001[Music] Heat. Heat. N. [Music] Heat. Heat. N. [Music] Hey, [Music] hey, hey. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Hey, hey, hey. [Music] Yes, it's fine. Here we go. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] She's [Music] very much. >> Believe me, the public will be viewing this meeting as always on YouTube.com, edgeon county public schools. We will now declare this meeting to come to order. Would you please stand with us as we do our pledge of allegiance? 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. >> Thank you. You may be seated. [Music] Hope everyone has had an opportunity to pick up an agenda out on the podium. We will follow this Henry
002to the T. Next item on our agenda tonight, our recognitions. We do not have any scheduled for tonight. And the next item is our public comments. I do have the signup sheet. And we're ready. We have three minutes for each speaker to speak with us this evening. The first person is Sue Perry Cole. [Music] Good evening, madam chair and members of the board of education. My name is Susan Perry Cole. I resided in Dallas community. I'm proud to say that I've been a resident of county for the last 45 years and I'm also a member of the school retor community redistricting working group. I speak this evening to provide public feedback regarding the proposed redistricting maps on fourth agenda tonight for adoption. Let me begin by emphasizing that the school de merger community redistricting working
003group is an exec countyled group which is spearheading a movement to ensure that county residents play a leadership role in any redistricting decision makingaking that may be undertaken by the board of education. I have participated as a leader in the redistricting working group since its formation. I have also consistently voiced my district reviews at virtually every board of education meeting when input to the board about map options is under consideration along with other speakers and supporters from every current district across Edge County as well as newly annexed areas. We have consistently forced strong support for option C as the best choice for respecting communities of interest in edge home school board districts. Keeping this communities of interest together is important for community representation. For example, local people won't represent the same neighborhoods or communities of
004interest. Tonight we implore the board to listen to the community and its clear and overwhelming support for map C. Keep in mind that map option C provides the most fair and effective districts for representing our communities. The districts in option C are easy to describe in the community due to the number of old and mostly old precincts. redistricting work group would also like to remind that option D2 we have to move on to high percentage of black voters in districts 1 and three 89.5% and 82.4% 4% respectively. Conversely, option C does not include districts that have such a high voting age population. For the reasons just mentioned, we asked the board to vote for option C tonight. However, that the board should vote for option B2 and to do so overwhelmingly expressed in favor of
005option C during the community engagement process. Such a misguided selection was likely to significantly set back future relationship to efforts between community investments and members of this board of education. I want to conclude by [Music] Thank you. >> All right. The next speaker is Terrell Perry. [Music] Good evening. >> Good evening. >> Um, I was sitting back, you know, trying to figure out what I was going to say. Um, and between map C and D2, um, all I can really say is, um, map C is the obvious choice. Um, I'm a graduate of North Age High School. My kids are graduates, both are graduates of North Age High School. Um, I've been volunteering on the north side since 2010. Um, not only do I, um, know most of the families, um, I just, you know,
006I just feel like I'm embedded in the community. With that being said, option C keeps the the communities together. Um, keeping the community together um is the best way with the de merger or to say merger, but we got the edge the Rocky Mount Edge people coming back to us where they belong. Um, it really affected say it on uh hard, but it really affected a lot of my kids. Um whether it was the kids coming to North Edge home or it was Parker, uh Pastor Bill, Fairly, you know, all of those things that are in the district district are not represented on the board. They are represented, but they are not fairly represented. So if we have option C and we keep the neighborhoods or community interest together when everything is put together, then
007I feel like um everyone will have a fair shot of being represented and be able to have the best support system And that's what it's really all about because I didn't most of y'all from that app. >> Okay, next speaker is James. [Music] >> Good evening. Good evening. Dr. Wilson and WC97 message from the four in favor of vaccine. I urge you to approve as the best option for school res. As far as you know that map C is coming from Nash Rocky Mountain. I want to say that map C was developed with input from people all over Edgecom County from Whitaker to Cadilla. This is Edgecom standing up to get Nash County off our backs by the lead of our chairman Lyn Wiggins who's here tonight and our board of commissioners. We are led
008by Edgecom's voting rights champion Sue Carrie Cole with the assistance of former state senator as Brian who has worked tirelessly to mitigate the damage to it for Senate Bill 382 county office. As for concern over map C district 5, no one in this process design district 5 has a challenge to an Ken or any color. We apply the same community of interest guidelines within the constraints of equalizing the population and keeping comments in separate districts. School board member an Kent will be have the chance the opportunity to reach out to new constituents in Edge and Edgemont and Metobrook and her current constituents in Kingsboro, Britwood and Austin Pines to bridge the gap between Rocky Mountain and Tarbor and facilitate the unified success of this de merger. The current school board map has no district more
009than 65% black voters. Map D2 has two districts, 82% and 9% black voters is unacceptable. Map C has no district with over 66 76% black voters. More precincts per district than B2. The C is all around better map for our future as those who voted for it out if CB Brown can be reelected with a 65% black district and Reverend Raymond Privet can be reelected to school board with a 57% white district and Anne Kenny Juel Calhoun can be reelected in a black majority district if they are good advocates for their constituents. Your vote for map C will be an important sign of good faith. Let's bring Edgecom County and our public schools together for a brighter future. The people have spoken. Let's unite around Matt C. I ask for all in audiences for MC
