor fill rates and budget constraints; staff said vendors strive for high fill rates and the district can offset gaps with internal resources. The board approved a one-year contract with Edgy Staff, renewable up to four additional years. Vicky Baker of Edgy Staff addressed the board, thanking trustees and saying the company was "looking so forward to partnering" with the district.

Revised calendar: District staff presented a revised 2026'27 calendar that uses instructional minutes (meeting the state requirement of 1,025 instructional hours and 215 staff days) and shifts semester 1 to finish before winter break and semester 2 to end before Memorial Day. Accountability staff confirmed required testing windows fit the proposed schedule. A motion to adopt the revised calendar (mover identified in the record as Adam) was made, seconded and adopted by voice vote. Staff said communications to families and staff would be distributed the following morning.

None of the actions reported numerical roll-call vote counts in the meeting transcript; each passed by voice vote after motions were made and seconded.

What happens next: Staff will implement the contract with Edgy Staff starting July 1, proceed with CTE activities tied to the approved Perkins LAP, and publish the revised calendar and testing schedule to staff and families as communicated.