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Dates: 
Monday, April 3, 2017 - 6:30pm
 
The Transylvania County Board of Education will hold a regular business meeting on Monday, April 3, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. at the Morris Education Center, 225 Rosenwald Lane, Brevard.  The meeting is open to the public.
 
 
Groups audience: 
School Board

I. Opening of Meeting

 

Invocation

Pledge of Allegiance

Call to Order

Welcome

 

Groups audience: 
School Board

II. Business Items

Groups audience: 
School Board

01. Approval of Agenda

 
Strategic Priority
Reason for Consideration
Graduates Prepared for Work, Higher Education and Citizenship
 
Action
X
Excellent Educators
 
Information
 
   Healthy, Safe and Responsible Students
 
Discussion
 
Operations and Support
X
 
 
 
A motion is in order to approve or revise the meeting agenda for April 3, 2017.
 
 
Groups audience: 
School Board

02. Public Comment

 
Strategic Priority
Reason for Consideration
Graduates Prepared for Work, Higher Education and Citizenship
 
Action
 
Excellent Educators
 
Information
X
   Healthy, Safe and Responsible Students
 
Discussion
 
Operations and Support
X
 
 
 
The board of education, as an elected representative body of the school system, wishes to provide a forum for citizens to express interests and concerns related to the school system.  Each month, a part of at least one regularly scheduled board meeting will be set aside for citizens to address the board through public comment. 
  • A sign-up sheet will be available for any individual or group to indicate their desire to address the board.  A maximum of 30 minutes will be allotted for public comment at the beginning of the meeting and at the end of the meeting.  Speakers will be asked to limit comments to five (5) minutes each, unless there are more than six speakers per session, in which case the chairman may limit the time allotted to no more than three (3) minutes per speaker.  Sign-up is not required for the second public comment opportunity at the end of the meeting. 
  • Board members will not respond to individuals who address the board except to request clarification of points made by the presenter.
  • Except in cases of emergency, information received during presentations will not be acted upon at the time it is received.  It will take unanimous vote of the board members present to take action on a presentation considered to be of an unusual or emergency nature at the time it is presented.
  • Disruptions by any person or persons of a public meeting will be subject to action in accordance with G.S. 143-318.17. 
  • Complaints about the performance of school personnel, implementation of board policy, the quality of the educational program, or school facilities should be submitted initially for a response to the school system official responsible for the program or facility or to the superintendent.  The superintendent or designee shall make available policy 2310, Public Participation at Board Meetings, and other relevant grievance procedures to any individual or group submitting a complaint.
  • No solicitations will be allowed during public comment.
 
Groups audience: 
School Board

03. Good News Report

 
Strategic Priority
Reason for Consideration
Graduates Prepared for Work, Higher Education and Citizenship
X
Action
 
Excellent Educators
X
Information
X
   Healthy, Safe and Responsible Students
 
Discussion
 
Operations and Support
X
 
 
 
Governor’s School
Three students from Brevard High School have been invited to attend the 2017 North Carolina Governor’s School.  Matthew Bailey has been selected in the area of French; Ingrid Findley has been selected in the area of Natural Science; and Crista Cali has been selected in the area of Social Science.  Students who accept the invitation will attend a five-and-a-half week session this summer.    
 
National Library Week
National Library Week 2017 will be observed April 9-15 with the theme, “Libraries Transform.”  It is a time to celebrate our nation’s libraries and school media centers.  We greatly appreciate our school librarians for their creativity and dedication and all that they do to educate children. 
 
Public School Volunteer Week
The week of April 17-21, 2017 is Public School Volunteer Week, a time to honor and thank our many dedicated volunteers for their contributions to our schools.  From donating time to assisting with classroom and school activities, volunteers in our community play an important role in our schools. 
 
FBLA Awards
Congratulations to the Rosman High School and Brevard High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) teams on their successful State Leadership Conference in Greensboro.  Participants and placements are listed below:
 
RHS
Business Plan, 4th Place - Grace Owen & Jenna Odom
Community Service Project, Top Ten - Jasmine Myers & Ressie Owen
Journalism, 4th place - Ressie Owen
Marketing, Top Ten - Cory Reid, Samuel Chappell & Jonah Whitman
Website Development, Top Ten - Joshua Voris & Dakotah Morgan
Impromptu Speaking - Sam Ballard
Advertising - Heidi Hall
Health Care Administration - Courtney Stamey
 