010to please stand. Last creeper familia. [Music] >> Good evening everybody. Um, first I want to start out with this. I'm a member of the uh east house sympa county and um green county and we are putting on a scholarship banquet here in proville I secured community college security banquet I secured about $3,000 everybody um and I'm going leave this with you all um it'll be on August the 9th at community college uh just uh uh will be speaking Now that uh A is here on Saturday, but we still accept you all there. Um I've been coming to you and um Dr. Wilson. Um but what but I have typical relation um I've been advocating for children since we had a group called uh peace uh education and um I've been fighting advocating for school for
011children. I came out in 81 grad high school. children that um went there um men fight like that what you going to do when they come to this I got kicked out kicked out my but I feel it didn't matter um but um so I don't have school system now but I've been videoing u game the 90s out of pocket and try to pay me. I did my way to my south travel at another cost put my car and all that kind of stuff in town and when I was able to be a part of this organization and bring this here county and only one child out of all the schools I hand delivered the application only one child a to high female 3.7 has more than um school nurses but nurses on Nigeria house
0123.7. So I'm just happy to be able to give back not only um here but like my group where I am a member and every Wednesday night and trying to do things. I'm not here to hear about county but all counties again my name is our public we'll move to item four on our agenda of our agenda and print you have nothing. So I need the motion for approval of our agenda as printed. It's been moved and properly second that we will approve this agenda. Drink it. Any other discussion on the motion? All favor the motion. Let it be known by saying I oppose the same sign. Motion pass. Thank you very much. The next item on our agenda is the election of our board officers. We have the responsibility to elect a board chair
013and a vice chair. Dr. Brian, will you uh handle the ballots? Are they balance here? England, do you mind? For those of you who don't know, this is England Austin. This is our first board meeting. And I'm going to turn it over right now. [Music] Just so everybody knows this is uh each year the board reorganizes and uh we elect the chair for that year process we're going through [Music] ballot at this time I'd like to take nominations or [Music] we need to have nominations nominations. We give you a nomination for chair. Second nomination [Music] nominations. Uh please mark your bell and pass. [Music] Robinson, would you like to here? [Music] Um, as verified by Miss Robinson, uh, a 60 vote to elect Dr. Wilson as chair. Chester County Board of Education. [Music] Congratulations. Thank
014you board members. Thank you. Like to say um I appreciate this board. I appreciate this work. I have given and will continue to give till I can't breathe anymore. My daughter asked me today, "Are you giving up?" I said, "No, we don't give up in this business. We continue to support our students the very best that we can, our families, our parents, and our community. Thank you. >> Thank you, Madam Chair. Uh at this time, we will take nominations for vice chair. Still more deep out, please. [Music] This time I'd like to take nominations for vice chair. >> I nominate William Ellis as vice chair. >> Nomination for Mr. Ellis. >> I nominate vice chair. >> Nomination Mr. Privet as vice chair. >> Any other nominations? Please mark your ballots. Fold them and pass them
015to me, please. Robinson. This is not [Music] Count time 33 [Music] ballots. Put them right here. Paul. >> Yeah. And just as a reminder to the board and to the public, these will be available afterwards held by Miss Alustin. Ballots >> any ballots. They want to see that. If they want to see the ballots. >> Yes. >> Correct. So, uh, we'll go to a second round >> nomination for vice chair. >> I nominate William. [Music] Can >> I nominate Raymond Privet? >> Two nominations. Any more nominations being none, we'll be back. [Music] again [Music] completed. Fold it. Fold it up. Draw this one more time. Bring it here. This is just [Music] 3. Three. Now in our third round, >> the vice chair, >> I'll be taking nominations for vice chair. >> Sir, I nominate
016Raymond Pittz. >> Nomination for Mr. P. >> I nominate William Ellis. >> Nomination for William Ellis. >> Any other nominations? [Music] Seek nominations for question. [Applause] [Music] Are you ready? I'm glad y'all want two vice chairs, but the law states that we will have one. I can recall we went 17 rounds one time, but I would ask our attorney if we could table the vice chair to our next meeting cuz we have we are nowhere near what we have to cover tonight. And could we do that? >> So, Madam Chair, I think you have three options. I think one option is to continue voting. As you all noted, four votes would be required to elect a vice chair. You have six board members present. A majority of those present is needed to elect a new
017vice chair. So, one option again is to continue voting. Um, I recognize you all have a lot of people here tonight. There are some important items on the agenda. A second option is you could vote and you need a twothirds majority to amend the agenda to move this item to the end of the meeting to allow the other uh business important business here tonight for you all to have time to do that and take this up at the end of the meeting. Um, and then a third option, uh, which you could do now or you could do later at the meeting if you weren't successful at the end of the meeting is there could be a motion to table the vote until next month's meeting when all seven board members are present. And again, that's
018an action you all could take now or if at the end of the meeting if you decide to amend the agenda to continue the vote, if you're not able to elect a vice chair at the end of the meeting, you could also consider that motion. I need to hear a motion from the board uh on two things ring in my mind. I move that we continue to vote. >> Thank you. >> At this time of are you making a motion for us to do it at the end of the meeting which makes sense? uh >> because of all the business we have to cover tonight. >> I would amend that motion and say at the end of the meeting. >> Move it to the end of the meeting. >> Do I have a second? >>
019Second. >> Has been moved and properly second that we would move this item to the end of the meeting >> to amend amend the agenda. >> Amend the agenda that we move it to the end. All in favor of the motion, let it be known by saying I. >> I oppose. The sign is signed. So the motion is carried. We move to the next item on our agenda. >> Madam chair. >> Yes. May I ask a point of clarification? >> Yes. >> Uh I believe we do have a chair who's been elected. I'm not sure our individual to swear them in is here. We need to swear the chair in. I want to make sure that our she >> I think that is appropriate if you all agree with that. The >> board is okay.
