001Good evening. I hope everyone's doing good. Welcome to this public schools of Robinson County board meeting on June the 9th, 2026. Um, I would like to take note that Miss Melissa Oceans is the only board member that's online. The rest are here in person. First item on the agenda is a moment of silence. So, at this time, can we have a moment of silence, please? Thank you. Next up, we have pledge of the pledge of allegiance. So, at this time, if I could get everyone to please stand and let's do the pledge of allegiance. >> I aliance to the flag of the United States of America to the stands. One nation under God, indivisible, liberty and justice for all. [clears throat] Thank you. Next up for adoption of the agenda, board members, um item D,
002approval of the minutes. We're going to take that off because we have no minutes to approve. So, at this time, I need an adoption of the agenda. Motion made by Mr. Bradley Phillips, second by Mr. Henry Brewer. All those in favor say I. Any oppose? Eyes have it. Next up, we move to information items. PSR PSRC Honored Educator Scholarship, Dr. Brock Wambble, and Mr. Richard Schwarz. Good evening. Um, and thank you for the opportunity to be here today. And at this time, if the the board would please come forward, we want to present you with the plaque. And uh uh Superintendent Fred Dr. Freddy Williamson, if you come forward, as y'all know, um Dr. Williamson is a board of trustee member for the North Carolina Center for Advancement Teaching and and uh Richard Schwarz is
003the uh the president of the uh ENCAT uh Development Foundation. So, and today, if Mr. Schwarz didn't mind, I'll let him hand uh the board chair the the the plaque. I mean, at the appropriate time. And so, um, my name is Brock Wamble and I'm the executive director for the North Carolina Center for Advancement Teaching. It is my pleasure to be here today to introduce and celebrate the public schools of Robinson County uh, Board of Education Honored Educator Scholarship. The Henat Honored Educator Scholarship Program provides educators with access to evidence-based professional develing experiences that enhance their practice and support student success. The public schools of Robinson County uh board of education honor educator scholarship was established to honor and recognize outstanding educators in the public schools of Robinson County school system. This scholarship will be
004awarded each year to one public schools of Robinson County teacher to attend a pro programming at INAT. The scholarship covers all costs associated with the teacher's participation in a program, including instruction, food, and lodging on the INCAT campus, program materials, travel, and substitute pay while the educator is at INAT. The scholarship also uh uh receives the $250 for their classroom use. I would like to thank and recognize Superintendent Dr. Freddy Williamson who serves on the INCAT board of trustees and Richard Schwarz, president of the INCAT Development Foundation board of directors. Finally, I'd like to thank and celebrate the board for your ex extraordinary vision to create an honored educator scholarship. This scholarship will stand as a lasting legacy of this board's commitment to supporting educators and its belief in the power of professional development to
005enlighten and strengthen uh uh to those in the community that that uh that live in the the students in the community that enlighten and strengthen those in uh teaching and improve the lives of the students in the community. I want to thank the public schools of Robinson County for having me here tonight to honor you. And I very much want to thank you again. This is a tremendous honor for INCAT to be to to receive for y'all to uh to do this honored education scholarship. It means a lot. It means how much you value teachers and and professional development. So, thank everybody and uh I guess you've handed in the plaque and thank you very much. Mr. Schwarz, anything? Okay. I have to share this. >> [clears throat] >> I gave this young man his
006first administrative job back in Samson County and he did exceptionally well and never look back. Good to see you, my friend. Thank you very much. [applause] >> Thank you, Dr. Wull and Mr. Schwarz. We greatly appreciate it. Next up, we have Miss Jessica Cely with recognition of Driven to Excel. Yes. Good evening board members, Dr. Williamson, esteemed guest. Um, if easily media rep representatives would join me here and Mr. Kent Lock Leerton Honda. I don't think I've seen him this evening. So, these folks are are awesome champions for education. um they help us make Driven to Excel a real success. And Driven to Excel rewards our seniors with a um 3.0 GPA or higher and five excused absences or less in the school year with the opportunity to win a brand new car. How exciting
007is that? Can we give him a hand? [applause] So we want to thank you guys for all you do to promote this wonderful event and then we want to thank Mr. Kent Lleair for providing the vehicle and his generosity. So thank you again. We are seven years strong in this partnership and hopefully 70 years to go. So thank you. [applause] All right, we'll get a picture in front of the podium. All right. Uh, good afternoon. I'm Walter Wilkins with the Beasley Media Group. You may recognize us better as WKML Foxy9 96.5 Jack 107.7 Bounce. We're very honored to be a part of Driven to Excel. Uh Jessica, we thank you for all you do. You work hard all year on it and and the folks at at the public schools of Robinson County, everybody that's
008involved, we thank you and we're very honored to be a part of it. Like we said, and as you said, we hope we can for many many years to go. And uh thank you to Lumberton Honda, Mr. Kent Lock. We couldn't do it without him. So, thank you again for letting us be here tonight. >> Thank you. [applause] >> Again, thank you to Beasley Media Group and Lumberton Honda for that driven to excel. That's an exciting event for our students that takes place at Lumberton Honda. Next up, we have year in sports, Mr. Glenn Patterson, our county athletic director. I'm going ask all the board members to transition to the far end. >> Uh, good evening, Chairman Britt, Superintendent Dr. Williamson and board members, I am honored to stand before you this evening to recognize
009and celebrate the accomplishments of our middle and high school athletic programs throughout the 2025 2026 school year. Tonight, I will highlight our middle school champions and runnerups and teams from the fall, winter, and spring sports. As you see on the screen, in the fall we have volleyball champions were Prospect Elementary, run up was Magnolia Elementary, football champions, South Robinson Middle School, runnup was Red Springs Middle, girls track Littlefield Middle, girls track runnup was Southeastern Academy. Girls track runner of the year was Gianna Graham. Boys basketball champion, South Robertson Middle School. Boys runnup, Lumberton Junior High. Girls basketball champion was Littlefield Middle. Girls runnup was Prospect Elementary. Wrestling champion, Littlefield Middle. Wrestler of the year, Ben Ellison from Littlefield. Baseball champion, Magnolia Elementary. Baseball runup was Pimbrook Middle. Softball champion, Littlefield Middle. Softball runup was Pin
010Brook Middle. Boys soccer champion was Magnolia Elementary. Boys soccer runup was Lumberton Junior High. Girls soccer champion was Prospect Elementary. Girls soccer runup was Littlefield Middle. Boys track champion was Lumberton Junior High. boys track runnup was South Robinson Middle and the boys runner of the year was Bryson Brooks from Littlefield Middle School. Let's give him a round of applause. [applause] And now we'll be presenting the high school public schools of Robinson County champions. We first have the Robinson County boys soccer champion, St. Paul's High School. Robinson County boys runup was Red Springs High School. The Robinson County Shootout Boys Champion was Lumberton Senior High. Robinson County Shootout Runup was Richmond County High School. The Robinson County Shootout girls champion was Fairmont High School runnup was Dylan High. The Robinson County Slugfest baseball champion was Scotland
011High School. The runnup was Pernell Sweat. Robinson County Slugfest softball champion was Pernell Sweat. The runner up was East Columbus High School. And our Robinson County girls champion, soccer champion was Pernell Sweat. And runner up was Lumberton Senior High. Let's give them a round of applause. [applause] Now, before I introduce our award recipients, I would like to share a remarkable accomplishment from our high school students. Now, I asked all high schools to give me a ballpoint figure of how much scholarship monies that our seniors have received. And I know this figure is not correct, but this is what I received. So, as of today, our student athletes has have earned 450,000 in scholarship awards to help them continue their academics and their education uh career um I mean athletic career beyond high school. So, that