BHS
Agribusiness, Top Ten - Avery McCall
Agribusiness, Top Ten - Maggie Morris
Business Calculations, Top Ten - Noah Housman
Business Communications, Top Ten - August Barnham
Impromptu Speaking, Top Ten – Aly Henneberry
Personal Finance, Top Ten – Benton Tynch
Public Speaking 2, Top Ten & 2nd Place – Cullen Duval
Other Participants:  Matthew Ridenour, Charlie Cash, Caroline Jelley, Casey Cooper, Aaron Neumann, Brayden Myers, Meredith Barton, and Jammi Hunt
 
Ressie Owen, Grace Owen, Jenna Odomm and Cullen Duval  have qualified to compete at the National Leadership Conference this summer in Anaheim, CA.  Also, Jamie Barton (RHS Class of 2013) gave a short speech as the North Carolina FBLA-PBL President.  She joined the college version of FBLA (Phi Beta Lambda) at Barton College and has worked her way up to state president of the organization.   
 
TIME 4 Real Science Team Wins Big at Two State Competitions
Congratulations to the TIME 4 Real Science students for dominating at the 2017 North Carolina Student Academy of Science Competition and the North Carolina Science and Engineering Fair:
 
Aidan Spradlin, Bryce Spradlin and Hannah Lemel:  An Evaluation of Local, Thermally Polluted Lakes for the Presence of Naegleria fowleria via PCR Without Hazardous Cultivation
Emma Dauster, Kylie Evans and Cullen Duval:  Olfactometer assays to measure the response of Culex quinquefasciatus to plant and fungal volatiles
John Nguyen and Matthew Bailey:  Oligochaete Populations in Transylvania County Trout Streams: A Risk Assessment of Susceptibility to the Whirling Disease Parasite, Myxobolus cerebralis
Chase Bishop and Alex Eberhardt:  Feasibility of Cultivating Arthrospira platensis as a Food Source for Mars Exploration and Colonization
Sara Megown:  The Antifungal Effect of Plant Extracts on Candida albicans
Fritz Ruppert and Sam Ballard:  Particle Manipulation by an Acoustic Levitator  
  • 3rd place Technology and Engineering, North Carolina Student Academy of Science
  • 3rd place Army Award, Engineering, North Carolina Science and Engineering Fair
Bain Brown and Nicole Rideout:  Screening Kudzu Associated Insects and Fungi for Enzymes with Potential Application in Aqueous Oil Extraction
  • 3rd place Biological Sciences , North Carolina Student Academy of Science
  • Western NC Representative, North Carolina Science and Engineering Fair
Emily Trusler and Elise Poche:  Isolation and Identification of Entomopathogenic Fungi for Use in Mosquito Control
  • 2nd Place Biological Sciences, North Carolina Student Academy of Science
Carly Tabor and Lily Harris:  Megacopta cribraria Attraction to Plant Volatiles  
  • Western Representative, North Carolina Student Academy of Science
Jasmine Gillespie:  Toxicity of Nightshade Plants to the Freshwater Clam Corbicula fluminea
  • Western Representative, North Carolina Student Academy of Science
Caleb Fore:  Developing a Cost Effective Solar Array While Capturing Energy for Heating Water
  • Western Representative, North Carolina Student Academy of Science
Chase Bishop:  North Carolina Student Academy of Science President-Elect:  
Chase will serve for one year as president-elect and then move into the role of president for one year.  Chase ran against seven other students from across North Carolina to secure the role.
 
 
For more good news from Transylvania County Schools, please visit us at:
 
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Smartphone App:  Transylvania County Schools on Play Store and iTunes
SoundCloud:  soundcloud.com/transylvaniacountyschools

 

 
Groups audience: 
School Board

04. Former Students in the Military

 
Strategic Priority
Reason for Consideration
Graduates Prepared for Work, Higher Education and Citizenship
 
Action
 
Excellent Educators
 
Information
X
   Healthy, Safe and Responsible Students
 
Discussion
 
Operations and Support
X
 
 
 
The board wishes to thank the former students from Brevard High School, Rosman High School, and Davidson River School who are currently serving or have previously served in the U.S. Military.  The attached list of names is recognized at every meeting and read aloud twice a year in recognition of Veterans Day and Memorial Day.  Additional names will be included as they are received. 
 
 
Public Attachments: 
PDF icon Military List 4-03-17.pdf
Groups audience: 
School Board

05. Consent Agenda

 
Strategic Priority
Reason for Consideration
Graduates Prepared for Work, Higher Education and Citizenship
 
Action
X
Excellent Educators
X
Information
 
   Healthy, Safe and Responsible Students
 
Discussion
 
Operations and Support
X
 
 
 
The following items are submitted for consent approval (see attached):
  1. Minutes of the March 20, 2017 meeting
  2. Personnel report for April 3, 2017
A motion is in order to approve the consent agenda items.
 