020The book is being used. She's not here. Are we waiting for the flight or I'll go for [Music] y'all judge slaughter back here. Can she do it right? >> Yes. [Music] >> Yes. >> Would you do us the honor of coming forward to administer? >> Do you want me to get my roll? >> I will check with the attorney, but I don't think that's >> I don't think the robe is required. [Music] Where do you want me to go? How are you? >> Thank you. [Music] I'm going to have you place your left hand on the Bible. Raise your right. And just repeat after me. I I repeat your name. Evelyn Shaw Wilson. do solemnly swear do solemnly swear that I will support and maintain the Constitution that I will support and maintain the Constitution
021and laws of the United States and laws of the United States in the Constitution and the Constitution and laws of North Carolina and laws of North Carolina not inconsistent therewith. not inconsistent therewith. and that I will faithfully discharge >> That I will faithfully discharge >> the duties of my office as a member and board chair as a member of the board. Go ahead. The duties >> The duties of my office >> as a member >> and board chair >> of the Edgecom County Board of Education >> the Edgecom County and the Board of Education. >> So help me God. >> Congratulations. Thank you. Thank you. You're welcome. [Music] Really? Excuse me. Jo, thank you so much for standing in for us. >> Appreciate that. We move forward now. Okay. Thank you. We are on item
022six of the agenda and we have two sets of open session minutes that we have to vote a need to vote on. >> M give us a motion for our June 9th. I make a motion that we approve our open session minutes for June 9th, 2024, excuse me, 2025 for our regular business meeting. Has been moved and properly second that we will approve our June 9th, 2025 regular board meeting open session minutes of our board meeting. Any other discussion on that motion? All in favor of the motion, let it be known by saying I. >> I oppose the same sign. Hearing none, the me the motion carries. Uh we also have a set of June 26th special board meeting open session minutes that we will need a a motion to relationship. Madam Chair, I make
023a motion that we June 26, 2025 special board meeting. >> Second. >> Has been moved and properly second that we will approve our June 6, 2025 special board meeting. Open session minutes. Any other discussion on the motion? All in favor of the motion, let it be known by saying I. I. opposed the same sign. The motion carries. Thank you very kindly. We're moving to item seven for information 7.1, our school updates. Dr. Bryan. >> Thank you, Madam Chair. First off, we want to thank everyone who uh attended the board of education public hearings for redistricting over the last month. We have great turnout for our four sites at Johnson Elementary School High School, Southwest High School, Harbor High School. Again, just want to thank everyone for the public and participation in that process. On Friday
024afternoon, it's past Friday afternoon. Tarbor High School honored Taekwon Lewis, the member of the class of 2013, high school graduate. graduating high school. Tyon want to play football at and uh I think he would appreciate this and coach credit to want to play football at the Ohio State University and the Indianapolis Colts. We've given a great deal back to the communities of Tarro and Edmond County. We've submitted individuals to live here. This includes football camp um and community cleanup that did over the past weekend along with some other things. And uh you should see the sign honoring honoring him at Tar High School football. It was a really wonderful event for for him and his family and the community. And it's always great when we can celebrate one of our own when they come back
025and get back and remember where they came from. >> Amen. >> Always greatly. This afternoon, a uh a final complaint was filed on behalf of a number of uh states in the country, including North Carolina, challenging the withholding of $165 million of funding for North Carolina. Uh that was uh congressionally approved federal funding. North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson filed this on behalf of the state along with other states attorney general this page as well. A motion for preliminary injunction was also filed. Federal education funds that are being withheld by federal government right now are title 1 C, title 2 A, title 3 A, and title 4 A. uh significant uh funding that uh supports our students not only county but across North Carolina and the country. We will keep everyone posted on. And finally,
026just a reminder that school will be back in session soon. [Music] We we we really never leave having school at some pipe. Uh we have we have camps and classes going on right now, but as we all refer to it sort of the official restart of school, early colleges begin on Thursday, August 7th, and the first day of traditional school is Monday, August 25, and it will be here before we know it. So, uh thank you, M Chair, for let allow me to give the report and I'll turn it back over to you. >> Thank you, Dr. Bryant. 7.2. our maintenance update. Uh, Mr. Per, [Music] board members, superintendent. I'll be preainting updates. [Music] I hear you. >> Excuse me. >> I'm sorry. >> This is Parker speaking to the mic. >> This is Parker.