012achievement deserves a tremendous round of applause. [applause] And now we'll be presenting uh some individual awards and team awards. We're going to first start off with Fairmont High School. And I asked the um recipients to come through. They already received their plaques, so they're going to come through and shake hands with everyone and and exit out. So we're going to start with Fairmont High School. We have first the Southeastern Conference men and cross country champion which was Fairmont High School. Southeastern Conference men cross country coach of the year was Samuel Reynolds. The Southeastern Conference men track champion was Fairmont High School. Southeastern Conference women basketball conference champion Fairmont High School. Our Southeastern Conference women basketball coach of the year, Coach Marcus Thompson. The North Carolina High School Athletic Association Women Basketball All Region Team, Aaliyah
013Duran, the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Women Basketball State Champion Game Most Outstanding Player was Lyric McNair. and the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Women Basketball Eastern Regional Champions, Fairmont High School, and our North Carolina High School Athletic Association Women Basketball State Champion Runner up, Fairmont High School. Let's give them a round of applause. [applause] Next up is Lumberton High School. We have the Tri County Conference cheer coach of the year, Jamie Britt. The Tri County Conference male swim coach of the year, William Britt. [clears throat] Tri County Conference Women Tennis Coach of the Year, Malcolm Register. We have the tri county conference cross country champion. Tri county conference track male run of the year. [clears throat] Tri county conference run of the year. Cross country run of the year. Tri county conference
014men 800 meter champion. Tri county conference men 1600 meter champion. Nate losses. We have the Tri County girls cross country champion, Lumberton Senior High School. Tri County Conference male swim of the year, Isaac P. Conference most valuable male bowler and male bowler state champion, Hunter Newberry. Conference most valuable female bowler bowler individual conference female champion bowler female allstate team Laniah Mitchell Bowling male individual conference champion Mason Chadwick The Tri County Conference softball player of the year, Jaylen Hammond. Tri County Conference Track Female Runner of the Year. Tri County Conference Track Women 400 meter champion. Tri County Conference Track Women 800 meter champion. The North Carolina High School Athletic Association track all-star team or all state team. Ariana Alford, the Tri County Conference Track Women 4x1 meter relay champions, Ariana Alford, Kimmani Seely, Ariana Haywood, and
015Joanna Smith. Tri County Conference track women 4x1 meter relay team champion. Lumaton Senior High School, the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Field Allstate Team, Jazelle Leachch. She also finished fourth in the North Carolina High School state championship and shot put >> the North Carolina cheer coaches association all region cheerleader Olivia Blue and North Carolina cheer coaches associate Association all regional cheerleader and the North Carolina coaches association I mean cheer coaches association all state cheerleader Emma Brick the bowling male team conference champion Latton Senior High School bowling female team conference champion Lumberton High The bowling male state runnup champion, Jeremiah Lleair. The bowling female all state team, Elizabeth Calder. The bowling men's team, state champion, Lumberton Senior High School. The North Carolina High School Athletic Association 7A 106 pound wrestling Eastern Regional Champion, Alexandra Moody,
016the North Carolina High School Athletic Association 7A, 113 pound wrestling east regional champion. Also, the North Carolina High School Athletics Association 7A 113 pound state champion, Travelian Hall. The North Carolina High School Athletic Association 132 pound wrestling state runnerup Trissi Campbell Beth. North Carolina High School Athletic Association 144 pound wrestling state runnup POW. The North Carolina High School Athletic Association 7A 150 pound wrestling Eastern Regional Champion and state runnerup Aaron Ellison. Our Tri County Conference R Wrestling Champion, Lumberton Senior High School, our North Carolina Athletic Association 7A Eastern Regional Champions, Lumberton Senior High, and also our North Carolina High School Athletic Association 7A State Wrestling Champion, Lumberton Senior High School. Let's give them a round of applause. [applause] >> Up next, Pernell Sweat High School. >> Our Tri County Conference softball pitcher of the year,
017Camel Lair. Tri County Conference swim coach of the year, Catera Hunt. Tri County Conference regular season champions. Pernell Sweep High School softball. That's softball. The Tri County Women's Golf Tournament Champions, Carell Sweat High School, Tri County Conference Women Golfer of the Year, Logan Howington. And And for Pernell Sweat, the North Carolina High School Athletic Association 7A Women's Wrestling 132B state champion, Ayanna Crawford. She's a twotime state champion. And at this time, I would like to pause for a second. Okay, if you can go ahead up for a special presentation uh from Pernell High School athletic department. Ariana is a two-year state champion and on behalf of Mr. Clyde Lev and Robert Mlan, we would like to present her with her state championship ring. [applause] You got to show us what you got. [applause] >> Congratulations.
018[cheering] And now Red Springs High School. The Southeastern Conference cross country runner of the year was Gerorado Amaya. Southeastern girls cross country coach of the year, Jacobe Mlan. Southeastern girls cross country champion, Red Springs High School. Southeastern Conference football offensive player of the year, Chase Boom. Southeastern Conference track women 400 meter champion, Ala Lleair. Southeastern Conference Track Men 400 meter champion Timothy Putnham, the Southeastern Football Specialist of the Year, Southeastern Track Long Jump Champion, the North Carolina High School Athletic uh Athletic Association 4A Eastern Regional Field Long Jump Champion, the North Carolina High School Athlet Athletic Association 4A State Champion Field Long Jump Third Place. and the North Carolina High School East West football allstar TJ Elevate, Southeastern Conference Field Athlete of the Year, Southeastern Conference Field Shotput Champion, and the North Carolina East and
019West Football Allstar, Kamaron McBride. Southeastern Conference track and field four 4x4 meter relay team champion Red Springs High and members of that championship team was Chase Boom, Elijah Lachley, Ernest Bratchard, and Timothy Putner. Let's give them a round of applause. [applause] And last but not least, we have St. Paul's High School, the Eastern Sand Hill Athletic Conference Football Specialist of the Year, Omar Canuda. Eastern Sand Hill Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year, Annayia Simpson. In the last two awards, we have a national champion, the American Cheer ACC National Champions for St. Paul's High School. Also, American Cheer Cup National Third Place Game Day champion was St. Paul's High School. Let's give them a round of applause. >> [applause] >> In closing, I would like to extend and my sincere appreciation to the parents, grandparents, administrators,
020coaches, teachers, staff members, friends, and supporters who guided, encouraged, and sacrificed made sacrifice in helping make the opportunity possible for our student athletes. Thank you. [applause] >> Mr. Patterson, appreciate all you do as well. Um, congratulations again to all those coaches and athletes. We are blessed in Robinson County with some great student athletes. No doubt about that. Next up, we have Dr. Dallas, summer programs and camps. >> All right. Good evening, Chairman Britt, Superintendent Williamson, and board members. This evening, I did want to just highlight some of our summer programs and camps that are happening this summer. Most of them are beginning on Tuesday, and as always, you are invited to attend and visit our camps. We have our read to achieve camp which starts on Tuesday and that caters to our second and third
021grade students. We have nine locations. St. Paul's Elementary, Prospect, Peterson, Penrook Elementary, Magnolia, Roland, Normand, Long Branch, Rosenwald, and Union. And I'm the point of contact for that camp. We have our IEA camp which will take place at Lumberton Jr. in Penrook Middle. And Dr. Connie Lleair is our point of contact for that and that is for students in grades three through eight and our high school vision students. We have our CTE camp which will be housed at Lumberton Jr. Pemrook Middle, St. Paul's Middle and Mr. Herman Lleair is our point of contact for that and that is for our rising ninth graders. We have our migrant education camp which is housed at Magnolia and Miss Maria Hilaria Patricio is our point of contact for that and that is prek through 12. We have our