 
Public Attachments: 
PDF icon Minutes 3-20-17.pdf
PDF icon Personnel Report 4-03-17.pdf
Groups audience: 
School Board

06. Instructional Update

 
Strategic Priority
Reason for Consideration
Graduates Prepared for Work, Higher Education and Citizenship
X
Action
 
Excellent Educators
 
Information
X
   Healthy, Safe and Responsible Students
 
Discussion
 
Operations and Support
X
 
 
 
Dr. Jeremy Gibbs will provide an update on curriculum and instruction.  
 
 
Public Attachments: 
PDF icon AdvancED-Update-3Apr2017.pdf
Groups audience: 
School Board

07. Policy: 4000 Series (Part A) - Students

 
Strategic Priority
Reason for Consideration
Graduates Prepared for Work, Higher Education and Citizenship
X
Action
X
Excellent Educators
 
Information
X
   Healthy, Safe and Responsible Students
X
Discussion
 
Operations and Support
X
 
 
 
Fourteen new policies from the 4000 Series, Part A (Students) and 13 old policies and exhibits are presented for first-read information.  Action on the policies will be requested in May.  Brian Weaver will discuss the policies and answer any questions you may have. 
 
A motion is in order to accept the 14 new policies and 13 old policies listed below as first-read information: 
 
4000 Series (Part A):
Students
New Policies
(first read; adoption in May)
Old Policies
(first read; rescission in May)
4000
Focus on Students
 
 
4003
Translating Policies for Students and Parents
 
 
4023
Education for Pregnant and Parenting Students
JFE/JFF
Pregnant, Parenting, and/or Married Students
4050
Children of Military Families
 
 
4100
Age Requirements for Initial Entry
JEC
School Admissions
4115
Behavior Standards for Transfer Students
 
 
4120
Domicile or Residence Requirements
JEC; JECB
School Admissions; Tuition Charge to Nonresident Students
4130
Discretionary Admission
JEC; JECB;
School Admissions; Tuition Charge to Nonresident Students
4135
Tuition for Discretionary Admissions
JECB
Tuition Charge to Nonresident Students
4152
Unsafe School Choice Transfer
JECBA; JECBA-R; JECBA-E
Student Transfers Under Safe Schools Requirements
4210
Release of Students from School
 
 
4220
Student Insurance Program
JHA; JHA-R
Student Athletic Insurance
4230
Communicable Diseases – Students
JHCC; JHCC-R; JHCC-E
Communicable Diseases
4260
Student Sex Offenders
ACAD; JFCL
Student Sex Offenders; Student Sex Offenders
 
 
Public Attachments: 
PDF icon Policy 4000_new.pdf
PDF icon Policy 4003_new.pdf
PDF icon Policy 4023_new.pdf
PDF icon Policy 4050_new.pdf
PDF icon Policy 4100_new.pdf
PDF icon Policy 4115_new.pdf
PDF icon Policy 4120_new.pdf
PDF icon Policy 4130_new.pdf
PDF icon Policy 4135_new.pdf
PDF icon Policy 4152_new.pdf
PDF icon Policy 4210_new.pdf
PDF icon Policy 4220_new.pdf
PDF icon Policy 4230_new.pdf
PDF icon Policy 4260_new.pdf
PDF icon Policy ACAD_rescind.pdf
PDF icon Policy JEC_rescind.pdf
PDF icon Policy JECB_rescind.pdf
PDF icon Policy JECBA_rescind.pdf
PDF icon Policy JECBA-R_rescind.pdf
PDF icon Policy JECBA-E_rescind.pdf
PDF icon Policy JFCL_rescind.pdf
PDF icon Policy JFE-JFF_rescind.pdf
PDF icon Policy JHA_rescind.pdf
PDF icon Policy JHA-R_rescind.pdf
PDF icon Policy JHCC_rescind.pdf
PDF icon Policy JHCC-R_rescind.pdf
PDF icon Policy JHCC-E_rescind.pdf
Groups audience: 
School Board

08. Transportation Update

 
Strategic Priority
Reason for Consideration
Graduates Prepared for Work, Higher Education and Citizenship
 
Action
 
Excellent Educators
 
Information
X
   Healthy, Safe and Responsible Students
 
Discussion
 
Operations and Support
X
 
 
 
As requested by the board, Alan Justice will give an update on transportation services.  A copy of the North Carolina School Transportation Fleet Manual is attached for your information.
 
