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Carteret
County Public School System
January 5, 2010 Attending the meeting: Chairman Cathy Neagle, Vice Chairman Al Hill and Board members Bill Blair, David Carr, Adele Collins, June Fulcher and Shelley Sylivant.
Others attending included Superintendent Dr. Dan Novey, Assistant
Superintendents Dr. Ralph Lewis and Jeanne Huntley, Board Attorney
Neil Whitford, Communications Director Tabbie Nance, principals,
parents, community members, employees and members of the media.
WELCOMEChair Cathy Neagle welcomed those in attendance. Bill Blair gave the invocation and led the Pledge to the United States flag.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF
MEETING AGENDA
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA The
Consent Agenda items were: B. Student Transfers C. Field Trips; D.
Personnel Matters; At Chair Neagle’s request, Superintendent Dr. Dan Novey provided information about several topics. Dr. Novey said Race to the Top is a statewide initiation that asks school systems to join in an initiative to strengthen teaching strategies and support schools, help students achieve more and provide revenue when it may become scarce. Dr. Novey said the grant would work to capture funds from the federal level that can be used at the local level, noting that 50 percent of the funds that come to the state would be applied to the local level. He is optimistic the state will earn the grant. Dr.
Novey said the Memorandum of Understanding between the Carteret
County Public School System and Communities In Schools of Carteret
County was a continuing and valued partnership. Bill Blair provided the second and all members voted aye.
GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE STUDENTS
RECEIVE UPDATE ON PROJECT LEAD THE WAY West Carteret High School teacher Scot Whitfield was selected to teach the Introduction to Engineering and Design. He introduced two students. Student Gabriella Schweizer shared an engineering presentation on bubble gum to show the evolution of an object. Student Christian Swearingen explained a 3D modeling program that was part of the engineering and design class.
CONSIDER SECOND READING OF POLICY 1710/4021/7230 PROHIBITION AGAINST
DISCRIMINATION, HARASSMENT AND BULLYING Dr. Lewis noted acceptance of this policy should be accompanied by the rescindment of current Policy 1735/4025/7235 Harassment Defined and Policy 1736/4026/7236 Sexual Harassment Defined. (action below)
CONSIDER SECOND READING OF POLICY 1720/4015/7225 DISCRIMINATION,
HARASSMENT AND BULLYING COMPLAINT PROCEDURE
Bill Blair made the motion to adopt Policy 1710/4021/7230 Prohibition Against Discrimination, Harassment and Bullying and rescind current Policy 1735/4025/7235 Harassment Defined and Policy 1736/4026/7236 Sexual Harassment Defined; and to adopt Policy 1720/4015/7225 Discrimination, Harassment and Bullying Complaint Procedure and rescind current Policy 1745/4027 Sexual Harassment Complaint Procedure for Students and current Policy 1755/7237 Sexual Harassment Complaint Procedure for Employees. June Fulcher provided the second and all members voted aye.
CONSIDER SECOND READING FOR POLICY 4150 SCHOOL ASSIGNMENT The policy states parents or guardians may request that their children be assigned to a school outside their area of current residence for one or more of the following reasons: a) Extreme hardship situation affecting the physical or emotional welfare of the child; b) High school students who desire a course of study not provided by the school serving their attendance area; c) A parent or guardian who is employed by the school system and requests that his or her child be assigned to a school in the attendance area in which the student’s parent or guardian work; d) To accommodate child care needs, especially for students in kindergarten through grade five; and e) Parents who are under contract for purchase and provide proof of purchase of a residence, or lease of residence, in a different school attendance area, upon the condition they will move to the new residence on or before a specific date. The policy states any reason having to do with athletics or participation in athletics is not a valid or sufficient explanation of need. Students in grades 9-12 granted transfer requests will be ineligible for participation in athletics for a period of 365 calendar days following their date of enrollment in the out of attendance area school. The policy provides exceptions to this under two conditions, and those are listed in the policy. David Carr made the motion to approve Policy 4105 School Assignment as presented. Adele Collins provided the second and all members voted aye.
GOVERNED AND SUPPORTED BY 21st CENTURY SYSTEMS Mr. Ipock said the audit was conducted by McGladrey & Pullen of Morehead City. Gary Ridgeway and Kristi Waters from McGladrey & Pullen attended the meeting. Mr. Ridgeway noted the report had been issued an unqualified (clean) opinion. He explained the auditing process and financial statement findings. Mr.
