Stokes County Schools Board of Education Meeting Work Session 11/02/2026

Stokes County Schools Board of Education work session, November 2, 2026: School administrators presented improvement plans and student achievement updates. The board also discussed proposed coaching-supplement changes, including roughly a 10% increase to coaching supplements, an additional month of compensation for high-school athletic directors, postseason pay, and proposed first-aid/CPR and CDL supplements. The estimated added cost was about $75,000, on top of an existing annual coaching budget of about $350,000, and would be locally funded. Board members discussed adjustments—including capping future increases tied to state salary increases at 2%, aligning winter first-responder compensation with fall, and increasing the football head-coach supplement—and asked staff to provide revised figures and a three-year budget comparison. No vote was taken; the proposal is to return for further discussion and action at the next meeting.

The board approved, by separate motions, nursing-services contracts with Angels of Care, IntelliChoice, and MGA, as well as a speech-language services contract. The nursing contracts provide hourly services as needed to meet students’ individual health needs or IEP requirements. No contract amounts or terms beyond hourly rates were stated in the transcript.