027This is Parker uh daughter clean out. Uh we had quarter standing on top of the roof. So we uh got up there and cleaning. On the left is where you see the water. Um there is on the right [Music] stop. This stop. This is stop painting. This is before. This is what it look like. [Music] This is basically the old door. As you see at the bottom, it will not close and we could not lock the custodian supplies up in it. So, we have to take that down and no door up. This is it. Madam Chair, may I add one item to this on tonight's agenda? Uh you, as you already know, you'll see request for two chillers, well chillers at uh Fairview Elementary School and Baskerville Elementary School. We place chillers there, which of
028course run HBAC uh units uh here. And uh that'll be on your that's on your agenda for tonight. [Music] Thank you, sir. [Music] District accreditation. [Music] >> Good evening, Madam Chair, Superintendent Brian. It is my pleasure to stand before you tonight to let you know that we have been accredited once again by Pavia. Many of you may remember that before it was SAS and then it was advanced ed um which has been here as 2012. Our accreditation year was in supposed to have been in 2022 but because of the pandemic everything was shifted and so we had our accreditation this year. Um the visit was pretty much virtual. It wasn't a normal dog and pony show, but I would like to take the opportunity to thank Mr. Thomas Holland and the members of the CISS
029team and other district staff members who supported me in this effort to have the district accredited. We started working on this last year in April um with doing parent interviews. um the we changed our walkthrough tool for curriculum purposes. Um they really supported the work that we did and in February we met with our certification team. They were very impressed with the work that we had done and the work that we continue to do in Edgecom. We were tentative tentatively um alerted in May that we had received accreditation status and that became official at the end of last month. Um, on June 25th, the Cogna Global Commission affirmed that ECPS has been awarded accredited status by the North Central Association, Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement, the Northwest Accreditation Commission, and the Southern Association of
030Colleges and Schools, Council on Accreditation and School Improvement, the three listed regional agencies have provided ECPS with a highly regarded accreditation that is recognized worldwide. worldwide. And I think this is an honor um and a privilege and a great thank you to the board for supporting our schools and to all of our principles, to our parents and our community supporters who helped and supported this effort. This is a huge accomplishment um for our district. Thank you. >> Thank you. If I may Yes, ma'am. >> ask you a question. >> Okay. I am sure we will soon take this down. >> Yes, ma'am. I had they gave us a huge flag that is much different than this one. And so I'm going to work with Mr. Perkins and his staff to see how we can best
031this one. >> Okay. When you say it, that means just one. Where would that be put? Would that put it be put in central office or >> or here? are here. >> Um, it will be the pleasure of Dr. Brian and the board. Wherever he tells us to put it, I will work with maintenance. >> See, seems like that one might need to be replaced. >> It needs to be replaced. In fact, if you don't mind, I will take it down. Madam, Madam Chair, Madam Chair, may I just make a comment? Uh, Dr. M is already very uh humble and gives credit to a lot of people and a lot of people involved in this process but Dr. Mrick spearheaded this and uh did an outstanding job and I just want to thank him for
032his efforts in doing that. Thank you sir. Question to Dr. M. How good how long is Cognney good for? um it's good for 5 years, but in I believe two years they will come back and look at everything that we have done and see the progress that we're continuing to make. Um they did have a couple of recommendations, but the recommendations that came were actually recommendations that we recognized when we were doing our writeups and our summaries of some of the things that we were working on. And during our presentation, we talked about a lot of the things that we had already started putting in place to kind of mitigate and cover those things that we had discovered. And so I do believe that when they return in two years, they will be very pleased
033with the prog. >> Very good. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. >> All right. We do not have any committee reports tonight. So we will move to our consent item. Dr. Bry. >> Thank you, Madam Chair. Uh on consent IQ Phillips and fundraisers for various schools. You can always tell we're getting a little bit closer to school because the Candyman is back. >> And then uh we also have approval to wave board policy 5030R for children application for turn up the ENC district high school gym. [Music] that would require weighing the facility due penalties per community use facility policy 1530 question any questions >> I have a question in reference to Philips Mill trip to >> here's the definition of questioned or expressed so as to elicit information >> state university all I want to
034know is are we being there two weeks straight or are we serving 13 students and is that the same set of student or you don't understand that one [Music] You have to give me let me get a little clarification for you. Madam chair move question. >> Yes. I'll make sure I get you the right information. I'll say the wrong thing. >> I have a question. >> Oh, okay. Put put your question in because you can look it up whatever we need. >> I was counting students also. It's 13 students attending. >> I believe it's one set of students. >> One set of students. Okay. But there's only one staff member for those students tonight. Make sure they have enough. So for clarification, you want to for the students that'll be more than just one chapter.
035>> Yes. Yes. Okay. Anybody else want the need to uh attach on another portion to this item? Okay. Dr. [Music] No more question. There's some more to it. Oh, you got some more. [Music] All of that part [Music] schools elementary and then we have >> Yes, ma'am. I I talked about the uh I talked about the fundraisers and then also the app for the wing board policy for 30 years. [Music] >> We just need one motion to approve our consent items as presented. >> We approve the consent items as presented. has been moved and properly second that we will approve all of our consent items as presented. Any other discussion on the motion? All in favor of the motion, let it be known by saying I. I oppose the same signing none. The motion carries.