Ipock noted this year local, state and federal fund operating
revenues increased by 1.99 percent from $72,405,893 to $73,850,059
for these type funds. The state provided 62.9 percent from the
funding while federal sources accounted for 5.7 percent, county
sources accounted for 27.1 percent and other sources accounted for
4.3 percent.
Shelley Sylivant made the motion to receive the Comprehensive Annual
Financial Report for fiscal year ended June 30, 2009, as presented.
CONSIDER EAST CARTERET HIGH SCHOOL HVAC RENOVATIONS Dr. Novey noted the importance of the work being done at this time and reported that the Board of Education’s New Construction Committee has endorsed this project. Board member Al Hill said the New Construction Committee has spent a great deal of time considering this work and other work to take place throughout the school system. Considering today’s market, he believes this is the best use of money. June Fulcher made the motion to award the contract for the HVAC work at East Carteret High School as recommended.
Bill Blair provided the second. Mrs. Fulcher said this was the right time to move forward with this work. Board members voted unanimously to approve the recommendation.
LEADERSHIP WILL GUIDE INNOVATION IN SCHOOLS
RECEIVE MAINTENANCE
UPDATE
RECEIVE BOND UPDATE
Superintendent Dr. Dan Novey shared a number of comments with the Board. He thanked the Board of Education members for their support of Race to the Top. Dr. Novey noted the Strategic Plan process was moving forward and he urged all citizens to complete a survey. The surveys can be linked to at www.carteretcountyschools.org and are due January 15. Dr.
Novey thanked teacher Scot Whitfield for his work with students and
for receiving a state award for dedication to the vocational
education program.
COMMENTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS
Chair Cathy Neagle invited Board members to make comments. June Fulcher – Mrs. Fulcher said it was almost the mid-way point of the school year and she noted high school exams were coming up. Bill Blair – Mr. Blair complimented the maintenance department for their hard work, and he thanked all school system employees for being dedicated to students. Shelley Sylivant – Mrs. Sylivant noted that often Board members do not ask a lot of questions during meetings because they receive so much information prior to the meetings and have time to study those items. David Carr – Mr. Carr urged citizens to sign letters sent to the Board so responses can be provided. He said the school system is in good financial shape with the bond funds. He reminded the citizens that when the bond work started, there were doubts the work could be done with the money on hand. Mr. Carr said the work was being done and going smoothly because of efforts by Keith Maready and staff, and a true partnership with the County Commissioners. Cathy Neagle – Ms. Neagle thanked the Board for their time and commitment to the county’s students.
REMINDERS Adele Collins provided the second and all members voted aye.
RETURN TO OPEN SESSION Bill Blair provided the second and all members voted aye. No action was taken in open session.
ADJOURNMENT June Fulcher made the motion to adjourn the meeting.
Shelley Sylivant provided the second and all members voted aye.
APPROVED PERSONNEL MATTERS – JANUARY 5, 2010 Licensed EmployeesNew HiresDeborah Burton, Elementary Ed Teacher, Morehead Elementary School (12/14/2009) (Interim) Roy Falgout, Jr., Behavior Intervention Therapist, Newport Elementary School (01/04/2010)
TransfersAllison Ballou, Fr Assistant Principal, West Carteret High School(03/09/2010) To Curriculum Specialist, Central Services Teresa Cooper, Fr EC Teacher, Croatan High School(01/21/2010) To EC Teacher, Newport Middle School Laura Kight, Fr EC Teacher, East Carteret High School(01/21/2010) To EC Teacher, Newport Elementary School (Stepping Stone Program) Sherrill Moraven, Fr EC Teacher, West Carteret High School(12/03/2009) To Asst. Principal (Intern), West Carteret High School Dawn Salter, Fr EC Teacher, New Opportunities (12/03/2009) To EC Teacher, West Carteret High School Change in Transfer Date from 1/18/2010 on December Personnel Matters
ResignationsAdam Olander , Math Teacher, West Carteret High School (01/31/2010)
RetirementsJudy Brake, Elementary Ed Teacher, Beaufort Elementary School (03/1/2010) George Burbella, Physical Education Teacher, Morehead Middle School (01/01/2010)
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