022multi-ingual language learner camp that is for our newcomers in years 1 through three and that's housed at Peterson St. Paul's High School in Magnolia. That's grades K12. And our point of contact for that camp is Sandra Lopez. We have credit recovery which will be taking place at all of our high schools. Mr. Jamal Campbell is our point of contact for that camp. And we do have an extended school year camp which will be housed at Carol. That is our only camp that will start a little bit later that starts um believe it's is it August 3rd July? Starts the end of July. And our point of contact for that camp is Miss Tracy Hunt. So, as always, we have a lot of teachers involved. So, we encourage you to come out and see all the
023great things that are going on so that we can extend our students learning throughout the summer. Does anybody have any questions about any of our camps? And this is put out on social media. Am I correct, Dr. Dallas? >> Miss Sely will be putting it out shortly. Gotcha. If >> you have any information, please feel free to reach out. Okay. >> Any questions, comments, concerns. Thank you, Dr. B. >> Thank you. >> Next up, we have title one presentation, Dr. Carr and Mr. Philip Oxendine. Good evening, Chairman Britt, Superintendent Dr. Williamson, and board members. Uh we're here today to present our federal program as our title one overview, our annual overview for the year. Um we're going to start by talking about our origin of federal funding. Was originated in 1965, has changed names a
024few times, but it's literally centered around helping our most at risk students. Um and those uh programs consist of title one A uh programs and services for struggling learners. We have title one part C which is our migratory program. Title two supporting effective instruction. Title three English language acquisition our multilingual program. And we also have title four our student support and academic enrichment program. On the next slide, you'll see all of our federal a lotments. And then we have been trending down what we call back to our pre-COVID norms. Um so for this year, we have a staggering decrease overall. Um for programs for title one, we have around $13.1 million. For um title title [clears throat] 1 C, our migrant program, that budget does not come out until September. Um but last year we
025had um 173,000. So, um, depending upon if we have any drastic changes or not in that, that may impact our budget as well. Um, for title two, uh, approximately 1.2 million, a slight decrease from the previous year. Um, title, um, three PRC 104 had a a good increase from 284 up to 325,000. That's for our multilingual learners. And then our title 4 PRC 108 did have a slight decrease from 1.1 million um to um 1.1 million5. Um and we do not have our allocation for um title um 109, I'm sorry, title 109. Um that budget has not came out yet. It did come out last year in October. Um and that was approximately $740,000. So barring any um changes um that will be our budgets for this year. Um our purpose of title one is
026to address our most at risk students. We provide them with opportunities that are um essential for ensuring that their needs are met when it comes to academic support. Um also strengthening our academic programs to boost achievement in our individual student groups. Um we our numbers are calculated through what's called a community eligibility provision. Um and that includes um our title one calculations comes from poverty rankings. It comes from our population data from our census. It also comes from our number of neglected students that we have in the Robinson House and ODM home. Those our two facilities in Robinson County and then the number of students that we have in foster care. And then all of our schools this year once again are title one. So [clears throat] that's just the number um that we're expecting
027to receive for title one. And then uh next is a little bit of an explanation about what we have as far as staff members are concerned. We're looking at approximately 154 classified and certified positions that are supported out of title one. Um these are some of our initiatives. I won't go over all of them for you. They're in the board packet there. If you have any questions, of course, please feel free to ask. But some of the initiatives that we that are ongoing is of course we have to supplement our core instruction with title one. we're not able to supplant um we cannot purchase um core supplies. We have to purchase supplemental supplies that support the core. So I want to be very clear with that. Um of course we have our CSIT TSI support
028um preK. Uh we have a YDS dropout prevention program for the summer. Um our multilingual teachers are funded out of there or migrant tutors. And then you see the list there um for title one part C. Once again, no budget for this year. U when that budget does come in, we use those funds for a variety of purposes. Um we address our students that are part of the migratory education program and these students experience frequent moves. Um oftentimes their educational environment is disrupted due to those moves. Um there are all sorts of cultural and language barriers that those students come in come in with and also a lot of health related issues that we use those funds to address. Um we fund our migrant recruiter out of those funds. Her job is to identify and
029recruit those migratory students to ensure that they are connected with community resources and they receive all of those their service offerings through our migratory program and we also support some of their healthcare needs, field trips and educational needs out of that PRC051 budget. Lastly, [clears throat] uh they participate in professional development. those migrant tutors do. We want to ensure that they are equipped with the same skill set that all of our educators are. Um, and they refine the service delivery plan for those migratory students within the classrooms that they utilize a push-in model to support those students across our county. And we ensure that those migrant tutors receive the same professional development. For example, our access to elevation amplify and other platforms that we use across our district. and then uh purpose of title two
030that Dr. >> Hold on one second there Dr. Carr M Christie Fields before we get too far ahead we're looking at this looks like minus 2 million actually 2.6 6 million. H how will we what are we doing differently since these funds are not technically available? >> Um it won't necessarily be a complete 2.6 reduction. Um providing our migrant funds do come through because those are not allocated yet as well as the rural um funds come in. So if you deduct those two with the anticipation of gaining those funds, then it'll be closer to the 1.8 1.9 mark. Um but there have been a variety of strategies that are being used to reduce some of our title one costs simply because the budget is um a good bit less. >> So those strategies include cutting
031positions. >> So yes, so some of the positions have been eliminated based on what was in the budget. So, um, as we know, those positions are year-toear, but some of them are were vacancies that were not filled, others were not continued due to the budget constraints. >> And so, these are one-year contracts. >> They're one-year contracts. >> So, everybody under a one-year contract, we technically don't have to bring them back. Correct. >> Yes, technically. >> Dr. Ller. >> So going uh going back to staff um the the slide presented earlier indicated that there's approximately 154. How many of those fund uh federally funded positions existed last year or and um are any of those being reduced, shifted uh to another fund or eliminated? So approximately how many people will be affected? uh we had approximately
032220 from the previous year but once again some of those positions um simply didn't come back or haven't been filled so those positions were did away with. So we went from two two how many 200 >> approximately 220 >> about 220 >> um and of course that consists of teachers, teacher assistants um at that time it was parent leaison uh tech assistants and then of course our academic coaches um our funding for um high schools only. >> I'm sorry to interrupt that was presented at the budget meeting we had. I can bring that information back again. But we went over the cuts in title one um at our last budget presentation and the technology assistance. We're going to be eliminating the parental liaison. >> Okay. >> Dr. Emanuel. >> Um I have a question about
033title four. about title four. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Uh it may maybe Erica could answer or help you answer or if you may know the answer. How how do you determine who gets those people? >> Dr. Emanuel, have we we I don't think we've gotten that far in the presentation yet. Have we? Have you got there yet, Mr. Phillip? >> Not yet. >> Oh, I apologize. >> Can you hold on a second, Dr. Man, for that question? Then we get I apologize. >> Go ahead. Go ahead, Mr. Phil. So, title two is the next um area that we support through federal funds. Title two really supports our teachers and our um to mentor. So, we have mentor teachers and academic coaches that mentor our students um student our teachers. Um we help mostly with reimbursement
