001uses a lot of money at the beginning of the year when students are not in session and at the end of the year when students leave because we try to get some of those projects that we've been holding off for a little bit um when students are out of the building. Um I have checked with the maintenance director this percentage will go up by the end of the year but we don't think we'll be over budget per se. And then the 6500 has incumbrances because we have two buses that we have still on the books. We have to put even though NCDPI pays for our yellow buses, we have to put that expense on our books to carry it until NCDPI sends us release form. Okay. Now, in the expenditures, all of these things is
002above 100%. That's going to change between now and June. Yes. Because we'll be coming back with a budget amendment for those. I like to look at it as a total and right now we're not like we have the money. It's just in different items. Yes, sir. Question down there. Yes. Has all that money. Yes. Esser. Yes, ma'am. Esser money is a federal program and money um was supposed to be spent by September or encumbered and spent by December a flash of 2024. Anyone else? All right. Child, child nutrition. Keep in mind their revenues are about a month and a half behind because they were re their USDA is on a reimbursement. So they're about a month and a half behind. So their June that little bit that they hit in June actually comes in July.
003So that's why their expenditures is only about I mean their revenue is only about 51% and their expenditures are at 75% spent. All right. The next is before and after school. And our revenues right now are 65% and we still have a good two months to go for the end of the school year. Um and then our expenditures are about 70% and that's um the salaries for those employees that run before and after school care. The balance would be recognized is I mean I did transaction. It doesn't compound what you have on for which one? Like for the tuition and fees is like $50,800 and the actual revenue was 45,000 that difference on 5,800. It may be a um mess up in my Excel spreadsheet. I can send a board a revision of that one.
004My apologies on that. Anything else? Okay. Are we going to do balance in child nutrition or are we going to be like I mean I'm not sure. Are we going to I think we'll have to spend some fun balance but I don't like to do that with before and after school care until the end of the year to see how those revenues and expenditures. So that will be a budget amendment come at the end of the year. I don't think it'll be a lot. Last year we only had to spend about $2 or $3,000 of um fund balance for before and after school care to um total that out. And then the next one is our restricted funds. Um again, this is money that we get large chunks of it throughout the year. A lot
005of that is that Medicaid reimbursement that NC um EC receives. And then we also have our nurse revenue that's in here that receive from the health department and empty prepay. The other revenues, we put those revenues in here because those are our revenues and if we put them in our local expenses, we would have to send a portion of that to the charter schools as well. Explain 5800. 5,800 is the um nurse reimbursement that we get. And at the beginning of the school year, we received that we were only going to get $200,000 for our nurses, which is normal for us. They received a grant. So, we were able to put more nurse money in there. So, we'd have a little bit freed up from our state aotments to pay for nurses. And that's why
006the expenditures is more than the budgeted amount. If they have 17 that is the civic center. All right. All right. If not, thank you. Thank you. Next is business on Mr. M. Thank you, Mr. Battle. U members of the board, I'm returning with a proposal that was discussed the last meeting for teacher sle bonuses. We want to do all we can to bring the best teachers to Caswell County schools, serve our students, and to keep the best teachers here. Um this will be a great first step in that direction, part of those continued efforts. And we're proposing today that we allocate $25,000 of 2025 title 2 funds to support five $5,000 teacher signing bonuses in the areas of secondary math and science as well as prek through 12 BC. We would submit that proposal for
007board's consideration. All right. Question, Miss Mars. What was the amount allowed for each of these. We had previously discussed uh doing up to 10 of these at a cost of 50,000 and allocating in advance some 2026 funds. Um acting superintendent bevers who's also our federal programs um director suggested it would be better to wait until next year to see the 2026 federal program amount and revisit at that time how we want to spend next year's funds once we get an idea of what the funds will look like for next year. So we'll revisit it at that time, but right now we can do five with funds that we have in pocket right now. Is that right? This year we offered 10,000. Did that answer your question? Yes, we per person, but we did not have
008stipulations around the type of um role to be offered 1,000 until we um apply one or 2,000. SH. So you're asking us to change from 50,000 to 25,000. Well, we had at the last meeting proposed spending 50,000 to give out 10 signing bonuses, but it would mean allocating some of next year's funds. The proposal was modified to only give five bonuses at a cost of half the cost, but to use the funds that we have in hand this year and not encumber any of next year's funds. That's the proposal subject whatever the board would like to do. So, I'm good with that. I just want to make sure I don't want to hire five great teachers and then we stop in May because we got more we need to go forward. I mean, I'm great
