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KENANSVILLE — While students, staff, and families were snowed-in all across Duplin County, members of the Education Board met via a conference call for the board’s February meeting. In the conference call, agreements were approved between the county and other schools or government entities including an agreement with Liberty University for its Master of School Administration program.
Pending approval from the 2025-26 Capital Budget, $172,462 was approved to purchase 400 new Apple iPads, and $412,592 was approved to purchase 1600 HP Chromebooks.
The Capital Outlay Budget for 2025-26 was approved, and a Supplemental Fund for Teacher Compensation was approved to be paid to eligible employees in February.
An application was approved for the 2026-29 McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Subgrant, and a $12,157 donation from the House of Raeford Farms FLOCK, Inc. was approved to support Duplin County Schools’ school-based mental health program. Several other donations for supplies and grants were acknowledged as well, including a $20,000 CTE grant for Homebuilding Programs.
Service contracts were approved, including agreements with providers for IEP services, a software subscription, and a lawn maintenance contract.
Fundraiser and field trip requests were approved from Rose Hill-Magnolia Elementary, B.F. Grady Elementary, and North Duplin Elementary.
The board went into a closed executive session to discuss personnel in a private live stream. When they returned, they approved suggestions made from the closed session. Superintendent Daren Tyndall thanked the board, staff, teachers and students for their willingness to work hard to prepare and make remote instruction possible as the county prepared for a winter storm. The meeting adjourned shortly thereafter.