034for lure coursework. So, a lot of our teachers that are working on getting their license, we reimburse that. We reimburse um any testing that they may need, ensure that they can get their license for those pieces. Um we help support national board certification. Uh we also work on the sign on bonus that we have um that is approximately $500 um every year for those positions that are hard to fill such as K6, EC, middle grades, high school science, math, and ELA. And then of course any training around um those pieces needed. So for beginning teacher support or any of those pieces are supported through the um title 2 funding sources. >> Mr. Chair, if I may. Yes, sir. >> Um Dr. Carl or maybe this is Eric. Some of those positions were tied to ESSA
035funds, right? >> Are not >> for which ones? I'm sorry. Some of the cuts that we're seeing in terms of the technology assistance, >> they were originally implemented during the time when we had COVID. So part of the reason we brought in tech assistance at that time was bringing in all those new computers and new technology. So one way to support all the new use of those pieces was through ESTRA funds. So as Esther funds um left, as people left those positions, we stopped filling those positions because that was not the same need anymore as when we were um going through COVID. In the information we presented at our budget um meetings, the technology assistance would um eliminate $781,000 in the budget and parental liaison's $273,935. Okay, we'll move on to uh title three if
036you could, Mr. Of course, this is our allocation. Um, oh well, a couple more forward another one. Here we go. Um, um, title three um, focuses on our multilingual learners. Miss Angel Lopez um, ups that program and it comes for all of our students that struggle with language acquisition. Um, the allocation has went up to 325,000 for this upcoming school year for title three. And then we have a couple programs that we've utilized those funds for. One of which is of course our multilingual program where we have additional multilingual teachers that go into those classrooms. They either do pull in or push out to encure ensure that students are supported with language acquisition. Uh we also host multilingual family nights to ensure that the families are supported and are able to help those students with
037language acquisition at home as well. Uh we always have typically [clears throat] have an unpacking dreams program for our K12 immigrant students as well as an annual steam day at UNCCTP where all of our multilingual families and their children are invited to come out and participate in hands-on learning experiences and opportunities over at UNCCTP. Okay. >> [clears throat] >> So now um the title four part, do you want to discuss the question you had or or go first? >> Hit your button, Dr. Emanuel. >> Um okay, how I guess I'll ask anyone can answer this. How do you determine who gets those resources from Title 4? >> When it comes to positions, those decisions were made based on needs at the school. So the extra social workers and or counsel counselors, school counselors that were
038added to those schools were based on data that was collected at the school here at the district. >> So the like personnel makes those decisions and they can just pull them out of title four. Is that what you're saying? >> Based on criteria >> based on need here at the the district office, those additional counselors and social workers were added to those schools. >> Okay. Now technology coaches, do we have every site? Explain that to me. >> Yes, ma'am. That's a technology coach. They're there to help with uh initi a new platform or training any of the staff members on how to use a particular device or any type of new >> Okay. I understand their duties, but I guess what I'm trying to say, so every school has one. >> So, let me clarify.
039Those aren't actual full positions. Those are a stipen that's paid to a teacher or somebody on staff. So no, it's not a full position. So those are actually every school has somebody that the school has identified to help support that work and so they get extra training and a stipen to help support our teachers and learning technology. >> That thank you. Thank you. >> Ronnie. >> Um so [clears throat] the overall purpose of title 4 is to ensure that our students have a well-rounded education. Um also to improve the conditions at the school. Uh, one thing we purchased uh is the GAGWA software and that kind of supports some of the atrisisk students that are maybe going places they shouldn't and that system alerts the team at the school to be sure that they're monitoring
040what's happening on those devices. Um, also to improve the use of technology, those individuals that are hired at the school are funded at the school. They're already working there as Dr. Carr said, but they help with some of those technology needs as well. >> You're on Dr. May. Go ahead. Now I'm Are you finished your presentation? >> Not quite, ma'am. >> Okay. Well, go ahead. I have one final question at the end. Go ahead. >> Okay. Um, so this is our allocation for title 4 um from the previous year. Um, and then these are some of the um purchases or ways in which we use those funds. Additional school counselors, social workers, the art music, the technology coaches. We also provide professional development for those technology coaches at a program called NC Bowl. Um, and
041then we also purchase gaggle services out of that as well. And then [clears throat] the last one, this one of course we do not have those funds yet, but we are anticipating those in October. That's when we received them last year, but that's to provide additional resources for our rural and lowincome schools that might otherwise receive formal allocations. And that budget once again doesn't come until October. Next. And then our Mckini Vento um budget of course that is built into our PRC of part of title one. We allocate funds for our Mckini Vento liaison. And her role, of course, is to work with those school social workers to identify students that are at risk of homelessness and providing them with all the plethora of services that you see there on the educational resources side of
042things as well as the support services side as well. And that is Miss um Chena Nance. I'm McKini Vento leazison. Any questions at this time? >> Mr. Craig? >> No. Go to Dr. Manuel. >> Dr. Manuel, >> do we have the same question? >> I don't know. I'll go to Okay. Um, you might have covered this part here. I understand we we approve contracts throughout the year. A lot of times it's TA and we'll put on our one year only or for other things, but the one-year only contracts that we approved is Title One for the year we're just finishing. Now those contracts right now with this money situation and I say they have not been renewed or have any of them being renewed for next year. >> Mr. Jamal, >> Mr. Craig to your
043question. Um so those who are being renewed are in your board packet for tonight. those who have not been renewed um such as our parent tech assistance they all been notified and many of them also have already um obtained jobs within TSRC in other areas and so um but those who were not been renewed because of title one they've already received a notification of that but and then those who are being renewed also received their um contract for the upcoming school year >> so those like a TA should be be renewed for next year >> correct They're doing that >> and they receive their um document for next year. >> Are we hiring any new people and these with these funds like additional TA that weren't in the school? Are we hiring new people? >>
044So, it's based off their budget. Um Mr. Craig, so if the funding is some some school funding was already existing >> and so they had that position. was probably vacant so they were able to hire. Um some of the other ones is based off their needs and so um based off the budget for next year and it's a new position they'll have to wait until those funds become available to decide whether or not we can hire for that position or not. >> So we're doing all this still this is still sitebased management school determin solely based off of that school's needs. >> Okay. And they're making that decision. >> Correct. >> Okay. Thank you >> Dr. Manuel. Go ahead. I just have one comment and Philip probably knows what it is because I asked him
045last year. Why is it Indian education listed in here? It's a federal program. >> Well, it being title six is just not something that we cover at this particular presentation for our annual title one review >> and it it runs differently. So, that runs straight from the federal government. These all come through the state for federal funding, but the state approves ours. So, it looks different than that. So this is just the um grants that are the state approves through that are federally funded. >> Thank you. >> Mr. Henry >> on the uh McKini Vento is that uh do we work that process 10 months or 12? >> Uh the position um for the McKini Bento leazison is a 12-month position. >> 12. >> So we service the kids. >> Yes. 12 months. >> Yes.
