001[Applause] [Music] on my church. Good morning. I'd like to welcome everybody to the regular meeting of Cas County School Board. At this time, I ask you for a moment of silence followed by the pledge of allegiance, please. Thank you. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. First item of business is the approval of the minutes. We have several uh March 31, April 7th, April 11th, April 14th, and the work session of uh April 28th. Is there a motion to that effect, Miss Begler? Is there a second? Mrs. Lily, any discussion? Just a couple. Yes. correction. I guess on in the March 31st minutes, I guess she has um Miss Blackwell's name
002with the night that needs to be corrected. You got that, Conor? On the first page down the open session, we have um Miss Begler made a motion second paragraph on the bottom. I'm sorry. Okay, sure. And then the same thing on the back. Okay. And then one other on the 14th I guess when I stated some of the things that I had schools I visited the battle in the um debate had taken place at Oakwood opposed. It's back on page 11. Which is not that was the April 14th one. The debate was actually on April 14th under where it says the sec second page sis Austin chap present of ADA it should say ATA it is repeating. Okay. So that's twice. Yes. All right. Anyone else? If not, with those corrections, all in favor, raise
003your hand. Oppose. Motion's carried. Thank you very much. Uh approve of the agenda. M. Smith. Is there a second? Miss Knight, any discussion of the agenda? If not, all in favor approve the agenda. Raise your hand. opposed. Motion is carried. Thank you. Announcements. Mrs. Stokes. All right. So, good morning everyone. Hope everyone's doing well this Monday morning. As superintendent, I would like to um welcome some very special employees to our board meeting today. And I would like to call our human resources director, Mr. Austin Morris, to the podium so that we may present um some special recognitions. Good morning everyone. Morning. On behalf of interim superintendent Stokes and the board of education, we're going to be recognizing today some of our outstanding staff members that have been nominated from Bartley Yansy Senior High School and
004NL Dillard Middle School uh by the principles of those schools. Uh we'll begin with Dillard Middle School. um interim principal uh sorry interim superintendent Stokes will be presenting certificates and then we'll have an opportunity for a photograph with board of education and superintendent uh following this presentation. First of all, we're going to recognize Miss Alfreda Corbett. Miss Corbett, according to her principal, embodies excellence through her tireless commitment, versatility, and heart for service in every role she takes on. Whether supporting students in ISS, coaching athletes, driving the bus, or stepping into the front office, she consistently goes above and beyond with grace and dedication. She is a shining example of what makes Caswell County schools great. People who show up every day ready to make a difference wherever they're needed. Let's have a round of applause
005for his [Applause] uh we'll next recognize Miss Teresa Bombberry. Miss Bombberry, according to her principal, exemplifies excellence through her unwavering dedication, creative approach to engaging students, and the genuine care she shows to each of her students. Her classroom is a place where all feel safe. Curiosity is encouraged, learning is expected, and students are inspired to reach their full potential. She represents the heart of Caswell County Schools, where passionate educators go above and beyond to shape not just minds, but futures. Is that a round of applause? [Applause] We'll now be recognizing some of our outstanding educators from Bartley Yansy, beginning with Miss Noel Jabber. Ms. Jabar exemplifies excellence through her dynamic instruction, deep content knowledge, and unwavering commitment to student success. She has established strong professional relationships with both students and colleagues, serving as a respected
006leader within the English department. Her dedication, collaboration, and instructional expertise reflect the high standards and core values of Caswell County schools. Let's have a round of applause. Miss Juber and Mr. Raphael Melendez, custodian, were nominated by interim principal Carter of Bartley Hansen. Is Mr. Melendez able to be in attendance today? We're going to read some positive words about Mr. Melendez that were submitted by interim principal Carter. Though new to Caswell County Schools, having been with the district less than six months, Mr. Raphael Melendez has already made a powerful impact at Bartley Yansy Senior High School, as a custodian, he consistently goes above and beyond his daily duties. Taking pride not just in the appearance of the school, but the people within it. He's building meaningful relationships with both staff and students. It's clear the Buccaneer
007spirit runs deep in everything he does. His dedication, positivity, and genuine care for our school community embody what make Caswell County schools truly great. Let's have a round of applause. Also, I think we'll have an opportunity now for um the three that are in attendance to have a photograph with the board of education. Yeah. Once I get it [Music] up Ready? Very nice. Thank you. Thank you very much. Right. Right. All right. Next item. Uh, M. Give me public comments. None. Okay. Thank you. Uh, reports ATSI annual report. Good morning, board members. Good morning. All right. Okay. So, I'm back again to share some documentation for the ATSI um procedures for Dillard Middle School. You will see that you have the ATSI annual report. This is the fifth of six components that we are required
