001May 132. Thank you for being here tonight. Thank you so much. Tonight we have two guests from James Elementary really second She enjoys drawing in her free time and it says that this is Bo and Bo is in the fifth grade in Miss Kramer's His favorite subject is what? And there's something else written down. He loves recess. It says that he plays baseball, basketball, football in the fall. He enjoys sleeping and is really good at baseball. Whenever you will join me and say the pledge of allegiance If you stand Well, I'm gonna pass it off to Mr. Chair to lead us in our mission statement. schools work together with students, families, safe environment. I will entertain the present provide us with information updates. part of our presentation tonight. But I will say it's a highlight
002of this year getting on the bus taking all of our stuff and going on tour with kids. So I appreciate all the effort behind the planning but also the execution and cation the Also doing our EOG are coming up next week of testing and we wrap up everything for our retirees. They have seven more work days left to get to enjoy their retirement sooner coming up our Facebook page for more information tonight. A lot of sports teams that are still playing action today. Just a lot of good opportunities for our student athletes as well as our drama leaders but also our students performances. And then last but not least, as a reminder, we have graduation on the 223rd West and North 7:30 last month to celebrate a lot of posit Okay. I have my represent.
003So tell everybody a little bit about some extracurricular activities that you participate in. through the school I was involved with football and track and I also was involved in the snowboard and that's always a good thing. So we always have a senior from one of our high schools come towards the end of the year to just showcase what our school system is all about and we want everyone in this community and outside of our community to see what Lincoln County is all about. So tell us what your or experience as being I have two favorite memories. One would be Friday night lights always and then secondly just snowboarding every Wednesday night really has a club. So it's a really great experience for our kids. So who or what has been the most influential in your
004high school days? So Chip, Mr. Kathy, he's actually help me a lot and then my dad scouts and everything. So tell me about some challenges that you have faced in your career managing the workload. finding time for sports and school to find a job and one that was flexible. It's really kind of making sure our kids have time to go to school but are also successful. So tell me about your plans after graduation. So, I'll be attending UNC Charlotte under a Army RTC scholarship and then I'll commission as an officer in the Army after college. Let's give that to So, tell me something to know about Lincoln County Schools that you haven't done already. just like to thank everybody at Penn. Everybody's super helpful. All my teachers have been great throughout the years. Well, let's
005give him another round of applause. Thank you. Next, I have two individuals from Northiz separately, but they're also members of the school leadership team. So, Don Reese is a dedicated and inspiring educator whose contributions have significantly impacted the academic success of her students and fellow teachers. She has a commitment to mentoring, continuous teaching and learning and has natural leadership. She plays a vital role in fostering a positive collaborative school culture. Her passion, guidance, and professionalism make her a cornerstone of our campus community. Okay, Miss Reese, wave at us so we know which one. And then Kristen Krauss exemplifies leadership and dedication throughout the school campus because she contributes not only in the classroom but throughout the school. She leads professional development within the social studies department. She takes initiative by stepping into a long vacant
006sports and continues to model lifelong learning. She has recently been accepted to the Citadel Masters program and is pursuing her national board certification to reflect her commitment to personal growth educational excellence. She is valued and a forwardinking member of the school. And next I would like to ask from North Lincoln High School, the North is a studentdriven service club where students volunteer after school to help clean the school in order to support their custodial staff. Randy Mullins is their head custodian here. But he collaborates with student leadership um to determine what all needs to be done in the school. So, are there more of you or is it just you? What a great initiative for the night shift Hello. Our We're next going to ask Mr. John to come forward. He is an existing business
007manager for representing the industrial managers association. Good evening. As you said, I represent Association, IMA for short. We represent about county event. We also raise money. This year we had 20 participate $6,000. All of the board members from the public education foundation come forward. So next up here alliance mission also to present to the county public education foundation. Just wanted to tell you about another big gift that the education foundation got this year. Tons has been serving gasoline and store needs in our community for 65 years. They established the team foundation 2011 educational mission and since 2011 they've awarded $200,000 organizations in our community. This year we had a conversation for the shark we have just the actual short presentations. They informed us that they would like to provide an additional $24,000 to be used
008at the public education foundation's discretion to provide an additional amount or an additional grant to one of the presenters. So they couldn't be here tonight. Just wanted us to say a big thank you to Tom Corporation, David, sorry, David, president, and the team foundation for the positive impact they've made on our school system. So for the Shark Tank presenters, this is the reason we asked the question during your presentation, what would you do if you were awarded more money than what you asked Some of some of our presenters will be pres pleasantly surprised with their awards. Thank you. As Mr. said we have several grant winners from our county education foundation is here to present those schools get to present their innovative ideas to us and then finalists And this year, this is my presence.