009with this plan, but what I don't want to happen then is we lose a teacher because we can't do this. I understand not a lot in next year's federal money because we don't understand what's going to happen. But at the same time, I think we need to circle back if you hire five really quick so that we can look at where we get some additional funding from GP hiring time and sealing time from other districts to be great teachers. I sort of make sure we got the money to do that. I I agree. I think we should come back and look at this as soon as we get our 2026 federal funding. And we can also look at other areas like elementary teachers might be a priority down the road, other areas we may want
010to do something for as well. Um, other things I might like to get clarification from the board today just so that we're all clear moving forward is whether or not the board would intend to be eligible for non-eing positions paid on the teacher scale such as instructional coaches and whether or not we can make this eligible for our current classified employees whether or not they uh are currently working for the district when they move up and become teachers. I just want to make sure the board is clear in those two areas and I'm happy to implement whatever the board like thinking would be to recruit new teachers in need. It's to get education. I feel like if a teacher decides that they want to continue their education and they want to work school because that
011is one of our intent should be one of our retention strategies is to try to encourage our teacher assistance to pursue a position in our school district since they have already been working with our children that they should be eligible for a sign on bonus what she's saying here that would be anyone that's moving up and we've already stayed with the county. So that they would they should be able to receive additional funds as well. Our recommendation would be yes because they could leave otherwise the same as anyone who takes but I'm happy to do whatever the board implements. I just want to be clear question. Can low money be used for retention? It was first explained to us about blow up money. One of the things was it could be used for attention. We
012chose to divide it between the teachers at the time of payout. But I think a portion of that money can be used for teacher retention. We can assess that and bring it back. And I agree with what you're saying. What I don't want to do is if there's another pot of money we can take it over because five to 10 teachers is very low amount to retracting power. So I mean I agree with both, but I would like to see if there's another pot of money we could pay attention for those teachers that are moving from TA to teacher. And the recommendation was made just so that we could use the remaining title two funds open the sign on bonus spot back up. um so that folks who are eligible can have the opportunity to
013receive that money now as the principles are hiring and then reassess um once we have the allocation of fiscal year 26 funds. That's right. This will be the first step. Right. Well, a simple way if you could put it in your motion to have the safeguard change also. Do we have any teachers that are getting ready to be teacher TA right now that are going to happen till the end of the year? We have some who are in their teacher education programs and there is a great cost to them to do that. It's a great investment to um I don't see any that'll be hired before the end of this school year that us motion as long as we don't have any coming. It wouldn't exclude anybody. Then when we look at our federal bottom
014money for next school year, we could add that as long as we're not excluding anybody. So nobody's going to graduate from a teacher between now and we can assess the low level. I think it's fine. Yeah. concern. What do you have? Second Smith. Any further discussion? If not, all favor Mr. B ask for clarification just for a point of clarification. Um instructional coaches will they be eligible? No. Okay. And teacher assistants, other classified staff become teachers within the district. The way we looked at that is she was going to search and see if we could do it and then we could change that. If it did not, nobody would be left out. You wouldn't penalize it. Thank you sir. Thank you. Um next item the new business the consent agenda. You have at your place
015updated uh student transfers. uh you have to contracting your package for heat and air the lawn maintenance for the people to bid on for the contract. The other one is the ser uh for child nutrition. Is there a motion to accept the consent agenda? Please raise motion car. Thank you. Next item is the resolution resolution to memorial and appreciate the life of Marley Williams Grant. Whereas Marley Williams Grant was born on July 23rd, 1930 and resided in Glance, North Carolina for all of her life until the time of her April 3rd, 2025. Whereas Marty Grant was a faithful and loving mother, grandmother, great and friend was a major confident concern. And whereas Marty Grant was hired with Cab County Schools in 1975 and served as the cafeteria manager for several elementary schools. She served faithfully
016for 38 years and retired in January 2013. She served as a representative of North Carolina State Board of School Food School Service for Caswell County. Whereas Marty Grant was instrumental in the startup of the Meals on Wheels program. She attended New Hope United Methodist Church and very active in the women's circle and church activity. And whereas modern grant's profession professionalism and attention to detail in her role at Caswell County Schools as the cafeteria man will be remembered by the capital staff members, students and individuals she impacted during her career in Caswell. And now therefore it be resolved that the K County Board of Education wishes to honor the member of Bonnie Grant and expresses the sympathy to her family by causing a copy of this resolution to be spread among the official minutes of the
