II. BUSINESS ITEMS (including amendments and rescissions):

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1. Regular Business

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A. 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 Agenda for July 21, 2025.

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School Board

B. Facilities 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

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School Board

i. Joint School Bond Projects Update

Project Manager Beecher Allison will update the Board regarding the ongoing and slated Joint School Bond Projects.

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School Board

ii. Rosman Elementary School Playground Improvements Project

At the March 17, 2025, Meeting, Rosman Elementary School Principal Robert Dinsdale discussed planned playground improvements for the school, including upgrades to the Pre-K Playground. Director Kerry Putnam will now provide the Board with updated information, including a preferred vendor quote, a copy of which is posted for review.

Public Attachments:

RES Kompan Sales Quote.pdf

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School Board

C. Consent Agenda

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

The following items are submitted for consent approval:

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School Board

i. Minutes of the June 16, 2025, Meeting (regular and closed sessions)

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School Board

ii. Personnel Report for July 21, 2025

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School Board

iii. FY25 Budget Amendment No. 9

The Amendment and the corresponding Memorandum are posted for review.

Public Attachments:

FY25 Budget Amendment #9.pdf

FY25 Budget Amendment Memo #9.pdf

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School Board

iv. Activity Buses

At the April 21, 2025, Meeting, the Board Members approved the TCS Budget

Request, subsequently approved by the Board of Commissioners on June 23, 2025. A separate line item in the approved Budget Request was for the purchase of two wheelchair-accessible activity buses. The vendor sales contract for bus one and the order to purchase bus two require Board approval.

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School Board

v. Fall 2025 Non-Faculty, Sports Coaches

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) requires local Boards to grant permission to employ non-faculty individuals as head coaches of

varsity or junior varsity teams. As a rule, the Transylvania County Board of

Education approves all volunteer and contract coaches for Transylvania County Schools. The full list of Fall 2025 Non-Faculty, Sports Coaches is posted. Director of County Athletics Mark Ellenberger will be available to answer any questions.

Public Attachments:

PAID NON-FACULTY COACHES FALL 2025-2026 (1).pdf

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School Board

2. Old Business

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School Board

A. CENTEGIX Contract Approval

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

On May 19, 2025, the Board approved the submission of a State Education Lottery Distribution Request to fund the CENTEGIX Safety Platform, pending Board of Commissioners’ approval. Following BOC approval, the Distribution Request was submitted and granted. Superintendent Dr. Lisa Fletcher will now present for approval the CENTEGIX Safety Platform contract for which the State Education Lottery Distribution shall be utilized. The contract is available for review on our website.

A motion is in order to approve the CENTEGIX Safety Platform contract.

Public Attachments:

Centegix.pdf

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School Board

B. Substance Abuse Prevention Initiatives & Data - Resolution

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

At the June 16, 2025, Meeting, following review discussion of the April 21, 2025, CARE Substance Abuse Prevention Initiatives & Data presentation, the Board unanimously approved the development of a Resolution for future approval. The proposed, “Resolution to Encourage Protecting Our Youth from Nicotine, Cannabis Products, and Other Illicit Substances,” is posted on this site for review, and counsel for the Board will be present to review the Resolution and to answer questions.

A motion is in order to approve the Resolution.

Public Attachments:

Tobacco-Cannabis Resolution.pdf

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School Board

3. New Business

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School Board

A. Federal Programs: Notice of Intent to Apply

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	X
Operations and Support	X

Transylvania County Schools has given public notice of the federal program grants applications that were submitted or that will be submitted within the next thirty (30) days. A list of the applications is available for viewing on our website. Chief Financial Officer Carrie Norris will review the federal applications and then field questions from the Board.

Public Attachments:

Intent to Apply Federal Grants 2025-2026.docx (1).pdf

Groups audience:

School Board

B. Policy Code: 4318 Use of Wireless Communication Devices

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

Assistant Superintendent Dr. Brian Weaver will present potential revisions to existing Policy Code: 4318 Use of Wireless Communication Devices for Board approval. The draft Policy is available for review on our website, and Dr. Weaver will be available at the meeting to discuss suggested revisions with the Board.

