Regular Meeting

Dates:

Monday, August 22, 2022 - 6:30pm

The Transylvania County Board of Education will hold a regular business meeting on Monday, August 22, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. at the Morris Education Center, 225 Rosenwald Lane, Brevard. The meeting is open to the public. It will be livestreamed and may be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/user/tcsnc.

Groups audience:

School Board

I. Opening of Meeting

Invocation

Pledge of Allegiance

Call to Order

Welcome

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School Board

II. Business Items (including amendments and recissions):

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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 August 22, 2022.

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. 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.

Groups audience:

School Board

03. Good News Report

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

Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Grant for 2022-2023

Transylvania County Schools has again been awarded a USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Grant for all four elementary schools. The grant will provide opportunities for students to experience, at no cost, nutritious and delicious fresh fruit and vegetable snacks throughout the 2022-2023 school year. The program will create a healthier school environment and help students learn that healthy choices taste good, too. The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program will begin on Tuesday, September 6, 2022. School cafeterias will provide a fresh fruit or vegetable as an afternoon snack to all elementary school students weekly on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Teachers are encouraged to model good eating behaviors by eating the snacks along with their students. The USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Grant program is available to qualifying NC elementary schools upon application. The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable menu for September is attached.

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

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

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

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

Smartphone App: Transylvania County Schools on Play Store and iTunes

SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/transylvaniacountyschools

TikTok: tiktok.com/transylvaniaschools ǀ WSQL Radio: bit.ly/TCSYesRadio!

Public Attachments:

September 2022 FFVP.pdf

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. One new name, Leticia Rene Jensen, has been added to the list. Additional names will be included as they are received.

Public Attachments:

Military List 8-22-22.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 attachments):

Minutes of the January 31, 2022 meeting
Minutes of the August 1, 2022 meeting
Minutes of the August 1, 2022 closed session
Personnel report for August 22, 2022
Non-faculty coaches for fall sports 2022

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

Public Attachments:

Minutes 1-31-22.pdf

Minutes 8-01-22.pdf

Non-Faculty Coaches_Fall 2022.pdf

Personnel Report 8-22-22.pdf

Groups audience:

School Board

06. Capital Projects Status Report

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

Director Alan Justice will give an update on capital projects to date.

Public Attachments:

Capital Outlay Schedule 2022-23_revised.pdf

Groups audience:

School Board

07. 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. Jeff McDaris will give an update on current and emerging educational issues.

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School Board

08. 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

Aug. 29	First student day
Sept. 5	Labor Day holiday
Sept. 5	NO MEETING
Sept. 19	REGULAR MEETING	6:30 p.m.	MEC
Sept. 30	Remote learning day
Oct. 3	REGULAR MEETING	6:30 p.m.	MEC
Oct. 17	REGULAR MEETING	6:30 p.m.	MEC
Oct. 31, Nov. 1	Teacher workdays
Nov. 7	REGULAR MEETING	6:30 p.m.	MEC
Nov. 8	Election Day
Nov. 11	Veterans Day holiday
Nov. 21	REGULAR MEETING	6:30 p.m.	MEC
Nov. 23-25	Thanksgiving Break

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School Board

09. 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.

Groups audience:

School Board

10. Closed Session

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

The board will entertain a motion to go into closed session pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 143-318.11 for the following purpose(s): under subsection (a)(1) to prevent the disclosure of privileged or confidential personnel information pursuant to G.S. § 115C-319-321.

Revised timeline for 2021-2022 evaluation process:

June 20...................... Superintendent provides self-assessment to the board.

Before July 18............ Board chair and vice chair meet with superintendent to discuss

self-assessment. Board members complete individual evaluations

and return to board chair or vice chair.

~~July 18~~ Aug. 1............ Board members meet in closed session to prepare consensus

evaluation.

~~Aug. 1~~ Aug. 22........... Board meets with superintendent in closed session to discuss the

consensus evaluation and agree upon performance goals and

recommendations for the next school year.

Groups audience:

School Board

III. Adjournment

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School Board