008to submit by DPI. The annual report outlines the progress ATSI schools have made towards their goals. We have three established goals that we've been working on all year. All three of those are aligned with um our strategic plan. You'll see that for those three goals that I have put that they've been implemented and they are ongoing. So those goals will need to continue. Any questions? Quick question. I you may not know but pending federal funds. There's been no notification yet has it? No sir. So we will receive the 2526 well 2425 ATSI notification in October. Okay. um to see if we still remain as an ATSI school, if Dillard still remains as an ATSI school or if they have made significant growth with that um demographics, the students with disabilities in order to come out
009of ATSI status. So, we will not know until September. September or October. All right. Anybody else have any questions? All right. Anything yet? No, sir. Thank you. We need to approve this. You just need to we just I need acknowledgement in the board minutes that you all have received this um and that I've um answered any questions that you all have. It's just part of the ongoing process documentation process for ATSI for DBI. All right. Thank you very much. Thank you all. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. How much money is that that we get? Sure. Um so if you want to look on the very front page, I actually printed the um reprinted the sheet that I gave you when we got the um or submitted the application. Um, so our carryover for this year
010was $5,6458 and our annual aotment for fiscal year 25 was $12,9361. We have spent um the carryover. We actually purchased Wilson language kits for Julie Williams and the EC staff at Dillard to update their kits. They have been outdated for extended period of time. That's a significant expense. So we updated those. Um so we have um and that's a 27-month grant. So, we have um until September of 2026 to spend fiscal year 25 and then once we get an aotment next year, if we get an aotment next year, we'll have another um 27 months to spend that. Anyone else? All right. Thank you, M. You're welcome. Thank you. Have any unfinished business? No unfinished business. Okay. Thank you. New bit. I'm sorry. It's not un it's not unfinished business, but I want to like to
011make a motion. All right. Okay. I would like to make a motion that the close session uh be auto [Music] videoed. That our close session be auto video. Is there a second to that motion? All right. Motion dies. I'm sorry. Your hand up. Yeah. So would it be what do you mean? Uh can I ask that they be recorded that our close session minutes be recorded. All right. Hear no second. Motion dies for lack of a second. Thank you. All right. New business. Consent agenda. Is there a motion to uh approve the consent agenda? Mr. Lil. Is there a second? Smith. Any discussion? If not, all in favor raise your hand. Opposed? Motion's carried. Thank you. Uh, next item number two, AIG plan to 2025 2028. So, at this time, staff members will be coming
012forward to present our ARG plan for the 2526. Want to welcome Mr. Shard as well as Mr. Roffoot. Sorry, we gave her a new name of the weekend. It's better than I couldn't do that. I had the tr Well, Miss Barefoot and I are here to kind of talk to you all about the AIG plan. And first of all, good morning for everybody. Um, we gave y'all a copy of the plan itself that we are presenting for the state department that we had to upload into a system. Um there are six components there that y'all were asked to kind of review with the cover sheet that kind of gave a general idea of what's what's in that plan. Um a lot of the information in the plan kind of seems redundant because of how they
013ask questions each section but uh it's there to support us. So were there any questions y'all had specifically about the plan? Just a couple. Yes. the percent of students uh sex and race were those numbers what I would call the norm for a system for for our for our district they're the norm some districts are are a little bit different they would vary and that's why monitor has been our norm for for a while okay and we try to have various efforts to incorporate all the different right sexes and races that we can to have them have the opportunities to to be recognized for their learning abilities. Okay. Uh this is a request. Uh I would like to see the number of students by school by sex and race in the program. Uh that gives
014me a pretty good idea. I can match it with the percentage wise, too. I mean, no rush on that, but I I would like to see that. Okay. So, you want a race race gender breakdown per school. Per school. Okay. All right. What if we we got certain situations where our N factor the base factor for we're looking at maybe five. That's fine. That's fine. Okay. Anyone else have questions at all? I want to thank you because this a lot of work right here. A lot of work. Miss Petroski or Miss Miss Barefoot has um worked really hard to help get this all together. She collaborated with a lot of subgroups to get this information from the schools and from our community so that we can put it all together and it is a lot