009of our artist school instruction participation. project. I will say I love getting students involved with their teachers. We also have elementary incredible legacy projects in the classroom to foster student engagement. From Pumpkin Center Primary, we have Brittany Hamlin and Jennifer Wayne. The science of sound. All right, I'm actually gonna go back and we would like to announce all the amounts for them. So for the um Battleground Elementary School um we are awarding $7,800. For Kataba Springs, we're um awarding $2,200. Um for West Lincoln Middle School, we're awarding um $3,500. And for um Pumpkin Center Primary, we're uh awarding $5378.12 as requested for their project. All right. Um next we have from uh there's actually two grants awarded from the school, but I'll start with uh from Lincoln Middle School, Katherine Gan and her student Wyatt
010Scrants. Um help all um read. And this is a $3,200 um grant. And also from Lincolnington Middle School, we have Ashley Todd um and Courtney Marquardi. Um and this is classroom clarity breaking uh language barriers with translation earbuds. And this is a a $4,000 um [Applause] grant. All right. actually gonna go a little out of order. Um, from the Lincoln County School Technology, I have Lindy uh Lindy Darmple um from training equipment upgrade project. Um, and this is helping make sure that we have a fully equipped ambulance in our county to make sure that we um help prepare our future ENT students, a much needed thing in our county. And this is going to be more than requested a $6,500 um like funded [Applause] project. All right. Now from North Lincoln High School, Len uh
011Lindsay Frier on the move building active engagement with instructional stations and projectbased learning. This is also going to be more than requested because of what you're doing through the school. This is going to be a $12,000 grant. And last but not least, um East Lincoln High School, um Alex Peterson and his student, I don't know student with him, um Bailey Faren. Um she with you. No, that's okay. That's totally okay. Um, next generation scientists investing in innovation and exploration. Making sure that we have a fully equipped science um like lab to make sure that like hands-on um like science labs are um available for the our future scientists um going out of our high school. This is going to be more than requested as well. $12,000 for your high school as well. [Applause] All right.
012Congratulations to all of you. [Applause] The next set of recognitions we are doing is the for the Robinson Lineberger Literary Competition. ition. This is sponsored by the Arts Council of Lincoln County and it is their 41st annual competition. Students and staff can enter to win in both poetry and pros. The trustees of the Flo Robinson estate began this competition in memory of her lifelong interest in poetry. And when Robert Linberger passed away, a contri a a contribution was made on behalf of the Lineberger family to make sure that this competition continued. So we're going to recognize each category in each area. So we're going to start with elementary poetry winners. The honorable mention goes to Jackson Craig from Pumpkin Center Intermediate. Third place to Elizabeth Romeo from Rock Springs. Second place to Heidi Townley from
013Pumpkin Center Intermediate. and first place to Logan Cra from Rock [Applause] Springs. Next is elementary pros. Two honorable mentions, Heidi Perez from Rock Springs and Jillian How from Rock Springs. Third place was Boon Russo from Rock Springs. Second place, Natalie Hickeyi from Rock Springs. And first place, Joseph Martin Jr. from Pumpkin Center Intermediate. Okay, middle school poetry honorable mention was Savannah Peterson from East Lincoln Middle. Third place was Samantha Rutesil from West Lincoln Middle. Second place, Kyla Fail from Lincolnington Middle. And first place Helena Cook from West Lincoln Middle. [Applause] For middle school pros, the honorable mention was Baxter from West Lincoln Middle, third place Susanna Beam from West Lincoln Middle, second place Luke Fletcher from West Lincoln Middle, and first place Jacob Propes from West Lincoln Middle. [Applause] Next is high school poetry. In
014first place, Thomas Weinberger from West Lincoln High. And that is it. Okay. So, we'll do high school pros as well. Third place was Lesie Abigail Lopez Matias and second place Staca Cowan from West Lincoln High School. [Applause] Okay, next up we have our Young Lincoln Leaders 2025, which is sponsored by Chick-fil-A and supports their broader commitment to making a difference in our local community schools. We would like to recognize the following students from each high school at East Lincoln High School. Ambriel Watson, Molina Art, Gracie Lawless, Kaye Wall, Olivia Mel, and Stephanie Burke. [Applause] Okay, now from Lincolnington High School, Alyssa Jenkins, Jack Jyn, Jake Tweed, Clara Parlier, Joselyn Ruiz, and Daniel Monty. [Applause] from North Lincoln High School. Ben Heavner, Kagan Leu, Violet Sullivan, Emily Lesley, Haley Haggler, Kennedy Laauo, and Lindsay Kever. [Applause]
