Board hears graduation surge and approves consent items including Perkins V local plan and MOAs
June 15, 2026 | Carroll County, School Districts, Georgia
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District leaders updated the Carroll County Board of Education on student achievement and recommended a slate of consent agenda items to be considered at the June 18 meeting.
Dr. Jessica Ainsworth presented the FY27 Perkins V local plan application for career and technical agricultural education (CTAE). She explained the district receives federal Perkins funds and that required maintenance-of-effort is already included in the proposed budget; she recommended the application be placed on the consent agenda for the June 18 meeting.
Ainsworth also reviewed routine partnership agreements: an addendum to the "Go West Early" memorandum with the University of West Georgia (correcting a date typo to June 18), a memorandum of agreement with West Georgia Technical College to host licensed practical nursing students as healthcare interns in district clinics, and the annual MOA with the Georgia network for education on therapeutic supports (GETS) involving the Harry Morgan Center. The board was also briefed on a two‑year MOA with Kids Piece, a local residential program, which includes adjustments to state fund flow and the responsibilities of both agencies.
On student outcomes, Mr. Glenn Harding reported a strong graduation season: "a little over 1,100, 1,122 students across the district," and said the district will mark its ninth consecutive year above 90% graduation and expects the rate to be near 98% this year. Harding also described supports the district offered to student speakers (workshops for valedictorians and salutatorians) and credited schools for focusing on continuous improvement.
Staff noted a technical update to regulation JGCD‑R (medication) to align district regulation with practices adopted during COVID—keeping limited nonprescription medication on site with parent permission—and that a related policy change on bullying (JCDAG) will be placed on the consent agenda for Thursday if the board approves earlier in the process.
Next steps: The Perkins V application and the listed MOAs were recommended for placement on the June 18 consent agenda for board approval; the district will present the bullying-policy revision and any related regulatory updates alongside those consent items.
Dr. Jessica Ainsworth presented the FY27 Perkins V local plan application for career and technical agricultural education (CTAE). She explained the district receives federal Perkins funds and that required maintenance-of-effort is already included in the proposed budget; she recommended the application be placed on the consent agenda for the June 18 meeting.
Ainsworth also reviewed routine partnership agreements: an addendum to the "Go West Early" memorandum with the University of West Georgia (correcting a date typo to June 18), a memorandum of agreement with West Georgia Technical College to host licensed practical nursing students as healthcare interns in district clinics, and the annual MOA with the Georgia network for education on therapeutic supports (GETS) involving the Harry Morgan Center. The board was also briefed on a two‑year MOA with Kids Piece, a local residential program, which includes adjustments to state fund flow and the responsibilities of both agencies.
On student outcomes, Mr. Glenn Harding reported a strong graduation season: "a little over 1,100, 1,122 students across the district," and said the district will mark its ninth consecutive year above 90% graduation and expects the rate to be near 98% this year. Harding also described supports the district offered to student speakers (workshops for valedictorians and salutatorians) and credited schools for focusing on continuous improvement.
Staff noted a technical update to regulation JGCD‑R (medication) to align district regulation with practices adopted during COVID—keeping limited nonprescription medication on site with parent permission—and that a related policy change on bullying (JCDAG) will be placed on the consent agenda for Thursday if the board approves earlier in the process.
Next steps: The Perkins V application and the listed MOAs were recommended for placement on the June 18 consent agenda for board approval; the district will present the bullying-policy revision and any related regulatory updates alongside those consent items.
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