036We're moving now to 9B items for action. The first item on the list is 9B one 9.1B resolution adopting our new election district boundaries. Dr. Bryan. Madam Chair, uh up for your uh consideration tonight [Music] resolution adopting the list election district boundaries and options that have been presented for board. >> Dr. Brian, if I could, um, as you all know, Deborah Stagner, my colleague, has been involved, um, and attended all of the the redistricting um, public hearings. She drafted this resolution. It is very similar to the last resolution that you all adopted when you last did the census. You'll see that the whereas language referencing the option is blank. Um, and then you have a copy of both options before the board tonight. option C and option D2. So my recommendation for the motion, whoever
037makes one, would be a motion to approve the resolution adopting map C or map D2 as the board's redistricting plan. And then we will fill in this information and attach the correct map uh for the board chair to sign following the board's vote. You'll have any questions about the the procedures or the logistics, please let me know. Does anyone have any questions about the procedure? Just explain. >> Madam Chair, I make a motion to approve the resolution adopting the new election district boundary option C. >> Second. It has been moved and properly seconded that we uh it has been recommended that we will adopt option C. Matt, >> Madam Chair, before we vote um I thought we had ask any questions on the procedure and I had no question on the procedure. I just wanted
038to say that overall I think the process has gone very very well. There's wood. Um, it's gotten a few have tried to get a little personal with it and that's neither here or there. But I want people to understand that each board member, their core values, their standards and they also have to consider their district constituents. And that's what I have done. And if you remember when we asked Blake to do the D2 map, I specifically asked him to keep the Rock Mountain districts together as they would see. So um again, I appreciate the great majority of the understanding and the uh fairness and all that was uh shown through this process. Um, and with that, I do believe that the uh county has uh stated what it would be. >> All right. The motion
039is on the floor now and it was already second, right? All in favor of the motion that was made to vote for option C, could I see a show of hands who are in favor of that motion instead [Applause] Thank you all for your thank everyone for your hard work. Please do not leave. I want I want to share with you the sleeping bag and have a lot of the night. I want everybody still in here. >> I got to go to work. >> All right. >> Okay. Um here I think I stated that I have a six page agenda and it is long. Uh I would appreciate though and I want to say to you in case you have to leave. I understand some people have to go to work and I have to
040go to work. Um, but it would be nice for you to stay quiet and hear some of the other things that we have to cover. And when uh I feel like you uh ready to move, then I'm going to slow the meeting down because I can't talk over you all. I'll slow it down. Take five minutes or two minutes and let you ease out. Can you do that? >> Yes. All right. Thank you. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> Yes. Yes. Uh okay. We're now on item 92B and that is approval of our budget amendment number four. All right. Miss Howard is coming. Good evening, board chair superintendent committee. I'm here to present to you for recommendation for approval of budget amendment number four still fiscal year 2425. This amendment re um is representing the
041last revision through revision number 105. I was up for you before you on um June 26 through revision number 101. This is through 105, the last provision by the state and the federal government apply to 2425 for the state and federal fund a lotment adjustment. I just want to draw to your attention um you have in front of you state public school funds, federal fund grant and school community service fund. And if you will notice on the amendment, the changes are categorical for state public school funds. just a movement between two different categories. Whereas for the federal grants fund, there was an additional dollar amount provided in the last month of June. And for the school food services, there was no new addition or changes from the amendment number 20 that was presented on 26
042through today. Um if you will notice also that when I come for the actual close out of the year, that's when I will present capital funds, capital outlay and special revenue funds 8. So that's why you'll see that on the current capital outlay line it's blank this all around as it applies to the response. So I come to you today with recommendation of approval for this amendment and I'm open to any questions then we'll have a question. Um we've had a good little while to read it. Thank you for getting it to us early. Um, [Music] you may have to give me uh a little memory on that last sheet. >> Mhm. >> Uh where it says revenue sources, that's where we get funding. >> Correct. >> State, federal. only only reason why I had
043a question mark on Edgecom County and it's blank all the way across that mean it's not time for for Edgecom County we have some county commissioners right here I want them to >> well that will be reflected in the next amendment where is reflecting the other funds revenue comes from the county >> yes okay thank you so much anybody else have a question as I was right here. That's who we need to add. I don't have anything else mark red. >> You know, if I don't have it red, it means I do not have a question. >> Okay. Thank you. If there are no other questions, I need to hear a motion for approval. Madam Chair, I move for the approval of the budget amendment number four for the fiscal year 202425 is presented. >>
044Second has been moved and properly second that we will approve our budget amendment number four for 2425. Any other discussion on the motion? All in favor of the motion, let it be known by saying I. I >> oppose the same sign hearing none. The motion carries. Thank you very much, M. >> Thank you all. >> Dr. Battle, >> Madam Chair, Dr. Mock has been standing in tonight. Dr. Battle information. >> Oh, thank you. >> Good evening. Once again, >> remember I will report to Dr. Battle if we get a good job or a bad job. >> Okay. >> Tough for the second string around here. >> Um I'm requesting a board approval of contract for school resource officers between Edgecom County Board of Education and the Edgecom County Sheriff's Department for the fiscal year 2526.
