II. BUSINESS ITEMS (including amendments and rescissions):

Groups audience:

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 agenda for March 18, 2024.

Groups audience:

School Board

02. Good News 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		Discussion
Operations and Support	X

State Wrestling Champions

Congratulations to Brevard High School wrestlers Jaxon Turner and Ray Laney for winning the State Championships in their respective weight classes. Jaxon was the 165-lb state champion and Ray was the 190-lb state champion. This is only the second time that Brevard High School has had multiple state champions in the same year. Jaxon and Ray are the 22^nd and 23^rd individual state champions in Brevard wrestling history. Jaxon is the 5^th Brevard wrestler to ever win multiple state championships. Congratulations also to their coaches Chad Laney, Joe Ellenberger, and Nathan Turner. The board will invite Jaxon, Ray, and their coaches to come to the front and be recognized.

Honors Bands Recognitions

Congratulations to the following Rosman High School students for being selected to participate in the Mars Hill University Honors Band that were held on January 26-27, 2024. The four junior/senior students qualified and would receive the Presidential Music Scholarship at Mars Hill University should they decide to further their education there. This scholarship is currently worth $22,500 a year.

11-12 Blue Band

Sandy Enriguez – Alto Saxophone

Richard Lewis – Trumpet

Elisabeth Qualls – Horn

Brendan Marlow – Trombone

9-10 Gold Band

Savannah Lewis – Trumpet

RHS Band Director – Katerina Canter

Congratulations to the following Brevard High School students and Brevard Middle School students for being selected to the 2024 Western North Carolina District Honor Bands:

9-10 Grade Honor Band

Ella Crider - 10^th chair Clarinet

Camden Jenkins - 16^th chair Clarinet

Naila Small - 4^th chair Bass Clarinet

Tori Brown – 5^th chair French Horn

11-12 Grade Honor Band

Mya Parlier – 10^th grade Clarinet

Julia Bohn – 12^th chair Trumpet

David Bohn – 6^th chair Trombone

Trevor Long – 1^st chair Tuba

BHS Band Director – Andrew Jimeson

7-8 Grade Honor Band

Evan Gilleland – 8^th chair Flute, Concert Band

Maddox Jimeson – 2^nd chair Snare Drum, Concert Band

Ozzie Ashworth – 1^st chair Snare Drum, Symphonic Band; eligible for All-State Band

BMS Band Director – Topher Kane

The board will invite the students and directors to come to the front and be recognized.

TCS Transportation Director Keith Wilmot Invited to Serve on NCDPI Bus Safety Inspection Manual Delegation

The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction recently invited Transylvania County Schools Transportation Director Keith Wilmot to serve on the committee to update the 30-Day Inspection Manual for the State of North Carolina, which is part of the State Board of Education Policy TRAN-005. This manual is the guideline for all school bus inspectors across the state, as well as the Department, and indicates the items on a school bus which need to be assessed, what conditions are considered defects and must be repaired, and when those defects mean a bus must not be operated until repaired. The committee is comprised of representatives from nine regions, the State Highway Patrol, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, NCDPI Field Consultants, and other organizations. Mr. Wilmot was invited to serve on the delegation based on his wealth of knowledge and expertise in pupil transportation. Congratulations, Mr. Wilmot.

Chris Whitlock Named Western Region Technology Director of Year

Congratulations to Transylvania County Schools IT Director Chris Whitlock who was named as the 2024 Western Region Technology Director of the Year at the Annual North Carolina Technology in Education Society (NCTies) Conference that was held March 6-8 at the Raleigh Convention Center.

TCS Students Selected to Attend Governor’s School 2024

Congratulations to Brevard High School students Mya Parlier, Amara Campanini, and Jesus Lopez de los Santos for being selected from over 1,900 applicants statewide to attend the 2024 session of the North Carolina Governor’s School. The NC Governor’s Schools is the oldest institution of its kind in the nation and has a proud tradition of excellence. Mya and Amara will study English at Meredith College and Jesus will study Natural Science at Greensboro College. Session dates will be June 23 through July 20, 2024.

