On Monday, I hosted a D9 Connection Meeting. On Thursday, there was a D9 BAC Meeting (Read below for more details.). On Friday evening, I will be attending Green Hope High School's musical-Freaky Friday.
This week as a Board, we had two meetings: Student Achievement Committee and Policy Committee.
At the Monday, March 28th Student Achievement Committee Meeting:
- Paul Koh, Assistant Superintendent for Student Support Services; Paul Walker, Senior Director, Student Due Process; Ken Jorgensen, Director, Alternative Education and Extended Learning Programs; provided an overview of the District's Alternative Education Programs, data, and the beginning work on a five-year plan for Alternative Education Programs. To access their presentation, use this link. I did express my concern about the need for programs around the district.
- Brian Pittman, Senior Director, High School; Crystal Reardon, Director, School Counseling; and Jo Anne Honeycutt, Director, Career and Technical Education; presented information about WCPSS' efforts to support graduation, graduation data, graduation plans for 2022, and opportunities to extend learning beyond the classroom within a Career & Technical Education framework. Click here to read their presentation. I did mention my request to have school specific data about the number of students graduating and using that information to help guide some of the Alternative Education planning.
To watch the March 28th Student Achievement Committee Meeting, please use this link.
At the Tuesday, March 29th Policy Committee Meeting:
- Dr. Gardner, Chief of Staff; and Dr. Crain, Director, Strategy & Policy; presented revised Board Policy 2302: Remote Participation in Board Meetings. Revisions reflect updates made by the North Carolina School Boards Association and WCPSS staff. This policy will be presented at a future Board Meeting for first reading. To read this revised policy, click here.
- Dr. Muttillo, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources; and Kendra Hill, Senior Director, Employee Relations; presented revised Board Policy 7100: Recruitment and Selection of Personnel. This policy will be presented for first reading at a future Board Meeting. Use this link to review the revised policy.
- Mark Winters, Finance Officer; Debra Wallace, Senior Director, Purchasing; and Pam Gales, Senior Administrator, Equity Affairs; presented new Board Policy 6402: Participation by Historically Underutilized Businesses. The policy was created by the NC School Boards Association as part of their Policies to Lead the Schools Manual. This policy will be presented at a future Board Meeting for first reading. Click here to read this new policy.
- Mark Winters and Debra Wallace presented new Board Policy 6421: Preaudit and Disbursement Certifications. This policy was created by the NC School Boards Association as part of their Policies to Lead the Schools Manual. When adopted it will replace current policies 8610 Pre-Audit Certification and 8621 Certification for Disbursement. The policy will be presented for first reading at a future Board Meeting. To review this new policy, use this link.
- Mark Winters and Debra Wallace presented new Board Policy 6441/9121: Bidders’ List. The policy was created by the NC School Boards Association as part of their Policies to Lead the Schools Manual. It will replace current policy 8351 Maintenance of Bidders’ Lists once adopted. The policy will be presented at a future Board Meeting for first reading. To read this new policy, click here.
- Mark Winters and Debra Wallace presented new Board Policy 6442: Vendor Lists. The policy was created by the NC School Boards Association as part of their Policies to Lead the Schools Manual. This policy will be presented for first reading at a future Board Meeting. Use this link to review the new policy.
Click here to watch the March 29th Policy Committee Meeting.
At the Thursday, March 31st District 9 Board Advisory Council Meeting:
- I provided a brief Board update.
- The BAC approved the November 18th BAC Meeting Minutes.
- David Neter, Chief Business Officer; and Dr. Muttillo, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources; presented information about staffing concerns, vacancy rates, increases in staff compensation, bonuses, and recruitment efforts.
Next week as a Board, we have the following meetings (Please note these meetings will be streamed live on WCPSS YouTube Channel.):
- Tuesday, April 5th at 3:00 pm- Work Session. Items on the agenda are the 2022 Cost Model and Executive Summary Update, Existing School Renovation/Replacement Prioritization Rubric, Gaggle Pilot, and Student Engagement Team Grant. To access the agenda, click here.
- Tuesday, April 5th at 5:30 pm- Board Meeting*. Some of the items on the agenda are the Superintendent's Proposed Budget for 2022-23, Local Face Covering Policy, 2022-23 Early College Instructional Calendars, and Method of Electing Board Members. Use this link to view the agenda.
*Full audio via phone is available for the Board Meeting. The phone number will be posted at this link the day of the Board Meeting.
Please remember there is no signup form to attend the Work Session or Board Meeting. Seating capacity is 100 and is first come, first serve.
If you are interested, you can submit written or video public comments. The forms to submit comments will be live from 5 pm on Friday until noon on Tuesday.
If you are interested in making in-person public comments, please visit this page and scroll down to click on the appropriate form. The form will go live 48 hours prior to the start of the meeting (on Sunday) and close at 5 pm on Monday.
I will be hosting another D9 Connection Meeting on Monday, April 18th at 7 pm. This is an informal meeting for me to listen to you. If you live in D9, have a student in a D9 school, or work in a D9 school, please join us using this Google Meet link.
If you have any questions or comments, please email me at kcarter3@wcpss.net.
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