045um contract for offduty sheriff's ser services between Edgecom County Board of Education and Edgecom County Sheriff's Department for fiscal year 2526 not to exceed $362,000 per year. This contract includes two new SRO positions needed to support the four new schools in East Rock County. The district will continue to apply for the North Carolina safety grant fund to support the cost of these changes. Does anyone have any questions to Dr. Myers in reference to this recommendation? >> Hearing none, could I hear a motion? Madam Chair, I make a motion that we approve the contract for school resource officers between Edgecom County Board of Education and Edgecom County Sheriff's Department for fiscal year 202526 and contract for off Junior Deputy Sheriff's Services between the Edgecom County Board of Education and the Edgecom County Sheriff's Department for fiscal
046year 202526 not to exceed $362,000 per year. has been moved and properly seconded that we will approve the contract for school resource officers between Edgecom County Board of Education, Edgecom County Sheriff Department for fiscal year 2526 and the contract off duty deputy sheriff services between Edgeon County Board of Education and the Edgeon County Sheriff's department for fiscal year 2526 not to exceed 362,000 per year [Music] >> I think >> the book is correct but I don't know this has to be >> then the motion's correct Oh, maybe that's why I kept looking at $288,000. So, you were saying that and you were reading it from the agenda. So, the book So, the book is correct. [Music] >> And the contract is correct. The contract says >> Okay. >> All in favor of the motion, let
047it be known by saying I >> oppose the same sign. Here is another motion. Carry cuz I What did I state? Did I state 362,000? >> Yeah, I got the right money in there. That's what I want to be sure I have correct. >> Madam Chair, may I make one comment? >> Yes. I I I just think um we say it a lot, but I think you're saying it as many times as possible how much we appreciate our school workforce officers and our partnership with the county shift department and ship. So it it is not just a sort of memorandum of of agreement or understand it is a true partnership and we appreciate that. >> Thank you. I agree with that information on that. [Music] 4. Oh, we're on now. Is that he's still standing?
048>> Yeah. He's still standing for Dr. D. Okay. 9.4B continues. Thank you. >> Thank you again. We are This is again one of our community partners. We're requesting board approval of a memorandum of understanding a contract between Edgecom County Board of Education and the Edgecom County Health Department for the 2526 school year beginning July 1st, 2025 and ending June 30th, 2026. The Edge County Health Department will continue to partner with school nurses to provide support and guidance on local health issues as well as provide $250,000 and funding through the sniffy funds to support district nursing practitioners. I will not read the entire um entire the next statement, but the statute there are some statute requirements from the legislature. They have appropriated um funds for school nurse funding initiatives. The budget stated at DHS and DPH
049and DPI shall provide funds to communities to hire school nurses and the criteria for awarding or funds would be would include determining areas of greatest need and greatest inability to pay for school nurses. The budget specified that the following will be part of the criteria. Current school nurse to student ratio, economic status of the community and health needs of area children. [Music] >> Does anyone need additional information or questions to 9.4? [Music] Hearing none, I need a motion for approval after the morand of understanding and contract between county board of education and county health department for 2025 2026 school year beginning July 1, 2025 and ending June 30th, 2026. has been moved and properly second that we will approve the memorandum of understanding and contract between Edgecom County Board of Education and Edge County Health
050Department for the fiscal year 2526 beginning July 1, 2025 and ending June 30th, 2026. Any other discussion on the motion? All in favor of the motion, let me be known by saying I. >> I oppose the same sign. The motion carries. Thank you very kindly. 9.5B. Um, Miss Wayne, are you standing in? >> I'm stepping in for that one tonight. >> Oh, okay. Madam Chair, uh replace B schedule times for 2526. We seeing B schedule times. >> Does anybody have any questions about the bail schedule? I don't have a red mark on the line. I know we can roll that hearing. None. Uh, any discussion? Could I hear a motion to approve the bill schedule? >> Madam Chair, I have a motion we approve the Edgecom County Public School bell schedules for 25 to 26.