015of lot of information that gets there to support. Good. We'd appreciate that though. Any other questions? Anybody? Anybody else? Thank you for all you do. Thank you. There's a form that that uh Mr. Mr. B, y'all will need to sign so we can be fine. Thank you. Thank you very much. We need to approve. Yeah, we got to approve. I'll make a motion for approve the 25 through 28 G plan. Mr. Smith seconds. Any discussion? If not, all in favor raise your hand. Opposed? Motion's carried. Thank you. Uh, let me get here. Next item is the resolution resolution in memorial and appreciation the life of Lucy Holloway Johnson. Whereas Lucy Holloway Johnson was born on December 31, 1950 and resided in Yansville, North Carolina until the time of her death on April 14th, 2025. Whereas
016Lucy Johnson was a faithful and loving mother, I'm sorry, loving wife, aunt, and friend, and her family's welfare was her major and constant concern. And whereas Lucy Johnson was a lifelong resident of Caswell County and the graduated the class of 1970 from Bartans Senior High School. She was hired shortly after that as a secretary from Caswell County School and was employed for over 30 years until her retirement. She was known for her in her her infectious smile and caring way that touched everyone that knew her. And whereas Lucy Johnson was a faithful member of Bible Way Cathedral in Danville, Virginia. She served on the Fidelity Auxiliary. In her free time, she enjoyed spending time with her family, gardening, planting flowers, and watching them grow. And whereas Lucy Johnson's professionalism and attention to detail in her
017role at Caswell County Schools as a secretary will be remembered by the countless staff members, students, and individuals she impacted during her career in Caswell. And now therefore, be it resolved that the Caswell County Board of Education wishes to honor the memory of Lucy Johnson and expresses it sympathy to her family by causing a copy of this resolution to be spread upon the official minutes of the board of education and a copy forwarded to the family. This the 5th day of May 2025. Get a motion to Miss Beckler, Miss Smith second. Any discussion and not all in favor raise your hand? Opposed? Motion carried. Thank you. Next item, uh, contracted services. Mr. Yes. I'm going to ask Dr. Jones to come to the podium. As you know, earlier this school year, we applied for some
018grants and Mrs. Jones provide us an update because these follow two contracts are in reference to said grants. Dr. Jones, thank you and welcome back. Uh, thank you. I have to say it is great to see all of you and just repeat again thank you for your kind words and sentiments. Um it will not be forgotten. Thank you so much. So um while I'm looking at the two contracts just to remind you of background information for the grant that I wrote that um amounted to 225,000 So we have to spend that by June 30th. So 75,000 of that was allowed into specific student services and crisis. And so these two grants, sorry, these two contracts answer to that grant. Okay. So the great thing is that feedback from teachers, administrators, counselors, social workers, they've wanted
019additional support for mental health. And we know mental health is growing exponentially. And so some of the ways to answer to that is to have a module, a library of resources for parents, for teachers, administrators to help students. So with the first contract with Avery Robinson Training Consulting, this contract allows three years. So just like with the schoolboard association, we pay for them and then they do updates for us. So this contract services for up to 3 years. They will continue to update any mental health legislative requirements and then teachers can also complete modules and parents can complete them as well and teachers can get CEUs from them. In addition to that, they will also provide mental health services for our students in person or virtual, whichever is needed. Yes, sir. So, first of all,
020thank you for the grant. Amazing work. Um, the second thing is how city will provide the services? Does it have to be referred by a teacher or counselor? Yes. Can the parent reach out and say, "I think I need this." Absolutely. Okay. Fantastic. Absolutely. Yes, ma'am. And is that any age? I'm sorry. At any age? Oh, yes. That's right. That's great. Elementary through elementary through high school. Any age? Is that just for that one year? It's three years. Three years. Anyone else? So I'd like to make a motion for approval, Mr. Chairman, on this number four contracted service for Amy Roberts. Mr. B second further discussion if not all favor raise your hand. Thank you very much. Great work. Thank you so much. All right. You have another is the next one yours, too? Oh,
021yes. Okay. Continue. I'm excited. So the second one is CCH consulting and this one specifically focuses on grief counseling for students because of course we've had students to go through um various things throughout the year and that impacts their mental health and also their um achievement. So, we're really excited um to have Dr. Zadik who is a leader of CCH consulting and she will also have modules there that um teachers can get their CEUs for as well and administrators and other staff members. And you can see the sessions are layered out there. Let me ask you a question then. Uh yes sir. For example, we've had like you say we've had instances in the past and like let's say something happens at school A and we asked all the guidance counselors to assist. That's a
022normal structure that we do. Now explain to me exactly how this is going to supplement that process that we do. So once we go through a process that you just said, we will have an administrator or a teacher, a counselor who will refer a student to these services. And so we have forms to make sure that parents complete them to say it's okay, okay, for us to connect them with the resources and then we support them. However, that parent is comfortable and also the guidance counselor, the social worker, um, administrator and me as well. Okay. All right. I saw Miss Beg first. Great. Dr. An staff like any of this these programs? Oh, so I know we talk about the kids and staff can refer them now. Oh, specifically for staff member support. Yes. Sometimes,