 
Public Attachments: 
PDF icon NCBusFleet Manual04June2015.pdf
Groups audience: 
School Board

09. FY18 Budget

 
Strategic Priority
Reason for Consideration
Graduates Prepared for Work, Higher Education and Citizenship
 
Action
 
Excellent Educators
 
Information
X
   Healthy, Safe and Responsible Students
 
Discussion
X
Operations and Support
X
 
 
 
Dr. McDaris will present the most recent information on the 2017-2018 budget.  The latest working drafts are attached.  The board will hold a budget work session on Thursday, April 27, at 6:30 a.m. at the Morris Education Center.  The board’s local budget request is due to the county manager by May 15.  Approval of the FY18 budget request is planned for the May 1st board meeting. 
 
A revised copy of the community input session document is also attached.  Pages 8-9 have been updated to show the types of buildings:  Frame (F), Noncombustible (NC), and Masonry Noncombustible (MNC). 
 
 
Public Attachments: 
PDF icon Governor's Budget Highlights.pdf
PDF icon FY18 initial planning allotments.pdf
PDF icon FY18 Fund_2 Changes 3-14-17.pdf
PDF icon FY18 LCE Budget 3-14-17.pdf
PDF icon FY18 Capital Needs 1-31-17.pdf
PDF icon FY18 Lottery & Fund Balance 1-31-17.pdf
PDF icon Community input session_revised 3-24-17.pdf
Groups audience: 
School Board

10. Superintendent's Update

 
Strategic Priority
Reason for Consideration
Graduates Prepared for Work, Higher Education and Citizenship
 
Action
 
Excellent Educators
 
Information
X
   Healthy, Safe and Responsible Students
 
Discussion
 
Operations and Support
X
 
 
 
Dr. McDaris will give an update on current and emerging educational issues.
 
 
Groups audience: 
School Board

11. Important Dates

 
Strategic Priority
Reason for Consideration
Graduates Prepared for Work, Higher Education and Citizenship
 
Action
 
Excellent Educators
 
Information
X
   Healthy, Safe and Responsible Students
 
Discussion
 
Operations and Support
X
 
 
 
 
Apr. 6
Kindergarten Rally
4:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Trans. Co. Recreation Department
Apr. 11
Kindergarten Registration
8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
BES, PFES, RES, TCH
Apr. 12
Kindergarten Registration
8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
BES, PFES, RES, TCH
Apr. 13
Kindergarten Registration
(extended hours)
8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
BES, PFES, RES, TCH
Apr. 14
Teacher workday (Good Friday)
 
 
Apr. 17-21
Spring break
 
 
Apr. 27
BUDGET WORK SESSION
6:30 a.m.
MEC
May 1
REGULAR MEETING
6:30 p.m.
MEC
May 2
Taste of Transylvania
6:00 p.m.
Lumberyard
May 9
TCAE “Friends of Education” Banquet
6:00 p.m.
Rogow Room
May 15
REGULAR MEETING
6:30 p.m.
MEC
May 29
Annual leave day (no students)
 
 
May 18
TC Scholars’ Recognition Evening
5:30 p.m.
BHS
May 22
“Teacher of the Year” Awards Reception
5:30 p.m.
Rogow Room
June 5
REGULAR MEETING
6:30 p.m.
MEC
June 9
Last pupil day – 12 noon dismissal
 
 
June 9
Davidson River School Graduation
10:30 a.m.
DRS Lawn
June 9
Brevard High School Graduation
6:00 p.m.
Brevard Music Center
June 10
Rosman High School Graduation
10:00 a.m.
Brevard Music Center
June 12-16
Teacher workdays
 
 
June 19
4-day summer schedule begins
 
 
June 19
REGULAR MEETING
6:30 p.m.
MEC
Groups audience: 
School Board

12. Public Comment

 
Strategic Priority
Reason for Consideration
Graduates Prepared for Work, Higher Education and Citizenship
 
Action
 
Excellent Educators
 
Information
X
   Healthy, Safe and Responsible Students
 
Discussion
 
Operations and Support
X
 
 
 
The board will provide a second opportunity for public comment. 
 
 
Groups audience: 
School Board

13. Other Items

 
Strategic Priority
Reason for Consideration
Graduates Prepared for Work, Higher Education and Citizenship
 
Action
 
Excellent Educators
 
Information
X
   Healthy, Safe and Responsible Students
 
Discussion
 
Operations and Support
X
 
 
 
An opportunity will be provided for other items from board members or staff.
 
 
Groups audience: 
School Board

III. Adjourn

Groups audience: 
School Board
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