017board of education and a copy forwarded to the family. This the 14th day of April 2025 motion Smith second discussions if not all in favor. Thank you. All right. Budget amendments three and four. Good morning again. So your three is to align the state allocations like your budget amendment one one was. The state throughout the year gives and takes money away depending on how our ADM and if the state sees other funds available. So this is just to align our state budget with the state budget that the state has given us. Any questions on that? Anyone? No question. Any discussion? and second discussion. If not, I favor budget amendment four is to clean up some of the stuff in the local funds. Um the first item is to cover the IT uniform contract that has
018since been dissolved. We are no longer in that contract to my knowledge. And then number two is to reallocate some funds for our end of the year banquet if the board would like to see the end of the year as the same capacity as last year. Effect discussion on that if not all. Thank you. Thank you. Item number four make kind of cost car to be correct. Mr. Berdine was able to get quotes for Mako for the painting. Um it's five vehicles in total four cars and one van for a total of $5,626. Miss Underwood suggested that we use local vehicle funds since they are used for local travel. So board members at this time I would like to make a recommendation for the approval of funding to have the four cars and one van
019painted at the cost associated with make questions concerns. Um, where is it coming from now? What did you just say, Miss $5,000? It would come from local money. Yes. If we do it for this year, we'll either have to reallocate some money that's already in the budget or it'll have to come out of balance. If we do it for next year, like at the beginning of like July or August of next year, we can put it in the budget already and we wouldn't have to do that. It's just it's whichever the board would prefer. So you're saying if we go ahead and paint the cars, then it will come out of a different pile of money. If we wait and paint the cars, it will be allocated. Is that what you're saying? Yes. So yes,
020if we wait, we can go ahead and put it in the budget. If we do it this year, we'll either just have to reallocate it from another budgeted item in local or we'll have to take it out of file. That's good. Do you think we have enough we can move around to paint the van way? that comes terrible. This one be every single day. Yes, sir. It would just be a budget a be brought back to the board. Chairman, I'd like to make the motion that we go ahead and paint the bands and then paint the rest of the cars some July August budget comes up. there. Second to that motion, Miss Smith. Any discussion? If not, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I think we don't have 30 some days left. I don't see I would
021like to be able to hold that hand [Music] 10 years. Anyone else? No further discussion. All in favor raise my hand. motion def. Thank you. All right. Anyone else? Yeah. My understanding motion you just talking about the van. I paint the van now. motion to pay it off. I'll make a motion. Would you be another budget item? Any discussion on that? Not all that hand. and Brooke that can be done when the budget is adopted you know in July. Next item number five curriculum adoption. Yes sir. Thank you Mr. Battle. Board members in your packet you will see information pertaining to the process the office of elementary curriculum followed to seek the recommendation for ELA curriculum resources for the 2526 school year. On page three you will see the associated cost. So, I would like
022to make a recommendation to purchase magnetic reading magnetic reading foundations for grades K through Z 256 school year at the cost of $71,15928 using PRC131 funds. All right, questions for Miss Bis. So with this particular plan, you all school districts received news feedback. Yes, ma'am. So we actually started our process by asking NCDPI for all of the curriculum resources that are being used across the state. We narrowed that list down. On page three of the document that you have, you'll see that there are 13 additional districts in the state using this resource. Um we most of them put this resource into implementation um within the last one one to two years. Um they have had positive feedback. We've actually connected with those districts specifically and they have positive feedback but they're getting some test scores
023and some data. There would be additional training. I have actually worked with Mr. um and the district um team to identify one day for the beginning of the school year. We're actually hoping it be a half day be that Tuesday of the required workday week um and that would be in collaboration um or in conjunction I should say training. Yes, there would be training involved. I guess I see you said North and South have been using it for 30 So January, so they they really like it and it they do. Um and actually members of the North Elementary and South Elementary team were part of our curriculum development team. This um recommendation was made um and you can see that we've worked on it all the way back to August of last year um where
024we actually moved this team, sent the resources to all the schools. We actually physically moved the resources to all all four of the elementary schools and allowed them to have digital access and the physical copies for over over four weeks. Um they had great feedback. and they were actually using that because we developed lesson plans for our K2 teachers this year, but our 35 teachers did not have a sign for instruction. So that was really our goal for the turn point in place before start. [Music] Sure. Um my team is actually working on that right now in hopes of the approval today. Um we a lot of that work has been done by some of those other districts. So we've actually collected some of that already from other districts and then we'll redalign it with