046And I know it wasn't mentioned earlier, but there is a summer camp for McKini Vento as well that's held at Carol Middle to address those needs during the summer. >> We have guidance counselors as well that are at the schools as well. >> Doc Dr. So, uh, in accordance with policies 1320 and 3560, uh, talk to me a little bit about your process that you use to, um, to encourage participation in planning for these funds uh, with school improvement teams and parents. Um, these schools are required annually to have a stakeholder involvement meeting. Um, I ensure that every principal is aware of that requirement. We submit that documentation in title one crate. They are responsible to look at the data at their school, the school improvement team meetings, to look at their um school, I'm
047sorry, school improvement plan, to also look at their data points at their school to make those decisions. And those stakeholders are supposed to be included in those conversations. They submit the agenda, the signing sheet, and the topics that were discussed in that platform that the state reviews. And and when we say parent, um I'm not necessarily talking about a parent [clears throat] that works at the school, >> right? Um that stakeholder group is suggested to be a parent. The parent does not have to work at the school. That's correct. >> And we're make we're making sure that we're consistent across all schools. So, part of what the state requires is with our school improvement plan, every um and we have to review his plans every year. The plans we bring to you for approval every
048year, they have to have a parent that is not a school employee on their team. And so, that's one of the things we always check every year to make sure it's not a school employee. So, that's part of the process. Just like our district improvement team has parents on it, they're not school employees so that we get input from everybody. >> Thank you, Miss Fields. This is going to be a question for probably Mr. Jamal. Since we've cut the positions in the schools, I'm sure there are other one-year contract employees in the school as well. So, if the principal decides they want the person that may have been cut, can can they replace them with a one-year contract? >> Repeat a second. I'll make sure I'm hearing it correctly. >> So, the positions that have
049been cut. Yes. Let's say the principles want those those employees and they have one-year contracts coming up. Do they have the option to use? >> So, correct. So, point an example uh for a technology assistant. Those positions were cut and they had a vacant TA position. We've had multiple principles who swap them into those positions. Or they've had a state TA position. They put those put those individuals in those positions as well. >> I understand that. But there are other staff at the school who are on one-year contracts. >> Correct. >> Can they not replace those folks with someone that they may prefer? >> So that that part is a part of the evaluation piece as well at the end of the year. So those conversations do happen. If there's someone who's going to be
050non-renewed, then that conversation has to happen with me and then we have to go through that process. make sure that we have all our documentation to support denial renewal and then um >> for a one-year contract. >> Yes. So, we usually go through that whole process, make sure that we have all our debts in a row. So, we're saying we're not going to bring a person back. We're going to make sure we we cover that and give them due diligence on that. And so, if they're not going to bring a person back, we usually not notify them. We we get I get notified within March or April about that. And so, we can start making plans. If a person is not going to be brought back, um we can take care of that and then
051they can nominate someone else or recommend someone else. >> So when were these principles notified that these positions were going to be cut? >> We did we did our budget a lot means in May this year because we're waiting for the title one funds to um be released and so we'll have a better idea of where our budget is. Typically in previous years we know ahead of time. This year everything happened so late. We had our a lotment meets um later this year and so we had to have those conversations later than normal. Usually this happened around March. This year we had to have it happened in May. >> But then we wouldn't we be penalizing the principles to say we should have had this in March, but you only told them in May. >>
052No one was penalized. >> You just said you don't you you had the conversation in March when you're not going to renew a one-year contract. >> And those conversations still happen without without the budget meeting. they can still have it. So if there there's a person on their staff [snorts] who have performance concerns or performance issues, they can always have those conversations with me throughout the year and that doesn't have to wait until they allow the meeting. >> I understand that. But they didn't know until May that these positions were going to be cut. So now these principles have been put in a precarious situation, >> but the federal funds were impacted and so therefore that was that was a situation we had to respond. I understand the principles didn't know. >> Yeah. >> So
053my question is if they have someone that they want to keep and they have one year contracts coming up, can they replace that person with >> if they have if it's in their budget, they can do that. And we've had a conversation with those principles. So once again, many of our principles have already >> made those adjustments. themselves. Many of them who had people who potentially would not would not have a job because their position was been eliminated have found other positions within their school to hire those individuals. So those conversations have happened and are still happening even now. >> Mr. Chair, if I may. >> Yes, sir. >> I'm going to clarify some things. Um you're using the term a one-year contract, which is not the case. they have a letter and only those
054federal um employees received that letter notifying them that they're employed for one year depending on federal dollars. So let's clarify that and they do not have a contract. Okay. >> So one year later is that what you said a one year letter? >> Yes. Not a contract. The second thing is to your question um with those fellow folks only want to receive the letters everyone else is paid from a different fund source obviously and would not be impacted. So to say that I want to change somebody out uh that's in a federal if you're talking about TAs who are paid through state um that's not automatic. you would have to have documentation to to do that and we have we have not but again I want to clarify they don't have a contract they have
055a letter of notification for one year service >> thank you >> any more questions for Mr. Phillip and Dr. Carr with title one presentation Mr. Phillip Dr. car. Thank you very much. Next up, we have public comments. First up is Mr. Mark D. Carlo. Mr. D. Carlo, you're going to have three minutes. Once you start talking, there's a countdown timer on the screens. >> Yes, sir. Thank you very much. I am Marky Carlo. I am a former career technical education teacher, recently retired this time exactly a year ago today from the public schools of Robinson County. I'm here to alert you about an issue, a divisive issue that is about to disrupt the tenuous and delicate balance of power that we share as tri-racial community and county. The issue before you is a proposal that
056you have this board has purposely tried to circumvent passing the naming of the new CTE building for Dr. Harding and Dr. Hunt. Please understand that these two men are the most deserving and they are the only deserving people to have their name outside the board. You have, this board has not followed its own policy, specifically 9300. You haven't p followed your past procedures in how you name buildings. And you most certainly have just moved the July 9th meeting to Lumberton Junior High instead of the center of this county, which is Pinbroke, which is where the CTE building is located. All to circumvent passing this proposal. Please understand one thing. that if you choose not to do the morally right thing to do and put those two names on the outside of this building July 9th
057I will be in front of you at that meeting and I will have a a package for each one of you individually that will show you the political votes that you got and the democrat demographic breakout of the lumbies in your district so that you will see that you will be replaced if you choose not to do the morally right thing by somebody who bill. Now, if you want to upset the apple card of this county's tri-racial balance, then you go ahead and not do the morally right thing. You go ahead and not put the name on that outside of the building. But you will be replaced at the next election cycle if you're up for election by Lumbies. And if you're not up for election, you will be replaced by recall. And I will