015And from West Lincoln High School, Kimberly Medina, Matteline Dillard, Hayden Hower, Sarah Aoyo Rodriguez, Jordan Mitchum, and Bryce Bettingfield. [Applause] Next, I'd like to call up East Ling Middle School uh girls soccer team. Come on up. [Applause] East Ling Middle School girls soccer team just wrapped up one of the most successful seasons in program history. The team dominated the play throughout the entire season by accumulating amazing 88 total goals, which is a new school record. On the defense side of things, the Lady Falcons only gave up a total of six goals on the season, which is 88-6 uh ratios. That's amazing. Uh the team finished with a perfect 14-0 record by beating rival North Lincoln in the conference championship final uh 8 to1. Alli Stewart would lead the team in scoring a school record of
01640 goals. Um this was also the fourth championship in a row for the girls program, the sixth overall in the last eight years. Uh the current group of eighth graders win an amazing 42-1 in their three years at East Lincoln Middle School. Congratulations to the 2025 Tri County Conference Champions, East Lincoln Middle School. [Applause] Congratulations. Congratulations. [Applause] I'd like to now call up North Lincoln Middle School baseball team. Come on up. [Applause] Love it. The North Lincoln Middle School baseball team just concluded the two uh 2025 season with 11-1 overall record. North Lincoln Panthers captured the Tri County regular season East Division title during the regular season and then went on to win the Tri County Conference Championship that featured the top four teams from the East and West division. North boasted a team batting
017average of 412 which also included 12 home runs and 130 total runs scored. North Lincoln defense held their opponents to only 49 runs scored and only committed nine errors during the course of the season. That's pretty that's pretty good, guys. Um, this this cap's three-year span to where North Lincoln eighth grade players has have been part of have, excuse me, have been part and earned two Tri County Championships and one runner up uh with an overall record for 32 and four for their three years. Uh, congratulations to the 2025 Tri County Conference Baseball Champions, North Lincoln Middle School. Good job, guys. Congratulations. It is my pleasure tonight to return with another state level NCLME um award winner. NCLME stands for the North Carolina Middle Educators Association and this teacher was selected from outstanding middle school
018teacher nominations from across the state and stood out as a truly student centered teacher. He promotes academic excellence by um designing strong English language arts lessons, but it's not unheard of to see walk into his classroom and see him as the lead singer performing songs on his guitar all while analyzing poetry. He makes lessons relevant and engaging and ensures that all students are able to access content, whether that be for designing lessons as an inclusion teacher or learning Spanish to connect with his ELELLL students. This teacher also demonstrates educational leadership through his work in the leader and me lighthouse team and as the uh founding sponsor of the junior beta club at West Lincoln Middle School. He creates a supportive environment where all middle school students can thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. So, we want
019to congratulate uh Mr. Jacob Burgess from West Lincoln Middle School as the 2025 NCLME middle school teacher to [Applause] watch. Heat. Heat. [Applause] Good evening everyone. I have the pleasure of recognizing all of Lincoln County Schools of the Year recipients. So, when your superintendent tells you that you need to be on an activity bus at 8:15 on a Monday morning, guess what we did? We were there. And thank you to Mr. Akre for being our chauffeer. And Dr. Allen drove the bus as well. Monday morning, we gave out some surprises. The first person I would like to recognize is Dr. Sheila Wright, who is our assistant principal of the year from Pumpkin Center Primary. Miss Wright, let me tell you a little bit about Dr. Wright. Right. Dr. Wright. So, Miss Wright, Dr. right always
020jumps in with both feet and she is such an asset to Pumpkin Center Primary. That's what her principal Christian Reynolds has told us. Her discipline with students is gracious but assertive discipline with confidence and she works hard to solve problems um with her parents as well. She supported teachers with lesson planning and data thinking and helping them to strategize and create ideas for how to proceed with instruction. She also leads two enrichment groups every afternoon for the first and second graders at school. Mrs. Reynolds also says that it has been a gift to be supported by Miss Dr. Wright as my assistant principal as she has come on board at Pumpkin Center Primary and Pumpkin Center appreciates her patience, wisdom, and her curriculum knowledge for our young learners. Congratulations again, Dr. Congratulations. Earlier this year,