023you know, they may do something. Yes, we can. We can do that because we also have an additional pot of funds in there that we need to spend by June 30th. I just I would just like to meet, you know, off to some of my staff. I mean, we have items, too, that we might make. Absolutely. To support staff members. Yes, because they need that support during mental health time as well. Yes. Yes. Thank you. You're welcome. So, I'm sorry. So, just to be clear, Miss Be, are you asking requesting, does the district have something in place to support staff? Yes. For for items like this? For items like this, but not specifically from this fund. Um, well, well, I'm because I know there are some very strict guidelines in regards to how we view
024these funds. So, are you asking what supports do we already have for staff? Do we already have a staff member? We have HR support for staff members. And is there a possibility for some additional supports? Have you found those to be inadequate? I just want to make sure I understand what you're asking. Okay. Mine's going to be two parts. One, um I kind of agree with Morley. Probably need some mental health things in place for um staff as well, people they can talk to. Everybody may not feel comfortable reaching out to HR, right? So, it'd be nice if they had some kind of cast they could reach out to because um sometimes teachers have a tough day too or the staff people that that they may need it. My second question is, is this contract
025only good for 30 days? The second. So, the modules have to be completed. It's the modules need to be completed by June 30th. Okay. Mhm. So they're completed, we can still have access to the Okay. Yes. As far as the C goes for the teachers, is it easily tracked? Like how do their CES get put under their name and counted for them? So Dr. Morris with the CE I know that's under his umbrella. Yes. Any staff member can submit CS that they have completed and we approve and track those. We have a system for all staff members. Okay. Typically at the end of each module there's a certificate of completion that shows they've done that work and that they submit that to human resources so we can appropriately give that information to whomever needs to
026be. Okay. Thank you. All right. Anyone else? All right. Thank you, Dr. Joe. Thank you. All right. I'll make a motion for approval on that as well. Card motion by Miller, second by Begler. Any further discussion? If not, all of raise your hand. Thank you. Thank you. Superintendent updates. You have it. Yes, I have a few. Just want to um bit a busy week last week. So, just want to highlight some things. As you know, last week we had our battle of the books recognition. Congratulations. Uh want to take a moment to commend all of our elementary schools for their enthusiast participation. this year's battle of books. It was truly an exciting and inspiring event. Um they highlight our students love of reading, teamwork and academic success. I definitely want to thank all the school
027team sponsors, great guest judges and attendees um who made that possible. But want to send congratulations to South Elementary for placing first. We are proud of all of our schools and they all represent theelves and communities very well. Last week had opportunity to visit some schools. I went to South Elementary who had their field day and uh it was just an amazing event where South Elementary had a wonderful field day. There was so many families, staff and volunteers um coming together to support the school. Um it was fun. It was a great time. That was actually the same day as National Principal's Day. And so I was visiting um principles um thanking them for their work and I had the pleasure of visiting each of our principles. Didn't find any in their office. They were
028all out and about working running the school building. I am reminded once again that dedication, leadership, and the heart that they bring to our schools every day. On that note, I want to remind everyone that this week is teacher education and educator appreciation week. And so this week, I would like to celebrate teacher education appreciation week, a time dedicated to honoring our extraordinary individuals who inspire, educate, and empower students every single day. Our teachers and educators are more than instructors. They are mentors, advocates, role models, and champions of learning in classrooms, virtual spaces, and beyond. They work tirelessly to create safe, inclusive, and engaging environments where students can grow, question, and thrive. Their dedication, creativity, and resilience make a lasting impact that echoes far beyond the school building. To every teacher, support staff member, counselor,
029educational leader, I want to personally say thank you. Your passion shape minds and change lives. We are grateful for your unwavering commitment and countless ways you support our communities. Please be sure to take opportunity out to thank every educator regardless of what they do. They drive a bus, help keep our buildings clean, sanitize, everybody touches children. This week is also nurses week, so we'll be celebrating nurses week. Um, I want to honor and celebrate the incredible school nurses who play a vital role in the health and well-being of our students and staff during National Nurses Week. We extend our deepest gratitude for these dedicated professionals for their compassion, expertise, and tireless effort for managing daily health needs and crisises that may only need a band-aid, but our nurses are true heroes in our schools. Thank