051Second, has been moved and properly second that we will approve the Edgecom County bail schedules for 2526 school year. Any other discussion on the motion? All in favor of the motion, let it be known by saying I. I >> oppose the same sign. Hearing none. The motion carries. Thank you very kindly. >> Uh 6 point 9.6B Oh, that's Dr. Babel again. Hi, Dr. Babel. >> I'm back once again. I think this is my last one. Um, I'm here to request board approval of the explore learning gizmos subscription as a sole source for the continuity of services for middle school science teachers to use as part of the core middle school science curriculum. And Gizmos is an electronic tool that our science teachers use um to simulate and provide hands-on um digital experiences for our middle
052school students. Does anyone have any concerns on that recommendation? I need to hear a motion for approval if we have no questions on it. Madam Chair, I make a motion we approve the Explore Learning Gizmo subscription using PRC 109 as a sole source for continuity of services for middle school science teachers to use as part of the core middle school science. Second has been moved and properly second that we will approve the explore learning Gizmore subscriptions using PRC 109 as our source sole source for the contingency and of services for middle schools science teachers to use as part of their core middle school science curriculum. Any other discussion on the motion? All in favor of the motion, let be known by saying I. >> Oppose the same sign. >> I think I'm a report battle
053that you did a good job. [Music] Okay. 9.7 B. >> Madam Chair, uh, maintenance staff is recommending replacement of the chore at Fairview Elementary School. After reviewing informal bids, staff recommend code east has come to complete the project for $237 $237,625. project will be funded through both the sales tax and funded from North Carolina education lottery funds approved by the county and NCPI projected through North Carolina education lottery fund. [Music] We're also projecting just everybody knowing the work would be done. It's been hopefully December. >> This approval that you mentioned is that for both children or >> just the project just [Music] our our folks work really hard to make sure that it is up and going. Um, but you know, we keep close. >> I need a motion for approval for the placement of
054children at the elementary school from in the field east in the amount of 237,25 and funding for second has been moved that properly second that we will approve uh the replacement of the chiller at Caview Elementary School from TNO East in the amount amount of $237,625 and the funding should come from North Carolina Education Lottery Fund. [Music] Any other discussion on the motion? I'll in favor the motion. Let it be known by saying I oppose the same sign. The motion carries. Thank you very 9.8D Dr. Thank you, madam chair. The maintenance staff has recommended replacement of two childrens at Baskerville Elementary School. After reviewing informal bid staff recommend each county to complete the project for $199,100 project be tax funded for no education lottery fund approved by the county at which point project is funed
055through education lottery funds. Any questions? Anyone on this item? Hearing? None. Could we hear a motion for approval? I make a motion to approve for the replacement of the chillers at Baskerville Elementary School from Baker Mechanical, Inc. in the amount of $199,100 and funding from North Carolina Education Mon. >> Second. has been moved and properly second that we will approve the replacement of the children at Baskerville Elementary School from Baker Mechanical Incorporated in the amount of $199,100 and the funding comes from our education lottery. Any other discussion on the motion? >> That's two chillers, right, Dr. Brian. >> Yes, sir. A little different. >> And you correct way. Uh just for the last few weeks we've been replacing some of the pipes at the Ashville that the walls for sure working on that project as
056well. >> No other discussion. All in favor of the motion let be known by saying I >> oppose the same sign. Motion carries. Thank you for coming. All right. Lily, would you take the same? Madam Chair, I make a motion require uh I make a motion under the North Carolina open meeting law session 143 3181A 18 A3 and A6 to go into close session to consider personnel matters to consult with the attorney to preserve attorney client privilege information and to prevent the disclosure of student records rendered confidential under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act 20 USC. C 1232G and the disclosure of personnel records render confidential under GS 115 C-319 through 321 >> has been moved and properly second that we will go into close session. Any other discussion on the motion? All in
057favor of the motion let it be known by saying I. opposed the same sign. The motions carries and we're going to take a 10m minute break. [Music] Introducing the brand new app for Edgecom County Schools. It's everything ECPS in your pocket. This is the home screen. Tap the three horizontal lines in the bottom left to see all the menu items. To turn on push notifications, tap settings, select notification preferences, and allow notifications. Tap subscriptions to subscribe to your school. The event section shows a list of events throughout the school. You can use this button to add an event to your calendar or tap here to share the event with friends and family. The feed is where you'll find updates from administration about what's going on throughout the school. Whether that's celebrating a student success or
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061motion carries [Music] with a motion to approve our um 11.1.2 to the second amendment to Congel. >> We have Dr. Brian's contract. So, I make a motion to approve the second amendment to Dr. Brian's contract. >> Okay. Has been moved. >> Yes. It has been moved and properly second that we will approve um Dr. Bryant's uh contract. >> second amendment to the contract. Any other discussion on the motion? All in favor, let it be known by saying I. >> Opposition is carry. Now we get to the minutes. Did anyone have any questions in reference to our June 9th 25 regular business close session minutes? Hearing none, I need to hear a motion for approval. >> Madam Chair, I move for the approval of the uh close session minutes of what was it? June 9th. >>
062Yes, >> June 9th. >> Second. has been moved and properly second that we will approve our close session minutes on June 9th, 2025. Any other discussion on that motion? All in favor say I. I oppose. Same song. Motion carries. Thank you. Kindly we have one more seat. June 6 June 26 uh close session. Madam Chair, I make a motion that we approve the June 26 close session. Second move proper second approved motion six special close session minutes. Any other discussion on the motion? All in favor say I. Oppose same song. Motion carries. Thank you very brought by board members or superintendent. Okay. Item 14, vote for vice chair. >> All right, go back to our next round for vice chair. The nominations for vice chair. >> Madam chair, I nominate Frank. >> Any other nominations?