058give you the numbers of July 9th that show you exactly how it will be done. Now to every face of color on this board, I simply look at you Indian and black and ask you if Loenstein the free supports this proposal wholeheartedly, why do you not? I implore you to do the morally right thing to put the two names that demand that deserve to be out there on that building. If you do not, you will be replaced by those who will. Thank you very much. Thank you, Mr. Carlo. Next up, we have Mr. Wendell Suggs with Campbell University. >> Good evening, >> Mr. Suggs. I'll remind you, you got three minutes. >> Three minutes. Thank you, sir. Good evening, Chairman, uh, Trey Brit, Dr. Williamson. Members of the board, I'm Lindel Suggs, assistant athletic director
059for marketing and fan engagement at Campbell University. Um, before I tell you about Campbell, I want to tell you something about myself. I'm a graduate of the public schools of Robinson County, class of 2020. Um, tonight I'm not just standing as a representative of an outside institution, but I'm standing here as one of your own who wants to come back and invest in this public school system. Campbell Athletics competes at the division one level in the CIA alongside schools you probably know UNCCW, NCT and Elon and others. We're your neighbors and because we're your neighbors, we took time to read your strategic plan, a focus on leadership. Um, we found that it was a document that mirrors what we believe about developing people and we saw ourselves in your plan and we want to be
060a part of that plan. So, before we ask for anything, we want to show you what we've already done. This past year, we partnered with uh St. Paul's middle school and we brought their students and staff to Campbell University. We recognized them publicly at our events throughout the year and we gave them access to our campus, our community and our game day experience. None of this happens without the right people on the other side of the table. And I will be completely honest with you. Um my partners and colleagues at the division one level are frankly scared to invest in Robinson County, but we took the chance. Um, and at Campbell University, our entire athletic department would like to take a moment to thank uh, Mrs. Amanda Hastings and the entire team, coaches, staff, and
061students at St. Paul's Middle School because without them, we would not be here tonight asking for your partnership. So, what we are proposing is a formal partnership, like half my time is gone here, of Campbell Athletics and the public schools of Robinson County built on four pillars. Number one, honoring your educators. Number two, student athlete experiences that matter, grow, and develop. Pillar number three, career and college readiness. And pillar number four, I brought with me a one-pager that shows the potential partnership and what that could look like. So, you all can read it over in your own time and what we're willing to do to support your plan and mission. as well. Campbell Athletics is also hosting a 91 celebration night that is in September at a home football game dedicated to honoring the communities,
062people, and the culture of the 9100 area from top to bottom. We believe that this is a perfect place to honor those that have been great in your community and have excelled in your school district. What we are proposing is that the public schools of Robinson County be featured as an educational partner of 9109, co-branded, co-promoted, and celebrated. A night where Campbell athletics stands alongside the public schools of Robinson sound Robinson County and say that we are proud to do so. So this is it and I close the your strategic plan says this develop strong connections among schools, families and the community to broaden opportunities for student learning development and growth. That's exactly what we are proposing. We're not asking for funding. We're not asking for money but we're asking for the green light to
063help serve your students, honor your educators and invest in your community. Mr. Thank you. >> Next up, we have Mr. Bosco Lair. Mr. Bosow, you'll have three minutes. >> Good evening, Mr. Chairman, board members, and Mr. Superintendent. I want to thank you first of all for moving forward to have a public hearing on the naming of the new career and technology school. Um, I remember sitting on this board back in the late 90s and Tony Normad came before us and uh, he was trying to sell different agencies on this compartment and one of the board members asked him says, "Well, why is the park being located where it's at instead of being located in Lumberton?" and his response was, "We went to Fort Bragg and we sat down with them and we went to their
064radar system and said, "Pinpoint the center of the county," he says. And where the points where it pinpointed was where we're proposing to put com. Now, with that said, I'm not sure and I don't understand why the public hearing would be eight or 10 miles east of the center of the county where the school's being built. I think it is very unfair that it would be moved to Lumberton, plain and simple. But I will tell you that it is a beautiful school when you pass that building on on Highway 711. That is one beautiful building, folks. That may be the prettiest building in this county. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Bosa. I got a question um for uh for us as a board since the um and I've had conversations with um this was
065actually a suggestion from another board member since this uh CTE school is countywide and we're going to be um drawing students from every high school and we're going to be inviting students to the plan to the planetarium from every school in the county. Um, I know what our policy says about naming schools and you have to have a public hearing, but you know that that's the the letter of the of the policy, but I but I think the spirit of the policy given this countywide initiative, I think it would be more uh more of an advantage for us if we had more than one u more than one public hearing. There's there's no uh moratorum against that. Um, I think that we should maybe propose having an an additional um at least one other public
066hearing um to supplement the one that's going to be held in Lumberton um as well. So, if there's any other board members um that that agree with that, I would uh love to hear your your rationale for agreeing or disagreeing because I think it's worth having a conversation about. But I'm I'm certainly excited that we are uh moving toward having this public hearing, but I think we need to have at least two. >> And Mr. Terry, I'm going to say Dr. T, I'm going to say this. It's not on this is not on the agenda, so we're not going to go in depth. Dr. Emanuel, >> um I agree with him, but it's not on the agenda, but I do agree with him. >> Mr. Craig. Um, I [clears throat] think that was my request
067about 3 months ago to have two. >> All right. Move. Mr. Phillips. >> Mr. Bobby, I think you've you've been a part of these before. How what's what's normal? Do we if when we do a public hearing, is it one, two, three? From my understanding, it's always been one. I'm just clarify and ask that question. >> Good [clears throat] evening, Chairman Brit, Dr. Williamson, board members. So, all other naming of the facilities have gone by u policy 9300, I believe is the reference and the school itself is responsible for holding that meeting. So, as in the case when we named M the athletic complex or the football field after Mike Smith, Red Springs High did that. When we named the track at St. Paul's High, St. Paul's High was responsible for that. So, each everything
068we've done in the past has been held at that individual school and it's been their responsibility and we've only had one per event or one per naming. >> Dr. Terry, I'm going to get you and then we're moving on to action items. >> We only have one school in the county that attracts students from every high school in the county. I understand our rationale for having um for having the the town hall events in the past at the school that it impacted, but this school attracts students from all over the county. Although the policy indicates that we do not have to have more than one, I think uh we would be missing an opportunity if we do not include um at least one more uh to make sure um that every voice throughout this county
069is heard. Thank you, Dr. Terry. Now, moving on to action items A, 2026 2027 board meeting dates. You've had this in your packet that you got ahead of time. Any questions, comments, concerns? Bradley? Make a motion to accept. >> I got a motion made by Mr. Bradley Phillips, second by Mr. Henry Brewer. Mr. Craig, you got a question? >> Well, u if there's any discussion or can be before the vote. Um I have missed one meeting in 10 years and I can't be at that July meeting. And uh I know we don't usually change meetings for personal reasons and this is personal. I will be out of the country on something that was planned in November. So, my request would be that we move it to uh the first week in uh July or the
070third week in July, but we need to leave it there. Fine. But I did need to at least ask that as a request. And >> Mr. Craig, I will be honest with you. Um Mr. Phillips had a request earlier in the year and I shot him down for that because the date was already set as well there. So, I'm just putting that out there as well. Go ahead, Dr. Terry. I thought our policy indicated that we voted on u the meeting dates in July. Mr. Schwarz is going to be looking into that. >> So it's policy 2300. >> Do you have it on hand? Read it there. The annual schedule for regular meetings is adopted during the first regular meeting in July. Cor will you pull that policy up on the screen and let us