021we were able to recognize our beginning teacher of the year, and that is Mr. Seth Baxter from West Lincoln High School. And I think Seth is unable to be with us this evening. So now we're going to move on to um excuse me, I got my papers out. A very very important of the year, our bus driver of the year from North Lincoln High School, Kathy McMurray. If you would come on up, Mrs. McMurray. As Jason Mr. Cranford says, Kathy is a vital member of the North Lincoln High School bus staff and our school staff. She's conscientious, always quick to report incidents and items of need, and is very proactive in maintaining the safety of our students, but she also helps give suggestions for route improvements. Kathy has been a driver for over two decades,
022a bus driver for over two decades. Good job, Kathy. She currently serves the neighbors of bus 308, as well as serving full-time with LC, the School of Technology, and Asbury shuttle driver. And she models her excellence and expectations not only for the students, but for her peers. Kathy's loyalty, dedication, and commitment not only to bus 308 and North Lincoln High School, but to Lincoln County Schools. It deserves to be recognized. As Mr. Cranford said he is honored for to he is honored to be able to recognize you for your commitment and service that you devoted to Lincoln County Schools. And he says you embody all we aspire for the bus drivers in Lincoln County to be. So congratulations again. She was coming in the front door when we surprised her doing what she was supposed
023to do. Next, we have our child nutrition employee of the year, Karen Bingle from Rock Springs. So, Karen, we surprised her as well, didn't we? So, she was nominated by Mrs. Shelley Hughes, and this is Karen's first year in her new role as a child nutrition manager, and she's already shown exceptional skills and dedication that has exceeded all of everyone's expectations. Not only did Karen step into a new position at a new school, but she also took on the challenge of leading a team where all of her staff members were new to the school as well, with several being brand new to the nutrition field entirely. She also transitioned from a high school environment to an elementary school environment, and that has just been seamless. Mrs. Hughes said, "You've embraced the change with grace and
024has truly made the role her own." She says, "You're always eager to learn and grow, and you seek knowledge at every turn. You ask questions, and you make sure that everything runs smoothly. And the cafeteria at Rock Springs, you can tell it's beautiful." We walked in there. Despite all of her accomplishments, Karen is humble and often doesn't take enough credit for the outstanding work she does. But as Mrs. Hugh said, we all know just how much she ad she deserves this recognition. So Karen, we thank you for all of your hard work and you're truly a shining star for child nutrition. Congratulations [Applause] again. Next, I would like to recognize our link county schools counselor of the year was nominated um who works with Dr. Beam and that is Mrs. Lisa Denellan from North Lincoln
025High School. So Mrs. Denellan [Applause] [Music] Mrs. Denellan can be is described by a colleague as an educational leader who is not only a bright light to students but also to staff every day when she walks in the building of North Lincoln High School. She is innovative in finding ways to bridge the gap between our county's mental health resources as well as the school. She's an amazing advocate for what our students need and she leads our building in a healthy manner and to creates a positive environment which then results in positive outcomes. She also, as we um all love this program, sponsors our angel tree program to serve underreached populations. Her principal states, Mr. Kathy, Mrs. Ellen stays current on best practices and has implemented meaningful change in our processes for handling trauma. In addition
026to having lots of formal training for intervention, she keeps an eye on research and emerging trends and next practices. Without a doubt, Mrs. Denellan is a driving factor in keeping the guidance department at North Lincoln High School relevant and effective in working with young people in crisis and not in crisis. It is a great pleasure that Mrs. Lisa Denellan is the counselor of the year for Lincoln County Schools from North Lincoln High [Applause] School. Congratulations. Our media coordinator of the year is Mrs. Anita Stewart from E-Ray Louderder Elementary School. And I do not think she was able to be here, but we also surprised her in our media center. Next, once again, we've recognized this person before, but I want to tell you a little bit more about our principal of the year. Our principal