A motion is in order to approve revisions to the Policy.

Public Attachments:

Policy-4318_DRAFT_revisions_7102025.pdf

Groups audience:

School Board

C. Board of Education-Owned Real Property Research Approval

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

Superintendent Dr. Lisa Fletcher will request Board approval to permit usage research, including land lease options, of the Board-owned real property located adjacent to N. Country Club Road and Gillespie Circle in Brevard to be conducted by the Board Attorney for future discussion(s) with the Superintendent.

A motion is in order to approve land use legal research of the Board-owned real property located adjacent to N. Country Club Road and Gillespie Circle in Brevard by the Board Attorney for future discussion(s) with the Superintendent.

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School Board

D. Developmental Day (DD) Classroom Licensing

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	X
Operations and Support	X

Director of Exceptional Children’s Program and Early Learning Tonya James shall present a Notice of Intent to apply for licensing to facilitate the transition of our K-12 self-contained, separate setting classrooms into Developmental Day (DD) classrooms. Ms. James shall review the licensing process and take questions from the Board.

A motion may be in order to approve submission of the DD Classrooom licensing application.

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School Board

E. Brevard Elementary School Pre-K Classroom

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

Director of Exceptional Children’s Program and Early Learning Tonya James shall discuss the current status of and the proposed course of action for Brevard Elementary School’s Pre-K Classroom.

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School Board

4. 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.3).

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. Board meetings, which include public comment, are a limited public forum. The Board limits public comment to issues relevant to, and within the jurisdiction of, the Board of Education. The Board will not discriminate based on the viewpoint expressed by speakers on permissible topics.

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 three (3) minutes to present comments. Time will begin when the speaker reaches the podium. 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 request 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.

Public comment is not a time for dialogue between individuals and Board Members or amongst individuals. Board Members will not respond to individuals who address the Board, except to request clarification of points made by the presenter. The Board does not transact any official business during public comment.

Individualized personnel and student matters are confidential as provided in applicable federal and state law. Such matters are within the jurisdiction of the Superintendent or designee to investigate and resolve or to make recommendations to the Board in accordance with law and Board policy. In such matters, the Board of Education serves as an avenue for appeal and/or final decision in accordance with law and Board policy. Therefore, public comment is not the appropriate forum for complaints related to identified school employees or students.

The Superintendent or designee shall make available policy and other relevant grievance procedures to any individual or group wishing to submit a complaint regarding an identified school employee or student. In addition, nothing in policy prohibits the ability of a citizen to send the Board of Education comment in writing, which may be maintained as confidential in accordance with applicable law. State and/or federal law may require disclosure of a written comment or complaint to any employee, student, or parent(s) of a student identified in the comment or complaint.

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.

Personal attacks on school employees or Board Members are prohibited, and disruptions by any person or persons of a public meeting will be subject to action in accordance with G.S. 143-318.17.

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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School Board

5. Superintendent's 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	X	Discussion
Operations and Support	X

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School Board

A. Good News Report

TCS 2025 AP Scores

We are very proud to announce that Laura Turner, Associate Director K-12, NC Advanced Placement Partnership (NCAPP), advised that Transylvania County Schools' 2025 AP scores increased by 2 points! Seventy-seven percent (77%) of our students earned a qualifying score of 3 or higher. Ms. Turner said she wanted to celebrate our District's progress as the growth is a real testament to our teachers, students, and staff. We agree that this esteemed accomplishment should be celebrated!