030you for all that you do. You make the difference of lives every day. Also want to provide the board an update on the AED um for in Dylan that we are excited to announce that Dylan Middle School has received not one but two AED units that in case have emergencies and preparedness on campus. A special thanks to Dr. Jones for helping us secure one AED for the baseball softball field which will be um centrally placed for easy access. Our maintenance department director, Mr. Petite, will build a protective shed for his installation. We also want to thank Miss Jennifer Eastwood and the health department for providing a second AED to be installed over the under the overhang by the football field. Our school nurse will perform monthly checks on both units. These devices are definitely invaluable
031in emergencies and we're deeply grateful for this support and installation updates will follow soon. And finally, I just want to thank u the board of education central office staff um for their outstanding support and dedication to help me through this transition. Although we're still transitioning, I just want to say your professionalism, collaboration, and behind the scenes work makes a significant impact and I'm truly grateful to do what I can to support the students, faculty, and staff and the school community of Caswell County Schools. Thank you for all that you do. That concludes my updates. All right. Next, uh, board member comments. Miss Begley, we'll start with you. Um, had a little eventful week last week. I did sub at Dillard. Enjoy. We're a good group. Um, that was on Tuesday. Um, Dillard, congratulations to Dillard
032volleyball, their first round of conference. They did win and we play again today. So, that would be great. And I did have them on teacher appreciation week. If it's just a little thank you, it would still go a long ways. All right. I attended um senior night for the softball team before last. Then I went to the deal game last week and it was I'm not a sports person, but um the girls did really well. They won all three sets. Really proud of them. Good. Really proud of Smith. I attended um the high schools. It was a mandatory meeting for the parents of the seniors and Mr. Stokes did a really good job um with that just kind of you have if you weren't there you could click on the link but just telling the
033kids no pranks what rules you need to follow for the next 42 days of school however many days are left so it was a good reminder to me to give to my child you know so I thought it was really good and it was well attended very good um again just thank all our educators we have a great group of folks that work for us at Castle County schools same with our nurses it. So, thank you for everything that they do to make me successful every day. Thank you, Dr. McGee. Um, I had the opportunity to visit several classrooms last week for the um the beginning teacher of the year nominees. Um, they're they were doing an outstanding job. I commend them for all their hard work. If the classes were um well behaved, the
034kids were engaged and listening. I was excited to see that as well as reviewing the portfolios for the classified staff and the teacher of the year. It's going to be a tough year. Um, thanks to Mr. Morris um for putting the packets and everything together so well and everything was timely and I enjoyed visiting the schools. I had a good time. Good. You looking forward to hearing the big announcement at the day. You want that to be a permanent position for you? A permanent one. I think everybody should have a chance. It's a great Okay. It's a great experience. All right. Thank you, Miss Black. Uh I had an opportunity I walked down to part of the Battle of the Books and um the excitement from the students was amazing to see. But one thing
035that came to my attention was that this young man came up to a principal and said to the principal, I want to uh commend tell you that your students were well behaved and just gave that compliment. So you it goes to show that manners is still there and uh I guess you know he's young and he's telling the principal how everyone else did. Uh, also, uh, congratulations to teachers and I'm just going to say to the complete Caswell County school system because we've had the principles, we've had the teachers, we had the bus drivers, we've had nurses. So, we are glad that you are with Caswell County Schools. So, I would like to extend that heartfelt thank you that everyone is talking about. Okay. I I failed to mention one thing. This past Friday, Miss
036Underwood and I did uh submit um our budget proposal to the county commissioners. I I missed that out. So, we didn't we did not do it. It's done. Um and so, we're waiting graciously to see what will be coming our way. Okay. So, I want to know that that that submission was made this past Friday. Very good. Thank you very much. All right. At this time, I move that the C County Board of Public Education go into close session for the purpose of considering a personnel action that involves an officer or employee of this board NC general statute 14318.11 Princes 86 and for the purpose of discussing information that is privileged, confidential or not a public record NC general statute 14318.11 A61 and to confer with attorney motion to that effect. Miss Begelis and second
037Miss Smith. Any discussion?