071see it. Mr. Cole 2300. [clears throat] Just click on the left. The schedule of regular meetings, including the time and place of each meeting, will be adopted annually by the board during its first regular meeting in July. >> Schwarz, >> that's what it says. It doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Um [laughter] I don't know when you when you're going to uh you know you got to schedule the meeting for July. So um you at least need to schedule the meeting now for July and I'd suggest revising this policy so that it matches what your uh practice has been. >> I agree. But right above it, Mr. reports. It does say the meetings will be held at 6 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month. >> Mhm. Does say that. >> I have
072a motion made by Mr. Bradley Phillips, a second by Mr. Henry Brewer. All those in favor raise their right hand. Hold your hand up. >> Pull them up. >> Hold them up again on this side. >> All those in favor, hold your hand up still so Mr. Schwarz can get it. >> Okay. The Naz. >> The Naz. >> And Miss Ocean. Miss Oceans, >> I was for it. >> Okay, >> so the motion passes 2026 2027 board meeting dates. >> Next up, we have EC contracts, Miss Tracy Hunt. I just did. >> So, good after Well, good evening, uh, Chairman Britt, Superintendent Williamson, and board members. We sent uh provided you a contract list for 2627, but we did have to make an update. So, you should have an updated sheet. What you'll notice, the
073only difference is is that we have a few contracts on here that we are bringing to the July board meeting. Um, for example, Sunb Belt, um, American Interpreters, Cole, Overflow, and Envision. We could not get the signatures in time for preparation for this meeting. So, we need to bring those back in July, but we are looking for and requesting that all the other contracts are approved for this year. >> And these should be approved pending legal review. Yes. Pending legal review. >> Dr. Emanuel, >> I have one question and and maybe it's the number of staff. >> I need a motion first there. Dr. Emanuel first. >> Okay. >> I got a motion made by Mr. John Simmons. >> That's to approve to approve pending legal review. >> Second by Mr. Vonte Lee. [snorts] All
074those in favor say I. Wait, wait. You got a question from >> Why is there a monopoly of monies in the speech services with speech solutions? You have several companies but yet their money is nowhere near speech solution. Is it because speech solution may have more people working or what? What's >> Yes, they have more people available. So, it is just literally based on the number of providers they are able to provide us of how that was determined. >> Okay. Thank you. All right. I got a motion made by Mr. John Simmons, second by Mr. Vonte Leech. All those in favor say I. >> Any oppose? >> There's ocean. >> Miss Oceans. >> M with I. >> She's I as well. So that passes unanimous there. Mr. F. >> Thank you ladies. Next up, CTE
075plan, Mr. Herman Lleair. >> Let me say good evening to uh Chairman Britt, Dr. Williamson, and other board members. Uh you should have received in your packet earlier uh the CTE plan for 2627. If there are any questions, we'll try. >> Mr. Chair. Um, I make a motion that we adopt this plan. It's detailed. U Mr. Herman has done a great job and I thank the district. Now, I I have one question. Are you meeting regularly with RCC to make sure all this is going and having conferences with them? >> Yes, ma'am. We do have conferences with them. >> I don't This is personal to me. I think the the the uh contract is I the agreement is up to date. It's I don't have a problem with it unless somebody wants to him to
076go through all this. >> I got a motion by Dr. Emanuel, a second by Mr. Vonte Leech. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Any oppose? [clears throat] Miss Oceans. >> Thank you. Yes. I >> unanimous. Dr. there. Next up, RCCOU. Dr. Carr. >> Um, you'll have received in your packet the memorandum of understanding with RCC that we do yearly um with RCCP courses, ensuring that our students continue having the ability to take those courses. Um, there are no major changes in the plan. Um, we continue with our partnerships just like Mr. Herman talked about. we meet on a regular basis to support the needs of our students through this memorandum. >> Dr. Man. >> Mr. Chair, I make a motion that we approve this memorandum. >> Motion made by Mr. Dr. Emanuel,
077second by Mr. Vonte Leech. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Any oppose? >> Miss [clears throat] Oceans. >> I >> the eyes have it unanimous there, Mr. Schwarz. Next up, continuing resolution 2627, Miss Erica Settzer. Good evening, Chairman Britt, Superintendent Dr. Williamson, and board members. You will find in your packet a continuing resolution um for the 2627 school year that authorizes PSRC to continue to expand but not exceed 90% of our current expenditure levels while we await a new budget document. As you know, last year we did not receive a budget from the state. We had updated a lotments, but this is put in place so we can continue to expend in the new year until we receive a final budget. >> I got a motion made by Mr. John Simmons. >>
078Second made by Mr. Bradley Phillips. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Any oppose? Eyes have it unanimous there. Mr. Schwarz. Next up, micro purchase threshold increase 2627. Miss Erica Settzer. I believe this is the sixth year. I could be wrong. That fifth or sixth year we presented the micro purchase threshold increase and this is to align our federal procurement requirements with the state procurement so as to eliminate any confusion from our our staff. So the current federal procurement is $10,000. After 10,000 you are required to um get informal quotes or get something else to support your purchase for procurement. The state is 30,000. So this request ask us to match the federal with the state at the level of 30,000. >> Mr. Bradley Phillips miss this is normal practice. We do this
079every year. Correct. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> It is required by law that we submit it to the board every year for approval. >> Okay. And this may be I think it's this coming up year will be our sixth year we've done this. >> I make a motion to approve. >> I got a motion by M made by Mr. Bradley Phillips. A second by Mr. Craig Lowry. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Any oppose? Miss Oceans >> I >> unanimous there Mr. Schwarz. Next up sole source character strong license. Miss Erica. Hold on one second. Dr. Secretary Lair, >> I don't have um a problem necessarily with this with this um curriculum as as presented. Um I just want to know >> I need a motion first though, Mr. Cherry. Hold on
080one second. Dr. >> Mayo, approve this. This is like you use with beed children to neutralize negative behavior. Um it's a great program. So I I make a motion that we approve it. >> All right. I got a motion made by Dr. >> Emanuel children. Motion made by Dr. Emanuel, second by Mr. Vonte Leech. All right, Dr. Terry, go ahead. >> Is this a new program? >> It is a new program. Yes, sir. >> Okay. Okay. Since it's a new program, is it being treated as a textbook or core curriculum, alternative or supplementary material? >> It's supplementary >> change behavior. >> Okay. So, uh based on that classification, what review process is required based on policy 3200? I just want to make sure that we're we're following our own um policies in terms of reviewing
081this material. >> So these programs are reviewed by looking at the data sources first. So we review our data from our EC with the behavior data and then actually we meet and ask different companies to send us information about their programs um because we have tried previous programs that may have not been as successful. This one has more tier one and tier 2 support um which helps us uh meet wider variety of um students needs. The previous program we used we felt did not meet the needs of our students based on the data that we got back from that program and based on the feedback we got from teachers. And so we had to do another search to say what's a better fit for our students. So yes, we do a review. We get together
082and look and make sure and then we look for soul source to bring here for approval processes. >> Do parents have to be involved in the review process? >> No, they do not. Not for this. And this is part of a federal grant that we have with EC. >> Thank you. Mhm. >> All right. Motion was on the floor by Dr. Emanuel, second by Mr. Vonte Leech. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Any oppose? >> Eyes have it. Miss Oceans, >> it was I >> as well. Miss Erica Settzer, monthly financial report. >> The monthly financial report was also presented in your packet. I can answer any questions anyone has at this time. >> Mr. John Simmons has made a motion, second by Mr. Henry Brewer. All those in favor say I.
