The Scotland County Board of Education is proud to announce that Dr. Takeda LeGrand has accepted the Board’s offer to become Scotland County Schools’ new superintendent.  Dr. LeGrand’s selection followed a thorough process with the help of the North Carolina School Boards Association, during which many talented and dedicated educators applied for the position.  Even among a group of very impressive finalists, Dr. LeGrand stood out.   The Board is convinced she is exactly the leader that Scotland County Schools needs for the coming years, and enthusiastically welcomes her to our team.

 

Dr. LeGrand comes most recently from seven years as an associate superintendent in the Montgomery County Schools, during which her duties included, among many other things, a focus on accountability and diversity.  Prior to her time in Montgomery County, Dr. LeGrand had served in Richmond, Anson, and Union Counties in various roles, including as a teacher, curriculum coordinator, assistant principal, and in human resources.  She has also worked for the Department of Public Instruction in the areas of curriculum and instruction.

 

Dr. LeGrand’s official start date is January 1, 2021.  The Scotland County Board of Education welcomes her and her family to our community and looks forward to a successful partnership for many years to come.

 

Please join us in welcoming Dr. LeGrand to our district and community!  #SCSgrowsgreatness

 

 

 

SCOTLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING

MONDAY, November 23 2020

5:00 P.M. 

 

The Scotland County Schools Board of Education will hold their regular Committee of the Whole meeting on Monday, November 23, 2020, at 5 p.m.  The purpose of the meeting will be to receive updates from staff and discuss school system business and to hold Closed Session, if needed.  The meeting will be held in the Board Room at the AB Gibson Building, however to honor social distancing requirements related to the coronavirus pandemic, it will be livestreamed to enable the public to view the meeting.  Members of the public will not be able to attend the meeting in the Board Room but can view the meeting through our LiveStream channel by clicking on the link below or copying and pasting into your internet browser.

https://livestream.com/accounts/284292/events/9382181

If a member of the public is unable to join the meeting as it is airing live, they will still be able to click on the link and watch the recording at the conclusion of the meeting.  Please contact Meredith Bounds at 910-277-459, extension 307, with questions about how to access the meeting.

 

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During the Monday, October 12 Board of Education meeting, in a 5-2 vote, the Board voted to continue with remote learning through the second nine-weeks of school. This means our students will continue with virtual learning through December 18, the end of the first semester. Meal pick-up and delivery will also continue throughout the second nine-weeks as well.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to your student's teacher or principal.

 

Talk about something BIG to celebrate! The NC Department of Public Instruction released district and state graduation data and we are proud to report that Scotland County Schools reached it's highest graduation rate to date - 91% - and ranked higher than the state graduation rate by 3.4% for the 2019-20 school year. As Dr. Hargrave said, 'This is not just a celebration at the high school level. Research shows that for some students, they start thinking about dropping out as early as third-grade. We start talking to students as soon as they start school about the goal of graduating high school. While it gets reported at the high school, it’s a total district effort. While we take pride in it, we can’t be satisfied until every child graduates and our rate is 100%.'

Click on the link below to read more about this major accomplishment in The Laurinburg Exchange.