027of the year, as we all know, is Mrs. Kelly Wro from Battleground Elementary School. So, yes, Mrs. Wro, we would like to see you again. As you probably heard, her teachers are inspired to teach because of her leadership and also she models teaching. I've been with her in her building. Um, she and I visited classrooms and guess who started teaching the lesson? Mrs. Wrobe. So, Mrs. Wrobe has had some video footage shot at her school. She's made she has also had an interview an interview for the state principal of the year. And this Friday, May 16th, she will be in Raleigh with our superintendent um at the North Carolina principal of the year celebration. And by the way, it will be live streamed. So, I think several will be watching. So, Mrs. with row. Once
028again, congratulations and best of luck to you and we're very proud of [Applause] you. So, this year we have we've renamed a couple of our categories. So, this year we have a service employee of the year for Lincoln County Schools. And I'm very um this service employee of the year works at Union Elementary School and it is one of our SRO's, Officer Randall Neil. So, Officer Neil, if you would please come forward. On that Monday when we showed up at Union Elementary School, Officer Neil was in the cafeteria. So, Mrs. Stellinger says, "Randall Neil is is Union Elementary's SRO, and we simply cannot imagine what we would do without Officer Neil." She says, "He is a fixture at our school, and you can always count on him. He's not satisfied with sitting in his office.
029He is always constantly around the school. First of all, he's making sure the school's safe, but he also is always speaking to students and staff all across the building. Officer Neil, as Mrs. Dinger says goes above and beyond his duties as a school resource officer. And he spends a lot of time mentoring and building relationships with the students. And when we were in the cafeteria, that elementary cafeteria that Monday, you could definitely tell, especially when Dr. Allen read about you and they gave you a round of applause. It was perfect. You attend a all events after school hours and the parents and students, not only do they know you, but they trust you. If you stand back and watch him at a school event of any kind, the kids are always high-fiving him. They walk
030by and speak, and the parents are asking him about how his hunting season has gone. So, you can tell they know him. Gracious, what Officer Neil brings to our school, Mrs. Dillinger said, and our school community cannot be expressed in a way that does him justice. He is so good at what he does and the attitude he has while doing his job is just contagious. Mrs. Dillinger says, "You will never know how much we appreciate you." So, congratulations, our Lincoln County School Service Employee of the Year, Officer Randall Neil. And our other category that we added this year is called our support employee of the year. And we would like to recognize from St. James Elementary School, Mrs. Jenny Go forth, the support employee of the year for her. Miss Gorth was nominated by her
031principal, Shanti Clancy. So she said, "Mrs. Gopher's official role is data manager, but her contributions to our school extend far beyond that title. She always greets our students with a smile and her presence is just a sense is a source of comfort for many and the students eagerly run to her for hugs. She demonstrates exceptional initiative and reliability and she anticipates task before they're ever requested. She has remarkable patience, professionalism, and she's an integral role in an elementary school dismissal. That's a big deal. She efficiently manages the car rider line logistics while she fosters positive relationships with the parents. At St. James, Jenny is affectionately known as Grana, a name that originated with her granddaughters and quickly became how everyone in the building refers to her. to our students. Mrs. Clancy says she truly embodies
032that role, offering warmth, comfort, and unconditional support. A grant. Regardless of the circumstances, whether offering guidance or celebrating success, Mrs. Gopher speaks to every child with care and the love of a grana. So, Jenny's love for her work is unmistakable. and your willingness to assist in any area of the building always with that smile and that makes you a invaluable asset to the St. James team. So congratulations Miss [Applause] Goforth. Congratulations. Now, we also had on that Monday, I think was that our first stop, Mr. Acre? Our first stop was at St. James. So, we also recognized our teacher of the year for 2526 and that is Miss Melissa Culp. So, Miss Culp, if you would please come forward. So, as Mrs. Clancy said, "Not only being named the teacher of the year for St.