Kindergarten Rally & Registration for 2024-2025

Don’t forget that kindergarten registration for the 2024-2025 school year is right around the corner. A Kindergarten Rally will be held on Thursday, April 4, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Transylvania Parks & Recreation. Kindergarten registration will be available in all of our elementary schools on Monday through Friday, April 8-12, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and also from 4-6 p.m. on Thursday, April 11. Starting school is an exciting experience for young children and we want to be sure it is a positive one. All children who will be five (5) years old on or before August 31, 2024 are eligible to start kindergarten this fall. Visit www.tcsnc.org/k for enrollment 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!

Groups audience:

School Board

03. 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

04. 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 February 5, 2024 meeting
Minutes of the February 5, 2024 closed session
Personnel report for March 18, 2024
Non-faculty coaches for spring sports 2024
Budget Amendment no. 2 for the Federal Grants Fund and Budget Amendment no. 2 for the State Public School Fund as reviewed on February 19, 2024
Approval of five policies with minor changes from the NCSBA Fall 2023 PLS Custom Updates that were reviewed as first-read information on February 19, 2024:

4150, School Assignment
4334/5035/7345, Use of Unmanned Aircraft (Drones)
6230, School Meal and Competitive Foods Standards
7232, Discrimination and Harassment in the Workplace
7820, Personnel Files

A motion is in order to approve the consent item(s).

Public Attachments:

Minutes 2-05-24.pdf

non-faculty coaches spring 2024.pdf

Budget Amendment_STATE_ 3-18-24.pdf

Budget Amendment_FEDERAL_ 3-18-24.pdf

Policy 4150_revised.pdf

Policy 4334-5035-7345_revised.pdf

Policy 6230_revised.pdf

Policy 7232_revised.pdf

Policy 7820_revised.pdf

Personnel Report 3-18-24.pdf

Groups audience:

School Board

05. Phase 1 Bond Projects

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

The board may take action to designate the projects that should be included in Phase 1 bond funding. A spreadsheet is attached.

Public Attachments:

FY24 Bond Capital Needs.pdf

Sales Tax Next Year.pdf

Groups audience:

School Board

06. Budget

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

Finance Officer Gabi Juba will present the proposed funding recommendations for the FY25 budget for review and approval (see attached). The county manager has stated that she would like to have the board of education’s budget request by April 20, 2024.

A motion would be in order to approve a budget request for the 2024-2025 fiscal year.

Public Attachments:

Budget FY25 - Final.pdf

Groups audience:

School Board

07. Central Services Summer Schedule 2024

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 2024 summer schedule for central services and other administrative offices is presented as information. Nine 40-hour weeks consisting of four 10-hour days will begin on Monday, June 17 and end on Thursday, August 15. Offices will be open 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Offices will be closed on Fridays and on Thursday, July 4, for the Independence Day holiday. The regular five-day schedule will resume on Monday, August 19. The summer calendar is attached.

Public Attachments:

Summer Schedule 2024.pdf

Groups audience:

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

Mar. 25 - Apr. 1	Spring break
Apr. 4	Kindergarten Rally	4 – 6 p.m.	Transylvania Co. Parks & Recreation
Apr. 5	End of third quarter
Apr. 8	Makeup day for Jan. 10
Apr. 8-12	Kindergarten Registration	M-F 8:30–2:30 pm; Th 4–6 pm	BES, PFES, RES, TCH
Apr. 15	BUSINESS MEETING / WORK SESSION
Apr. 23	“Of the Year” Awards Program	5:30 p.m.	Mary C. Jenkins Community Center
Apr. 29	STEAM Expo/Duke Energy Science Night	4:30 – 6:30 p.m.	Transylvania Co. Parks & Recreation
May 3	Students dismissed at noon
May 6	REGULAR MEETING	6:00 p.m.	MEC
May 16	TC Scholars Recognition Evening	Dinner 5pm; Program 6:30pm	BHS
May 20	WORK SESSION	6:00 p.m.	MEC
May 27	Memorial Day holiday

Groups audience:

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