Regular Meeting

Dates:

Monday, May 18, 2015 - 6:30pm

Transylvania County Board of Education

May 18, 2015

Morris Education Center

6:30 p.m.

INVOCATION / PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

CALL TO ORDER / WELCOME

BUSINESS ITEMS:

1. Approval of Agenda

2. Public Comment

3. Good News Report

4. Former Students in the Military

5. Consent Agenda:

A. Minutes

B. Personnel Report

6. Administrative Procedure: Student Accountability

7. Student Handbooks 2015-2016

8. School Violence Report

9. Local Board Training Credit

10. Superintendent’s Update

11. Important Dates

12. Public Comment

13. Other Items

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 May 18, 2015.

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

N.C.G.S. §115C-51 states that local boards shall provide at least one period for public comment per month at a regular meeting of the board. A sign-up sheet is available for public comment. 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 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 3 minutes per speaker. Speakers will be asked to refrain from discussing specific individuals by name in accordance with the North Carolina Open Meetings Law. No solicitations will be allowed during public comment. Sign-up is not required for the second public comment opportunity at the end of the meeting.

Good News Report

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
Operations and Support

All-State Chorus

Brevard High School students recently participated in the North Carolina All-State Chorus in Raleigh on May 1-2. Congratulations to Tori Miller, Sean Dambax, Jessie Nelson, Michael Melendez, Lauren Kline, Sam Johnson, Emily Sheffield, and Joseph Tweed on their achievement.

DRS Mural Project

Davidson River School’s artist-in-resident, Nachin Bone, recently completed a new mural painting project with DRS students and staff entitled, “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough.” To create the mural, aspiring seniors painted hot air balloons with personal, inspirational messages and themes. Younger students painted butterflies into the scene, tying this project with a previous mural entitled, “Without Change, There’d Be No Butterflies.” DRS staff participated by painting inspiring words and messages on ceiling tiles near the mural.

Safe Dates at DRS Helps Fight Domestic Violence

The Safe Dates class at Davidson River School, as a final project, created posters based on what they learned about the issues of domestic violence and sexual assault. The posters were displayed around the school and also used at the SAFE booth during a recent community event.

Healthy Kids Afterschool Program at DRS

Davidson River School recently received a WNC Healthy Kids mini-grant, which they used to design a six-session afterschool program that ran from April 28 through May 14. The activities and incentives included three 30-minute sessions on group prep and goal setting, one hour-long incentive session for students who attended 5 of the 6 sessions, weekly goodie bags, door prizes consisting of cosmetology services from Blue Ridge Community College and various “healthy cooking” products, and classes on hip-hop choreography, healthy cooking, yoga, Taiko drumming, and Cross Fit.

Extended Stop Arms

Transportation Director Alan Justice recently received word from the state transportation director that Transylvania County Schools has been selected to pilot five of the new extended stop arms for school buses. Mr. Justice and Mr. Wilmot are looking forward to this opportunity to offer enhanced bus safety for our students.

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

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 of Education 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 Veteran’s Day and Memorial Day. The Board will read the names in honor of Memorial Day on May 25, 2015.

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 May 4, 2015 meeting

2. Minutes of the May 7, 2015 meeting

3. Personnel report for May 18, 2015

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

Administrative Procedure: Student Accountability

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

At the May 4 meeting, the Board waived policy regulations IK-R, “Student Accountability for Academic Achievement,” for this school year and the next due to ongoing policy changes from the State Board of Education and Department of Public Instruction. Brian Weaver will present the administrative procedure that has been developed in lieu of policy IK-R. A copy is attached.

Student Handbooks 2015-2016

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

Audrey Reneau and Brian Weaver will present the draft student handbooks for 2015-2016. They will discuss changes to the handbooks and answer any questions you may have. The uniform handbooks are attached for your review.

School Violence 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

Alan Justice will present the School Violence Report for 2013-2014.

Local Board Training Credit

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

N.C.G.S. § 115C-50 requires all local board members to receive a minimum of 12 clock hours of training annually. The North Carolina School Boards Association sponsors workshops and training activities throughout the year as an avenue for board members to comply with this requirement. Members may also attend local, non-sponsored training activities to earn CEU hours toward the required total. The applications for non-sponsored credit require board approval.

A motion is in order to approve the following applications for non-sponsored CEU credit for the 2014-2014 year (see attached):

Date	Training Activity	Location	Member	Contact Hours
4/30/15	NCACC, “County’s Role in K-12 Public Education”	Raleigh, NC	Scruggs	5.5
5/07/15	Chris Campbell, “Board Member Roles & Responsibilities”	TCS Central Office	Scruggs	2.5
5/07/15	Chris Campbell, “Board Member Roles & Responsibilities”	TCS Central Office	McCoy	2.5
5/07/15	Chris Campbell, “Board Member Roles & Responsibilities”	TCS Central Office	Petit	2.5
5/07/15	Chris Campbell, “Board Member Roles & Responsibilities”	TCS Central Office	Griffin	2.5
5/07/15	Chris Campbell, “Board Member Roles & Responsibilities”	TCS Central Office	Kiviniemi	2.5

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.

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

May 20	TCAE “Friends of Education” Banquet	6:00 p.m.	Rogow Room
May 21	Scholars Recognition Evening	5:30 p.m.	BHS
May 25	Makeup day for Feb. 24
June 1	REGULAR MEETING	6:30 p.m.	MEC
June 11	Last student day (noon dismissal)
June 11	DRS Graduation	10:00 a.m.	DRS Lawn
June 12	Teacher workday
June 12	BHS Graduation	6:00 p.m.	Brevard Music Center
June 13	RHS Graduation	10:00 a.m.	Brevard Music Center
June 15	Begin 4-day summer schedule
June 15	REGULAR MEETING	6:30 p.m.	MEC
July 2	Holiday
July 20*	REGULAR MEETING	6:30 p.m.	MEC
Aug. 13	Administrators’ Retreat	7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.	Rogow Room
Aug. 17	Resume regular 5-day schedule
Aug. 17	REGULAR MEETING	6:30 p.m.	MEC
Aug. 18	New Teacher Orientation	8 :00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.	Gorges State Park Visitor Center
Aug. 19-21	Teacher workdays
Aug. 24	First student day

*The Board will resume its once-a-month meeting schedule in July. Regular business meetings will be held on the third Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the Morris Education Center, unless otherwise noted.

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.

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