025Caswell spacing based on our calendar. But we're going to do that work over the summer. We actually have curriculum development planning um the second weekend third week in June. Did you say that there was data supporting from the other school systems that was using this? um they have data points um Miss Blackwell but I don't know that they can specifically say that it was this resource. They also were using other resources such as Hegy and other um so I don't think that they can pinpoint that it's specifically this resource that is either impacting positively or negatively their data but we are continuing to seek feedback from other districts. Any other questions? If not to accept the actual further discussion if not all in favor hand. Thank you. All right. Next item number six is contract
026for sure. This is my department as well. Board members. Item six is a requested um a request for approval of contracted services for Miss Terry Goolick. As you all know, she is the um incoming principal for the 2526 school year at Dillard Middle School. We would like to um offer her the opportunity to work alongside Mr. Durham Wilson, who is currently the interim principal. Um we're hopeful that if we can provide her with an opportunity to be on site working with Mr. Wilson, that we can create a smooth transition for students and staff. If approved by you today, um this would allow Miss Delicate to work up to two days per week. Um from today, April 14th through beginning of her contract on July 1. She would be paid at her daily rate. Um and
027it would total $6,633. The contract has been reviewed and approved by Miss Gullet prior to sharing forward. Yes, ma'am. Where does this money come from? This money would come from 019. Any other questions? Make sure Mr. Wilson and Miss are both good with her being. Absolutely. Mr. Wilson was adamant that he wanted to um finish the remainder of the school year and Miss Gullick was very respectful of that and actually asked to work alongside Mr. Wilson. She actually was offered the opportunity to work as a substitute um when Miss Wilson Mr. Wilson was not there and she said she preferred to work with him since he knows the school best at this point in time. Has this a contract um looked at by our board attorney? I have not shared it with our board attorney.
028It is our standard contract but I can make a motion to Smith second further discussion. Not understand please raise your hand. Thank you. Thank you. Uh next item is summer hours for staff. Sure. Um you will see a handout for summer hours, proposed summer hours. Um we typically work a 4 day 10-hour work week um during the summer. It would begin June 16th and continue through the week of August 12th. Um we are requesting a an adjustment to the schedule to like the hours that you see um listed on this sheet. This is at your place. Everybody have that? I apologize. It's yourbody. Questions, concerns about the proposed summer hours to begin June 16th and end the week of August the 12th. Last day would be August 16th. Yes. So why working from 7 to
0295? We don't have to require that. We looked at the um North Carolina labor laws and um checked to make sure that that was not required prior to making someone decides they want to go out to eat lunch or go pick something up. Do they clock out windows or they go on the clock? How are we covered? If they do go on based on my understanding, we would make a recommendation to staff that they would need to make sure that they have. We feel like this would boost morale um during summer hours. Yes, ma'am. So they will work through their work. Yes ma'am. Previously we were working to 7 to 5:30. The staff um provided feedback that they would work 75. One thing about this discussion about this everybody has to be on the same
030page. department can't do one thing. Any other question? So, they're not plann on meeting and when was this survey? When did you get the feedback u that they wanted to go seven to five? When was the survey? No, Miss Kimry sent information out. Two weeks ago it went to all staff. Those of us who work 12 months who work over the summer. So all everybody that works over summer survey and this information is compiled. This is what they announced. I do not think it was sent out in the form of a survey. I think it was sent out in the form of an email requesting feedback. You you set the policy the time frame. This is just suggest well this is a big thing when we did listen to it especially here with classified and
031direct was a 75 work I mean personally I don't care if somebody hops in their car runs McDonald's goes to the drive I care if they're uh you know poor people sitting at the golf course eating for an extended period of time but if somebody needs to go pick up I don't really see the big the law in block of that nature. But you're saying fair labor law saying they have to because um you know we have to look at the safety of everything. and leaving the buildings doing whatever and you know not that we don't trust that they would make the right decision and doing what right but I never be like this but and we will follow the direction of the board your hand back up anyone else I would be fine with