063[Music] All right. Sorry. [Music] complete. Please pass. [Music] Three. Breathe. Go to our next round. >> Nomination for >> vice chair. >> Chair. I nominate >> nominate any nominations. [Music] Please pass on the name when you're finished. Let's [Music] try this. [Music] 33. >> Next round, nominations for vice chair. >> Nominate the newest. >> Any other nominations? Come on. [Music] Excuse [Music] me one second. Another nominations for vice chair. Thank you. approve it. >> Any other nominations? [Music] You're passing two to >> Hi Mr. [Music] 33. Next ballot. Nominations for West Chair. I nominate Rand nomination. Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] I don't know. [Music] That's good. [Music] 33. [Music] recommendations [Music] for vice chair. I'm chairman. >> Any other nominations? [Music] Good job. [Music] 23. Thank you. And before you vote, I need to get
064a nomination. I nominate anything else. >> Any other nomination? [Music] Come on. [Music] Come on. [Music] Madam chair, if we take a 5m minute break. >> Yeah. [Music] >> Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] of course. [Music] We love heat. Sorry. >> Um, round 11. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] There you go. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Thank you, Madam Chair. >> Thanks for nominations for vice chair. Nominate Raymond Privation. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. Excuse [Music] me. [Music] 33. Next round, nominations for vice chair. Nomination nominate. >> Any other nomination? [Music] Yeah. [Music] How was this? 23. nominations. Yeah. [Music] Heat. [Music] I will [Music] heat. to approve >> nominations for vice chair. [Music] >> Any nominations? [Music] I can't. [Music] There's three. [Music] nominations for vice chair. I'm going to [Music] 33. nomination. for
065vice >> chair nominating any nominations. [Music] Thank you. [Music] nominations for vice chair. >> Nominate women nominations. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] 33. for last year. Thank you. Heat. Heat. [Music] 3 three judgement. [Music] Nomination for vice chair. nominate green. >> Any other nominations? [Music] We nominations vice chair. [Music] Brand new car. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Breathe. Nominations for vice chair. Hey Brandon nominations. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Do you breathe? [Music] nominations for vice chair. >> I nominate Dennis. You have nominations. [Music] Sorry. 23. What's wrong? [Music] We're around [Music] >> beyond that. >> I think this is round 21. >> Yeah. Going all the way back to when we first walked >> the record this 2021. We all done rounds [Music] >> nominations for last year. [Music] Do
066I have to go? >> Everyone has to go if you are present. Um there's not really an option not to. Normally an extension counts as yes, but here all present. Um and also the policy says a majority of members present. So we have six board members present. So in order to be elected to me, we need four. [Music] I know. So I mean what at what point can we take to the next meeting? Whenever someone makes a motion to table it to the next meeting [Music] that we move the vice chair vote to the next meeting. Any other discussion on motion? All in favor of motion by raising your hand. [Music] Although you didn't say oppose, Dr. >> Oh, I'm sorry. oppose [Music] the same song. [Music] So we have a nomination [Music] Heat. Heat.
067[Music] And then [Music] 2,200 [Music] I found you. Thank [Music] you. [Music] nominations for vice chair. I nominate William Mills for the nominations. >> Nominate Randy. >> Any other nominations? [Music] I'm doing this. [Music] Two, three. nomination score last year. Thank you. Heat. Nice. [Music] 33. [Music] Okay. [Music] nominations for last year. [Music] Dude, I cannot vote. You got but I got the votes. >> I can This is from policy 23.2. A board member must vote on all issues unless the board determines by majority vote that the member has a conflict of interest or is unable to remain impartial. the failure to vote either for or against an item by a member who is physically present uh shall be reported in as an affirmative. That that doesn't apply here. It's not a motion in favor
068of specific action. [Music] Mr. >> I believe I >> she I believe nominations there's a nomination on the floor by her correcting for Mr. Ellison. [Music] Oops. [Music] Heat up [Music] here. [Music] Do three. [Music] nominations for you. Thank you. Heat. That's heat. 33. I'll make another motion pass. It's been moved and properly second that we move this vote to uh vice chair vote to our next meeting. Any discussion on the motion? All in favor of the motion let be known by raising your right hand. Those saying so you all can take a brief recess if folks need a bathroom break or get water. Just want to do that. Nominations for chair. [Music] Come on. [Music] Okay. [Music] What are you doing? [Music] >> 5 minutes. [Music] Anyone [Music] chair you nominations for vice chair?
069[Music] Halloween. [Music] I don't know [Music] Good. [Music] What's wrong? [Music] Stay breathing. [Music] that rule. How many times you take the office? You cannot we cannot elect a new vice chair until there is a majority vote which is four votes. So again I At some point there could be a motion to table it until the next meeting, but there not be a new vice chair left until [Music] the last names. Heat. Heat. [Music] Breathe three. nominations for last year. Other nominations [Music] You want to [Music] 33. Three. [Music] >> Um, sorry, I'm just thinking for a minute. I think you could make a motion to adjourn and then the vice chair would remain Mr. Alice until the next meeting when there's another >> vote. [Music] It has been moved in property [Music] any other
070discussion motion. I don't understand that I lost a son. I didn't see the two. I should have known that. [Music] Right. [Music] Thank you. [Music] Oh, good. [Music] Oh, Mr. Let's [Music] go. [Music] Thank you. Congratulations for last year. [Music] You can win this. [Music] 82. [Music] 33. [Music] Okay. [Music] nominations for vice chair. [Music] What happened? Wait, [Music] wait. [Music] It's been moved and proper second that we would move our vice chair vote to the next meeting. Any other discussion on the motion? David raising right hand [Music] oppose. Oh oppos. >> Okay. So moving into the next uh game is not a game. It's a game. It's not a game. >> Well, it's not a game. >> What they need is it's like a game to me. Game with students. Madam Chair, I make
071a motion to rejuvenate [Music] oppos. [Music]