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Regular Meeting

Dates:

Monday, August 16, 2021 - 6:30pm

The Transylvania County Board of Education will hold a regular business meeting on Monday, August 16, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. in the Rosman High School Media Center, located at 749 Pickens Highway, Rosman, NC. The meeting will be open to the public and livestreamed at https://www.youtube.com/tcsnc.

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I. Opening of Meeting

Invocation

Pledge of Allegiance

Call to Order

Welcome

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II. Business Items (including amendments and recissions)

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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 August 16, 2021.

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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. In order that the board may conduct an orderly meeting while providing an opportunity for input, individuals or groups may be heard by the board in accordance with policy 2310, Public Participation at Board Meetings, or policy 2300, Board Meetings (subsection D.2).

Each month, the first 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 30 minutes before the meeting begins for any individual or group to indicate their desire to address the board.

Each speaker will receive 3 minutes to present comments. The public comment session will not exceed 30 minutes total except by majority vote of the board.

The board chair will recognize speakers in the order in which they signed in. Substitute speakers will not be permitted and speakers may not donate any portion of their time to another speaker. If a speaker is unable to present all of his or her information within the specified time limit, the speaker may provide the board with additional information in written form. If an unusually large number of people requests to speak, a majority of the board may decide to reduce the time for each individual or to require the designation of a spokesperson for each group of persons supporting or opposing the same positions. At any time, the board may establish additional procedures to ensure that public comment sessions proceed in an efficient and orderly manner.

Board members will not respond to individuals who address the board except to request clarification of points made by the presenter.

Issues involving individual personnel or student matters are confidential and, therefore, are not appropriate for the public comment session. Concerns related to personnel or student matters should be handled as a complaint and reported to the superintendent or designee.

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 act 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.

No solicitations will be allowed during public comment.

The board may choose to offer a second opportunity for public comment at the end of the meeting. Sign-ups will not be required for the second public comment opportunity.

If the board does not hold a regular meeting during a month, the board will not provide a time for public comment at any other meeting held during that month, unless a majority of the board votes to allow public comment at the meeting or unless the purpose of the meeting is a public hearing.

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03. Good News Report

Strategic Priority		Reason for Consideration
Graduates Prepared for Work, Higher Education and Citizenship		Action
Excellent Educators	X	Information	X
Healthy, Safe and Responsible Students		Discussion
Operations and Support	X

NCSBA Resolution Honoring School District Employees

Since the start of the pandemic shutdown through the 2020-2021 school year, school district employees have done their best to continue to educate, feed, nurture and support students. At its June 25^th meeting, the North Carolina School Boards Association Board of Directors discussed the above-and-beyond actions of their member districts’ employees and adopted a resolution to let these special men and women know their appreciation for all they have done during this unprecedented time. A copy of the resolution is attached.

For more good news from Transylvania County Schools, please visit us at:

Home Page: www.tcsnc.org ǀ Facebook: facebook.com/transylvaniaschools

Twitter: twitter.com/transylvaniasch ǀ Flickr: flickr.com/tcsnc

Instagram: Instagram.com/transylvaniaschools ǀ YouTube: youtube.com/tcsnc

Smartphone App: Transylvania County Schools on Play Store and iTunes

SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/transylvaniacountyschools

Public Attachments:

Resolution-for-State-School-Workers-Signed.pdf

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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:

Military List 8-16-21.pdf

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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 attachments):

Minutes of the August 2, 2021 meeting
Personnel report for August 16, 2021

A motion is in order to approve the consent agenda items.

Public Attachments:

Minutes 8-02-21.pdf

Personnel Report 8-16-21.pdf

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06. Re-Entry Update 2021-2022

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 give an update on the first day of school and the board will discuss mask guidelines in Transylvania County Schools.

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07. Calendar Waiver Request for 2022-2023

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

North Carolina law (G.S. 115C-84.2) requires that schools begin no earlier than the Monday closest to August 26 and close no later than the Friday closest to June 11. The State Board of Education may waive this requirement for any LEA that has missed eight (8) full days a year during any four (4) of the last ten (10) years due to severe weather conditions, energy shortages, power failures, or other emergency situations. If an LEA is approved for a weather-related waiver, the opening date may be no earlier than the Monday closest to August 19. Transylvania County Schools qualifies for a weather-related calendar waiver for the 2022-2023 school year (see attached).

A motion is in order to approve the calendar waiver request for the 2022-2023 school year.

Public Attachments:

Calendar Waiver Request 2022-2023.pdf

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08. Bond Projects 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

Norris Barger will give an update on the school bond construction projects.

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09. FY22 Budget 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 and Mr. Barger will give an update on the budget for FY22.

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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.

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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

Sept. 3	Remote learning day
Sept. 6	Labor Day holiday
Sept. 20	REGULAR MEETING	6:30 p.m.	MEC
Oct. 1	Students dismissed at noon
Oct. 4	REGULAR MEETING	6:30 p.m.	MEC
Oct. 18	REGULAR MEETING	6:30 p.m.	MEC
Oct. 19	Remote learning day
Nov. 1	REGULAR MEETING	6:30 p.m.	MEC
Nov. 11	Veterans Day holiday
Nov. 15	REGULAR MEETING	6:30 p.m.	MEC
Nov. 24	Annual leave day (no students)
Nov. 25-26	Thanksgiving holidays

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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

A second opportunity will be provided for public comment.

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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 comments and/or other items from board members.

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14. Closed Session

Strategic Priority		Reason for Consideration
Graduates Prepared for Work, Higher Education and Citizenship		Action	X
Excellent Educators		Information
Healthy, Safe and Responsible Students		Discussion	X
Operations and Support	X

Board policy requires the board to perform a performance evaluation of the superintendent each year. The revised timeline for the 2020-2021 evaluation is listed below:

Jun. 21	Superintendent provides self-assessment to the board.
Before ~~Aug. 2~~ Aug. 16	Board chair and vice chair meet with superintendent to discuss self-assessment. Board members complete and return individual evaluations to board chair or vice chair.
~~Aug. 2~~ Aug. 16	Board members meet in closed session to prepare consensus evaluation.
~~Aug. 16~~ Sept. 20	Board meets with superintendent in closed session to discuss the consensus evaluation and agree upon performance goals and recommendations for the next school year.

Chairman McCoy will entertain a motion for the board to go into closed session pursuant to G.S. § 143-318.11 under subsection (a)(1) to discuss confidential personnel information protected under N.C.G.S. § 115C-319-321.

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III. Adjournment

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