032this, but I think you should have to punch out if you leave the building. I don't know if that could be a side note. You know, if you leave the building, you got to punch out. If you punch out for 30 minutes, then you got to stay at 5:30. Good point. It's nice. Based on what said I was think also if they were to do that 530 if that's what we're going to decide that they can do that and I think that that was the problem that they saw before was that some was clocking, some were not clocking. So being consistent to be there for everyone that either we going to, you know, uh can't require some to do and some not to do it, you know, uh even though um Mr. said he didn't
033have a problem with it, but that means that anyone everyone should be able to, you know, to do that. So and then you'll have to pick and choose which place you get to go. So I think it needs to be consistent. That's the problem I had in the past. Some were, some were not. That's the problem that you created. Some didn't want to work four days. Some want to work five days, five to four, whatever. But this creat and out anyway. So, you know, they may be easier for them to just swing and get something to eat and maintenance department also. So, we will have some really won't be out because they are on the job. True. But at the same time, I think when this night cover, so that's my understanding is we're going
034to approve this. If people do decide to go out lunch, they can clock out and say 5:30. But if people did not take the lunch, they can leave it by the supervisor will match that. Yes, you understand what you were saying. Um I just want to share with the board that historically the IT department I think maint that too uh during the summer time when we have four hour work on Fridays is a perfect time for us to schedule projects when we have to upgrade networks, replace switches and whatnot. So sometime historically Fridays we can schedule those for not everybody but some people in the acting department including myself to work on Fridays and if that's the case then we will need to re you know reschedu that specifically so that we don't do over
035time I just want the board to be aware of that in case that's I think as long as a district leader is aware and accountable for those hours. I think our goal is just to make sure that everyone was accountable and that there was consistency but we will again go with the recommendation. Very good. Any other discussion on this? If not based upon discussion we've had is a motion to approve based upon recommendation. So I'll make the motion to approve this with the added verbage. If somebody does decide to take a [Music] lunch and further discussion not all right next proposal you should have in front of you the capital outlay and local budgets that we will be sending to the county. Um for our local we'll be asking for 3.8 roughly million dollars and
036this is to this the increase in this is for salaries and benefits. Um the state has not given us any guidance on any of that um that I have seen from NCDPI. This also includes a 10% inflation. We've already received feedback from our property insurance that it will be going up 13%. Last year, I think it was roughly about $98,000. So, it's going to be over 100 this year. And this um also adds an emergency contingency line item that we have not had in prior years. This is uh both for a simple fact asking county conventions for a million82,000819 for current expense. Uh I wish you could have. Oh yes I do. And just for information, board members, take you back just a little bit for one, two, three, four, four years in a row
037beginning back in 19, 2019, 2020. Commissioners gave us current expense, the same amount of money for four years in a row. They increased it to what you see on your packet now, 2,779,000 in 2324. got the same thing 2425 this year and now you're asking in this budget a million and eight I would hope that would a million 8200 uh you never know if you never present it to them right but we'll see but I want to ask you a couple questions and other boards will have some on the show go down to uh 6900 uh explain that $89,000 increase to. So that's board member stipens, legal fees, audit fees, a portion of the superintendent salary comes out of um 6,900 and also workshops, memberships, and other board superintendent related activities. So that is a
038leadership. So it's you generally like your superintendent, your if we had an assistant superintendent and then the board, but it also includes our legal fees and audit fees as well. Okay. Couple more. Go to 8,100. Yes, sir. Tell me about that. Because of the increase in our um ask to the county, we would have to increase the amount we pay per pupil for charter school students. Correct. They would get that benefit of that. Mhm. And a lot of people don't understand that the money that when it I think we have what is a little over 300 now we have it's roughly about that many. Yes sir. Every student that leaves the county the money come to us it it has to go to them where they are. Yeah. And if they choose to come back
039we don't get that money back. Um that part I understand. Now you said the contingency explain that in terms of it's 140,000. So that's something that is a line item that if we had an unexpected emergency expense, we had something break that was a large ticket item, we would have that money set aside. You don't use it throughout the year generally unless there is something that's an emergency that we need to move that money into a different line item. It's maintenanceally put there for most of our maintenance operations. Um because those are generally where our emergencies come up with HBAC if we had a something happened and there was a large utility bill because of a reason for like the meter was messed up or things like that where there was a large amount or