083Any oppose? Miss Oceans. >> Eyes have it. >> Thank you, Miss Cetszer. Mr. Craig, uh before we read the uh the word in the close session, I have a comment u that's not on the agenda. So, Mr. attorney. You can stop me if I'm wrong, but um there was comments made about five years ago about the rotation of chairmans on chairmans chairman ladies on this board. the rotation was stopped and it has not occurred in five years. And I'm just here to say that I think that rotation needs to be put back in place. And I think a Native American needs to be chairman of this board in the upcoming year because it has not been one for the last five years. And I'm not politician for myself. I just said a Native American. Thank
084you. >> Mr. Bradley Phillips, you have the folder there for close session. I make a motion that the um board enter in a close session for the following purposes. to consider confidential personnel um matters as provided in North Carolina General Statute 143-3181 A1 and A6 and 115C-319 and to consult with the board of education's attorney to preserve the attorney privilege or attorney cl privilege as provided in North Carolina general statute 143-31. 18.11 A3. >> Um, if you would add to that motion, please. Um, to discuss confidential student matters that are confidential pursuant to 20 US code 1232G and general statute 115C 402. >> Thank you. >> I got a motion by Mr. Bradley Phillips, second by Miss Christy Fields. All those in favor say I. Miss Oceans. >> [clears throat] >> I'm sure she wants
085to go in close session. Unanimous. We come out of close session. >> Motion made by Mr. Bradley Phillips. A second by Mr. Vonte Leech. All those in favor say I. >> Any oppose? I miss Oceans. Are you I on that? >> Yes sir. >> Unanimous there. Mr. Schwarz. We've already approved student transfer, so we don't do that. Motion to approve certified and classified personnel. >> Motion's made by Mr. Bradley Phillips, second by Miss Christy Fields. All those in favor say I. >> Any oppose? Eyes have it. Unanimous there. Mr. Schwarz, Dr. Williamson, I'm going to turn it over to you, sir. >> Great. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and board members. I want to present to you tonight for your approval, our recommendations for uh new principles, and we're excited to present these names. We know
086they're going to do an outstanding job. They're [clears throat] with us. And I just said to them, I got good news for three of you. [laughter] and they gave me that serious look and that would ask when I call your name to come up and you got one minute to say something. Let's start with Miss Fan who we're recommending uh to be the new principal at Littlefield Middle School. She's serving as the assistant principal at Lington Senior High. Miss >> Thank you. Um let me get it right. Chairman Britt, um, Dr. Williamson and board members. Um, I appreciate the opportunity to be able to serve the Littlefield community. I actually, I don't know if you most of you know this, but I started my student teaching there. That's where I did my student teaching. So,
087I'm excited to be able to go back and um, be with them and help them continue in their um, their growth and their successes. So, thank you very much. >> Notice she has to call. >> Yes. >> [applause] >> Let me ask Mr. Billy Higgins if he'll come. Uh we're recommending Billy to serve as the new principal at Union Chapel Elementary as AP say I thank you for this opportunity chairman Britt um board members uh the cabinet and Dr. Williamson as well all the work that you do for the district. um excited about going to Union Chapel, the community that I live in serving that looked at. I was looking outside there that's going on at uh Union Chapel. Um it's all about kids and academic growth and being able to work with the staff
088there and also the community to support the kids in whatever way we possibly can. They're they're number one in our book and we need to make sure they're moving forward. Thank you. Let me ask Miss Lesha Ra to come. She currently serves as the AP at Pin Brook Middle School. Recommendation to serve as the new principal at St. Paul's Middle School. >> Good evening. I would like to take this moment to express my sincere gratitude to Chairman Britt, our board members, and Dr. Williamson for entrusting me with this incredible opportunity as I begin this new chapter as principal of St. POS Middle School. I am truly honored and humbled. I recognize this responsibility that comes with this position and I am committed to serving our students, our staff, our families and community with integrity, dedication,
089and a relentless focus on student success. So, thank you again for this opportunity to lead and serve. Thank you. And let me ask Miss Bren Rogers if you'll come. She currently the AP at Elgib Curl and we want to send her as the new principal at Townson Elementary. Amen. >> Chairman Britt, Superintendent Dr. Williamson, and the board members. I want to say thank you for the opportunity to serve as the principal of Townsen Elementary. I am grateful for your confidence in me and your support as I move forward. I look forward to working alongside with the staff, the students, families, and the community at Townsen and in the Matson area. I understand Luke 12 and 48 to whom much is given, much is required. So I take charge I take the charge and the challenge.
090It is indeed an honor to be in this role. Thank you. >> [applause] >> So, I'm asking you to approve those recommendations. Um, when if you do that tonight, then Wendy, let's get started. Let's appoint the principal coach so we can get started with them. >> All right, >> Mr. Mr. Vonte Lee, >> I'd like to make a motion that we approve the um Dr. Williamson um recommendations for the principal ship. >> All right. I got a motion made by Mr. Vonte Leech, a second by Mr. Henry Brewer. All those in favor, raise your right hand. Any oppose? Eyes have it, Dr. Williamson. >> Great. Congratulations, >> Miss O. N. >> We're at 90 there, Mr. Schwarz. >> Okay. >> Go ahead, Dr. Williams. >> So, I want to say to this group, you're in
091the real world. You're not becoming a principal. You are you are also I want to share with this board and uh this county community at large. I share with the board earlier of my intent to continue my retirement tonight after 42 years. So I get emotional. That's a lot of time lot of love for kids. But I'm asking that you receive my retirement and approve that. And I would say to all of you, thank you for the opportunity to serve. I've been fortunate in four districts in Samson and Scotland Hulk and now Robinson and just excited about where we are. I say thank you to all the employees of this district. Thank you to cabinet, the leadership team, um the amazing group of leaders. And I say thank you to our principles, our instructional leaders,
092and how proud I am of the work that they they're doing. Um I leave with total service of 45 and a half years. And so I'm thankful um be something wrong with me if I didn't acknowledge God's help. >> Amen. >> Can't survive in this business. >> That's why I pray every day. >> Amen. >> And I'm thankful for that. So, I ask that you receive my retirement tonight, please. Sir, >> Dr. Terry Lachler, is that something we have to have a motion for? >> No, actually, you don't. Um, you don't have a choice in this. [laughter] >> It's got it's got to be board approval. >> I'll find a policy somewhere. >> Well, Dr. Williamson, I thank you for your service done. I believe it's gonna be a smooth transition. You said August the
09331st, so we still got a little bit of time together. Um, I appreciate the job that you've done with the public schools of Robinson County. No doubt. >> It's been my honor to serve. Thank you. >> It's been good. [applause] >> Thank you. >> [clears throat] >> Well, board, we've covered a lot of ground tonight. We got there, but we've covered a lot of ground. Congratulations to the new principles, Dr. Williamson. Congratulations on retirement. I got a motion made by Mr. Vonte Leech to adjurnn and a second by Mr. Christy Fields. All those in favor say I. Any oppose? Eyes have it. This meeting is adjourned.