Stuff the Bus

Transylvania County Schools is very excited to announce our participation in the 2025 Stuff the Bus! campaign. We are partnering with Transylvania Educational Foundation to provide every student with the school supplies necessary for a productive school year. A TCS school bus will be parked at three different locations during three separate time periods, as follows: SavMor parking lot from July 16^th through July 23^rd; Carolina Smiles parking lot from July 24^th through July 30^th; and WalMart parking lot from July 31^st through August 11^th. The daily drop off times for all of the dates and locations are 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Please see the event flyer and video on our website. Additionally, some supply lists are available for the different schools and grade levels on our Facebook pages. We encourage everyone to come together as a community to help our students prepare for what we hope will be our most successful school year, to date. “Giving is not just about making a donation. It is about making a difference.” – Kathy Calvin

RHS National Honor Society and Student Council Cayman Islands Excursion

Rosman High School National Honor Society and Student Council members had the opportunity to travel to the Cayman Islands and to work with the National Children’s Voluntary Organization (NCVO), which is a nonprofit that has been dedicated to the care, education, and well-being of local, in-need children and families since 1974. The students worked on facilities and grounds and, also, on nutrition with children at the NCVO center. They reported learning about compassion, community, and responsibility. Thank you post cards and a letter detailing the students’ experiences are posted, and photos from their once-in-a-lifetime trip are available on our TCS Facebook page.

BHS Music Students’ European Adventure

Six Brevard High School students recently served as TCS emissaries as they toured Europe, along with BHS Band Director Mr. Jimeson and the North Carolina Ambassadors of Music. The young musicians visited several countries, including France, Switzerland, Germany, and Austria. Pictures of stunning European locales and landmarks the students visited are available on the TCS Facebook page.

Gear Up Summer Camp Experience

Rising 7^th and 8^th grade students recently got to experience the GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) summer camp. The program offered a blend of college exposure, academic enrichment, and cultural exploration. The students travelled to several locations, including Clemson and the Biltmore estate. Photos of the students’ travels can be viewed on our Facebook page.

2025 Free Summer Meals Program

Beginning the week of June 9, 2025, and continuing through August 14, 2025, Transylvania County Schools will again provide its Summer Food Service Program. Two meal pick-up sites will be available, with one at Pisgah Forest Elementary School and the other at Champion Park Pool in Rosman. From noon (12:00 p.m.) until 2:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday, each site will provide a hot lunch and a breakfast for the next day. On Thursdays, weekend breakfast and lunch meals will be provided. Meals are free to all children of Transylvania County under the age of 18. Children do not have to qualify for free or reduced lunch to participate, and they do not have to attend Transylvania County Schools. We request that each family limit itself to just one of the two sites daily. In addition to the foregoing, the Department of School Nutrition Services is providing meals to 14 other summer program sites in the County between June 9, 2025, and August 22, 2025. Please see the Free Summer Meals flyers (English and Spanish) on our website for contact and schedule information.

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 ǀ WSQL Radio: bit.ly/TCSYesRadio!

Public Attachments:

Stuff the Bus Flyer.pdf

Cayman Island Post Cards.pdf

RHS Cayman Trip Letter.pdf

TCS Summer Meals Flyer 2025.pdf

TCS Summer Meals Flyer - Spanish.pdf

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School Board

B. Important Dates

July 21	REGULAR MEETING	6:00 p.m.	MEC
July 28-31	Brevard Middle School Beginning Band Camp	1:00-4:00 p.m.	Brevard High School
July 31	Rosman 8^th & High School Tiger Marching Band Kick-Off Night	5:30 p.m.	Rosman High School
Aug 18	REGULAR MEETING	6:00 p.m.	MEC
Aug 18-22	Teacher work days
Aug 18	Central Services/Admin resume normal work schedule
Aug 21	Freshman Orientation	10:30-3:00 p.m.	Brevard High School
Aug 21	BHS Back to School Bash	3:00–6:00 p.m. (drop-in)	Brevard High School
Aug 25	First day of school for students

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School Board

6. Closed Session

Strategic Priority		Reason for Consideration
Graduates Prepared for Work, Higher Education and Citizenship		Action	X
Excellent Educators		Information	X
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(a)(1) to discuss a confidential personnel matter pursuant to N.C.G.S. 115C-319-321.

A motion is in order to go into the closed session.

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School Board