040we had a water main break like we did a few years ago. Those are emergency items that we generally don't budget for. Okay. So, if we had this contingency, we could move that money into that line item. So, it's just it's like an emergency fund for the school district. Now, I'm going to skip one page and then I'll stop. Go to the next page where it say local supplement. Yes, sir. Take me through that, please. So, from feedback from the county manager, she asked if he presented teacher supplements as a totally separate item not included in our local budget act. It was a totally separate item. I have given them a 1,500 and a $2,000 amount and it also includes the totals for each at the bottom with um FICA and retirement which we have
041to pay. So this is going to be presented totally separate to them to where they can either say yes 1,500 2,000 or deny it all together. And that's for certified staff. Yes. The way yes that's the way I would do this is anybody that was able to receive the local um the lowell supplement for this year because that's everybody on a certified teaching scale would be able to receive this local supplement as well. So in that case if we receive the low wealth money again for 256 and if the county were to approve this then either 1,500 or 2,000. So they would get both if we got if they approved it. Yes. If once I brought the low well supplement back to the board if the board chose to do it like we did this
042year they would get both. Yes. Now in doing this so this does not take into account anybody that's classified. Correct. All right. I'll stop right there. Miss Black, the what was the rationale not to include but classify? The county manager asked if we only did teachers this time and to she thought maybe that would go over a little bit better. So this is a recommendation. But do we have it anywhere where classified would be able to receive? We I can bring that back to the board and that could be a board vote, but it would have to come out of one balance if we did that. So, but could we include classified even though that was that recommendation from um the county manager? Could we as a board include classified to increase that amount to
043include the classified? We could, but I would not recommend I would almost recommend that being an additional um budget similar to this teacher one. Okay. You're saying recommend that he's either teacher if certified. I will say separate. Yes. Add more money into the budget to take care of classified and others. I think it would be better if we were totally transparent and said if we're going to give our classified employees a supplement, then it needs to be a piece of paper just like this given to them so they can say yes or no, we did not. I think if we put it in our local budget, that's where they have not agreed to the supplements before. So, if we stick it in our local budget and tell them there's a classified supplement in there, I
044don't think I think that's where we um did not get approval for last year for our ask. So, if we did it, I would recommend doing it the same way we're doing the certify and it being a totally separate item. I think that's should be when I hear teachers only I think of the teacher. Tell me who in that category. It's anybody that's paid on a certified teaching scale, which is your teachers, your nurses, your guidance counselors, um I believe that's it. That's instructional support. And for the record, in the past, the only time supplements have been given in the past is that category. Yes. And that was many years ago. M. Anybody else? I 100% agree with what Miss Black was saying that we need to try to do something for our employees. However,
045I think this will be the third year we've sent it up there. We've gotten that. So, I think what the county manager is saying is let's go after teacher supplement and once we get those then let's go after another supplement. We can put it all up there again but if it get denied nobody gets the money. We send the teachers, we have a good chance of them getting the then we can go back out to class M said conversation with you and Miss Blackwell you said a separate ask. So do you mean do you think for instance if you do a separate ask they might approve the teach certified that because that's what you said she actually put it in there and then if you did a separate something for classified I guess they need
046to say yeah and they and that way we're putting it we asked for this in this way and they can approve or deny so at least I guess in that case you could ask and then they would say no but at least I guess it would be included she's asking One thing that's been said in the past uh for not giving it because we don't give the the county employees a supplement more or less that's that's been in the past years. Uh but now they have one still in kind of I believe she has not left yet. Okay. What have directors being in? So the directors is a totally separate. They're not included in the certified or the classified. We usually do them totally separate as well. We going to look at everybody. We need
047to look at the whole picture at some point because you know they're working hard. Yes, ma'am. I agree. But if the board chooses, I can do a for classified employees just like I did for the certified and break that fast. And you do have time because uh April 28th we have the work session correct and it's not due to her. That's my understanding. Yes sir. Well, you can run all the numbers in terms of classified direct to show you the numbers. But, uh, I would hope that it would have passed, but having having been a county commissioner, you know how they look at numbers and ask them for a whole million dollars. I hope that will happen. Anyone else? Yeah. under technology support I didn't think software there's a salary in that local um it's
