Current Public Board Agenda

MEDIA NOTICE

Posted - November 12, 2024

The Buncombe County Board of Education will meet in regular session on November 14, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. in the Minitorium at 175 Bingham Road, Asheville. Board updates and closed session will begin at 4:00 p.m. in the Executive Conference Room for the purpose of discussing confidential personnel, student, and attorney client matters.  

Public Comment will be accepted in person. Members of the public wishing to speak will need to come to Entrance “B”. Doors will open at 4:45 p.m. and speakers must arrive no later than 5:25 p.m. to complete entrance screening procedures and sign in to speak. In an effort to expedite safety screenings, we ask that bags or water bottles not be brought into the building. Speakers will be called in the order in which they signed up.  All speakers will have precisely three minutes to speak and must adhere to guidelines set forth in BCS Policy #2310 – Public Participation, including all reasonable rules established by the Superintendent. Profane language, making threats, or revealing confidential student or staff information will not be allowed. Please address the Board as a whole. Note that the Board will not be able to respond directly to public comment. 

Given the desire of BCS to provide the most information possible to the public, the public may view the live broadcast via YouTube on the BCS Communications Department YouTube Account at:  YouTube.com/BuncombeSchools 

All meetings will take place at the Buncombe County Board of Education located at 175 Bingham Road, Asheville, NC. 

Information concerning the Board of Education can be found at Board.BuncombeSchools.org or view the current public board agenda. 

For information, please contact: Buncombe County Public Schools Communications Department, 175 Bingham Road, Asheville, NC  28806

communications@bcsemail.org Office:  828.255.5997

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BUNCOMBE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING

4:00 p.m. – Call to Order – Executive Conference Room

(Work Session Updates / Closed Session)

Thursday, November 14, 2024

5:30 p.m. – Minitorium

  Broadcast live on BCS Communications YouTube Account

AGENDA                                

CALL TO ORDER

PRESENTATION OF COLORS / PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE / ENKA HIGH SCHOOL JROTC – Instructed by Major Kevin Den Boer U.S. Air Force (retired) and Master Sergeant Douglas Draper, U.S. Air Force (Retired) 

MOMENT OF SILENCE 

APPROVAL OF AGENDA 

SUPERINTENDENT'S COMMENTS 

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

·           Peggy Buchanan, Owen District Representative and Dr. Glenda Weinert, At-Large District Representative 

GOOD NEWS

·       NAESP Outstanding Assistant Principal of the Year - Lindsay Rice, A.C. Reynolds Middle School 

REPORTS

·         External Audits Reports: Anderson, Smith & Wike PLLC – Shannon Dennison

Annual Comprehensive Financial Report and Financial Statements 

STRATEGIC PLAN HIGHLIGHTS

·         2023-2024 School Performance Data and Accountability Measures – Dr. Jennifer Reed, Associate Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction 

HURRICANE RESPONSE UPDATE 

PUBLIC COMMENT 

ACTION AGENDA

·         2024-2025 Budget Adoption

·         Approval of Recommendation for Request For Qualifications (RFQ) 06.24 – District Wide HVACR Services

·         RESOLUTION REGARDING TUITION FOR THE DISCRETIONARY ADMISSION OF STUDENTS IMPACTED BY HURRICANE HELENE

·    Consolidation Study Request 

CONSENT AGENDA

·         Minutes: September 5, 2024 – Open Session Regular Meeting

·         Minutes: October 11, 2024 – Open Session Emergency-Called Meeting

·         Minutes: October 18, 2024 – Open Session Emergency-Called Meeting

·         Personnel Report – October 3, 2024

·         Personnel Report – November 14, 2024

·         Arts Proficiency Endorsements

·         Advisory Council Members for Approval

·         Advisory Council Members Request to Add or Remove

·         Enka Middle School: Request to Use Athletic Capital Outlay Funds

·         TC Roberson High School: Request to Use Athletic Capital Outlay Funds

·         Approval of Administrators at Schools Designated as Low Performing

·         2024 NCSBA Voting Delegates

·         Board Member Training Credits Approval

·         POLICIES FOR SECOND READING

Policy 4240/7312 – Child Abuse and Related Threats to Child Safety

Policy 4316 – Student Dress Code

Policy 5023/6128/7268 – Emergency Administration of Naloxone

Policy 6125 – Administering Medicines to Students 

INFORMATION AGENDA

·         2024-2025 Budget Resource Document 

ANNOUNCEMENTS / FUTURE MEETINGS

·         Board of Education members will participate in the North Carolina School Boards Association Annual Conference, November 18-20 at the Koury Convention Center in Greensboro, NC.

·         The next Board of Education Regular Meeting is December 5, 2024. Work session updates and Closed Session beginning at 4:00 p.m. in the Executive Conference Room, and the Open Session beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the Minitorium at 175 Bingham Road, Asheville, NC  28806. 

ADJOURNMENT