033James, but the teacher of the year for Lincoln County, it is a title that could not be more welldeserved." For the past 10 years, Melissa has poured her heart and talent into the St. James school community. She's taught second and third grade. She mentors colleagues and she serves as St. James literacy coach. But what makes Melissa so exceptional can't be captured by titles alone. It's the passion, authenticity, and determination she brings to everything she does. Her colleagues describe her as passionate, genuine, and determined. And Mrs. Clancy added, "Impactful, trusted, and deeply respected. She's a mentor to many of our staff, a sounding board, a quiet force who inspires everyone to be better. Not by telling people what to do, but by showing how it's done." She leads by example and I've heard that St. James
034is better all because of that. On behalf of the St. James community, everyone is very, very proud of you and we want to congratulate you again on being named Lincoln County Schools Teacher of the Year. [Applause] While they're taking a picture, I do also want to say that Miss Cob, we took you and your class, your students out the front of the school to the car rider line. So, what was why did we do that? She got a car. So, Blakey County Schools has presented Miss Cole with a car, a Malibu, white to drive for the rest of the year with as a teacher of the year. So, in addition to other things, but congratulations again. [Applause] Next, we have our volunteer of the year. And our volunteer of the year is the is a
035volunteer for Iron Station Elementary School. However, our volunteer of the year is a student at North Lincoln High School. So Harrison Sigman, if you would please come [Applause] up. Harrison volunteered daily at Iron School, Iron Station School. I think that was last semester. Harrison. Yes. Okay. Harrison is a junior, as I said, in North Lincoln High School, and he volunteered anytime he volunteers anytime he can at Iron Station. Um, Mrs. Seagully said, "You'll say, "I'll be back tomorrow. I'll be back day after tomorrow." So, in the beginning, it was a total hour of eight hours per week. Also, as well, to show you how well our school system integrates things. I think this also turned into an internship for you, didn't it? Through our CTE department, Harrison um does anything without asking. He even rearranged
036your class schedule to support the school. I've been there and I've seen Harrison in action. I have. He answers the phones very professional. He takes temperatures. He completes clerical task. And he greets everyone with a smile and is so very professional. Yes, you are. And when parents come in to pick up their kids, he has it. The class numbers, the intercom, you do it all very well. Mrs. Sele says Harrison is a definition of dependability and dedication. He is someone you can always count on no matter the task or the time of day. Whether it's helping set up for an event, he also assists with classroom activities or he provides support for staff members or students. Yes, Harrison is always there with a smile and a can do attitude. He's the kind of volunteer that
037shows up early, stays late, and gives over 100% every time. His consistent presence and willingness to take on any responsibility, however big or small, has made a huge difference in the culture and climate at Iron Station Elementary School. Students and staff alike know that they can rely on Harrison to get things done with a positive attitude and a hardworking spirit. His dedication to supporting the Iron Station School community is truly invaluable. And Miss Seagull says again, "We are incredibly grateful for your unwavering commitment that you showed to the school." So congratulations, L County Schools Volunteer of the Year. Yeah, sure. board members, we did not receive any request uh per board policy for individuals appearing before the board. We do have a need for close session. So, I will turn it over to Mr. Shatley.
