While Cumberland County Schools has until Dec. 1 to get plans to the state on how the district is addressing low-performing schools, officials say plans are already in effect.

A timeline for the plans was provided by Dr. Jane Fields, associate superintendent of support, and Dr. Melody Chalmers McClain, associate superintendent of student support services, during a Nov. 4 school board’s School Support Services Committee meeting.

Fields said state law requires plans to be shared with local boards within 30 days of schools receiving their official designation and approved by Dec. 1.

Twenty-seven Cumberland County schools landed on the North Carolina Department of Instruction’s low-performing list based on test results from the 2024-25 school year.

Committee members received a proposal o

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