048the IT coordinator so that would be his increase in benefits and salary if the whatever the state approves an increase for employees anything else anyone okay so direct Now you're going to bring us back at the work session all the numbers and uh for clarity before we adopt. Now I got to add one more thing on the outlay transportation. That's the activity bus. Yes, that is the activity bus that I was asked to put in there. It's $157,000. Okay. Was there any more questions on capital outline? Most of this is because of inflation and there are several projects that the maintenance director had he would like to do for next school year. Okay. Okay. Thank you, Mr. Wood. Thank you. Next item number nine will be the coaching thing that we talked about the eyes
049of approval. Mr. Just have to bring it back at this meeting. All coaches, assistant coaches and volunteers be approved by the board each year. Second, Miss Smith. Any discussion? stress to the public while there was situation in another county where the school board doesn't approve like we were doing they've had an issue where a child was guessed and so now the coach resigned the school system is being sued but the board of education did not approve coach I think every employee that we have other than coaches I think we like to start coming to the board with coaches volunteer coaches and assistant coaches they're going to be spending time with our children. Thank you. Point of clarification, athletic volunteers only, not all volunteers, just volunteer coach athletic, right? The superintendent would still approve the level
050two volunteers in the school system, but their time, level two volunteers in the classrooms, their time, there's not one-on-one time that could be with the child. a lot of times level two but with coaching there is times where we have volunteer coaches they're coaching and their one-on-one time like child could be be there so we want to treat them like so this proposal was starting today would recruit all athletic volunteers coaches the coach every for every year it wouldn't be that you help today and your grandfather did help come back to us every year before the sport because right now we get a list these are our coaches for the fall, spring that any other discussion none. All the f that raise your hand motion car. Thank you very much. No superintendent updates, board member
051comments. We start with J. I had an opportunity to go to the prom on Saturday night. It was sort of chilling, but it was a beautiful venue. Um, so um I think um the people that were coordinating it, they did an outstanding job. The students looked lovely. So I enjoyed that. McGee, um I had to visit Stony Creek Science Night. Um as well as I did have lunch at Oakwood. I was able to see some of our forum preK students and um have lunch with Jim as well as talk to several others. It was so refreshing to have a chance to talk to kids and I recognized faces. So I would say, "Hey, is your mom so and so?" And they would say, "Yes, that's my mom." And everybody had to tell me, ask me
052if I knew their moms. So it was so exciting. Um every morning just to spend time with kids and that is what we're here for and help them move forward this year. Thank you. I've had time to visit a few sporting events over the last couple weeks which was great. I would say today was amazing to see we had two student recognitions and staff recognition. I like that students from before us got a chance to attend the baby induction uh this past week and one thing that was most impressive the kids were were so excited. They gave excellent presentations and the parents well the parents just kids but it's a very good induction and they had several students all the elementary school as well as Miss Smith I just want to say that our school
053system I think does a really good job with sporting events having administration there. It seems like when we go away to sporting events, even recently been some situations and it would have really helped if administration would have been present. So, I'm thankful that our administration does a good job with that. Um, I guess I went to a lot of schools seeing a lot of activities over the last couple weeks. I attended softball game. I um down at South recognition, but I already um wrote and I was proud of those kids because I had the opportunity to work with them last year. Miss, when I was there the other day, Miss Beles told me about the fifth grade um debate that mom having. So, I went by over to that and I was proud of them
054to see some of those kids who were there when I first started working over there, the growth that they have shown and know how they presented their arguments. I went to the druming um presentation performance at Stone Creek for the K through second and also went back for the science night. um those kids both especially the drummer. It was really good to see how much they learned in two days and was able to put on a presentation for that family um when those in attendance. I volunteered over at Oakwood for the PBIS um recognition. Um they played board games and I sat with third graders and played games for them that day. And I also went with Miss Oak last week um for lunch and that was all the babies in Oakwood. And lastly, I
055want to congratulate my granddaughter um Alana Knight for being promoted. [Music] I attended the junior there actually also volleyball one conference games and make sure we sell some at so I'm proud of a lot of things our teachers are doing I forgot I I didn't go to South for their program and then this softball game But thank you for all you do. At this time I move that the cas county board of public education go into close set for the purpose of a person involvement officer employee of this board NC general statute 1438 and for the purpose of discussing information confidential public records general statute 1432 attorney 9 seconds discussion. If not all raise your hands, we now sit in close. and the