038Thank you, Madam Chair. We need a motion to go into close session pursuant to general statute 143-318.11 subsection A1. to discuss matters that are confidential under state law, particularly 115 C 319 through 3320 and personnel issues and student issues under FURPA, as well as to preserve under subsection A3 to preserve the attorney client privilege. Thank you, Mr. Shatley. I will entertain a motion to enter into close session. So move, madam chair. I have a motion by Mr. Chair. Is there a second? Second. Second by Miss Long. Any further discussion? All those in favor signify by saying I. I. Those opposed? Motion is carried. We are now in close session. Board members, we are back in open session. No action was taken. So, we're going to move on to our action items. Our first item is
039the um 2026 through 2029 AIG plan. We had a lengthy discussion during our work session. Um, so I will entertain a motion to approve the 2026 through 2029 AIG plan as presented. So move, Madam Chair. I have a motion by Mr. Jarrett. Is there a second? Second. Second by Mr. Jenkins. Any further discussion? All those in favor signify by saying I. I. Those opposed. The motion is carried. Up next, we have our middle school restroom bid approval for North Lincoln Middle School. I will entertain a motion to approve Moss Marlo building company as the selected contractor for North Lincoln Middle School restroom facilities RFP as submitted. I have a motion by Miss Long. Is there a second? Second. Second by Mr. Sanders. Any further discussion? All those in favor signify by saying I. I. Those
040opposed? Motion is carried. We also have um a bid for the middle school restrooms at East Lincoln Middle School. And I will entertain a motion to approve V. Stewart McKe as the selected contractor for the East Lincoln Middle School restroom facilities RFP as submitted. Have a motion by Mr. Jenkins. Is there a second? Second by Miss Long. Any further discussion? All those in favor signify by saying I. I. Those opposed. Motion is carried. We also have a middle school restroom bid approval for Lincoln Middle School. I will entertain a motion to approve V. Stewart McKe as the selected contractor for the Lincoln Middle School restroom facilities RFP is submitted. So move. Have a motion by Mr. Jenkins. Is there a second? Second. Second by Mr. Jarrett. Any further discussion? All those in favor signify by
041saying I. I. Those opposed. Motion is carried. I will turn it over to Mr. Steven Hole to present the board um with information about the RFP for Chromebooks. Good evening, board members. Uh in your packet, you'll find a recommendation um from our team after viewing the bids to award a CDW for the purchase of Chromebooks for next year. Um uh multiple criteria as outlined by the general statutes were used in the selection of those products and um those are indicated in your packet in the small print at the bottom. Um obviously price is the number one deciding factor but there are multiple other factors that go into the decision uh for choosing the best fit for our district and that's what's been uh recommended to you. Thank you Mr. Hall. I will entertain a motion
042to approve the Chromebook bid as presented. I'll make a motion that we accept as presented. I have a motion by Mr. Jenkins. Is there a second? Second. Second by Mr. Sanders. Is there any further discussion? All those in favor signify by saying I. I. Those opposed. Motion is carried. We also have our Thank you, Mr. Hull. We also have our memorandum of agreement for Lincoln County Schools with Lincoln County government. Um, this has been a very very thorough and lengthy process and we appreciate the collaboration with our county commission and um, county staff that has has worked tirelessly with our board attorney, Mr. Shatley, to make sure that everything is correct. Um, I will entertain a motion to approve, inform, and authorize the superintendent or board attorney to make any corrections. So moved, Madam Chair.
043Have a motion by Mr. Chair. Is there a second? Second. I have a second by Miss Long. Is there any further discussion? All those in favor signify by saying I. Those opposed. Motion is carried. We have up next our consent agenda items. We have the approval of minutes uh for the work session April 1st, 2025. Work session um we have our special called board meeting April 1st, 2025. Board meeting April 8th, 2025. Board meeting April 8th BOE only minutes. We have our budget amendments. We have our personnel recommendations. Our extended field trips curricular policies were required to stand open for 25 days for input as presented in the agenda. We have the procurement plan for the child nutrition program, the child nutrition bid approval in the Lincoln County Board of Education meeting calendars. I will
044entertain a motion to approve the consent agenda items as presented. So move. I have a motion by Mr. Jenkins. Is there a second? Second. Have a second by Mr. Sanders. Is there any further discussion? All those in favor signify by saying I. I. Those opposed. The motion has carried. So board members, we have a really big and robust reminders and announcements which includes all of our graduations. We do have a a board work session on June 3rd, the monthly meeting on June 10th, and then the special called board meeting on June 26th. So board members, I will entertain a motion to adjurnn. I'll make a motion we have a motion by Mr. Jenkins. Is there a second? Second. I have a second by Mr. Jarrett. Any further discussion? All those in favor signify by saying
045I. Those opposed? Motion is carried. We are adjourned.