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The board voted to adopt the consent agenda. The motion to adopt the consent agenda was made by Miss Rice and seconded by Miss Mahaffey; the board chair called the vote and the motion passed with the ayes recorded.

On the naming of a future Wendell‑area elementary (land bank site E57), staff presented community feedback from a second thought exchange that included 380 participants and 293 individual thoughts. Staff summarized results showing Fall Branch, Lizard Lick and Marshburn Road as finalists and noted that Lizard Lick had 52% in a final poll, Fall Branch 23% and Marshburn Road 25% in the community poll. Board member Miss Mahaffey moved a compromise to name the school Marshburn Road and adopt the lizard as the mascot; Mr. Sam Hershey seconded the motion. The board approved the motion by roll call, with a 5–1 vote in favor and one recorded nay. Staff described the name selection as an early step and noted the school is several years from opening.

A separate item concerning a drafted letter supporting continued Attorney General legal action against PowerSchool (including requests for 48 months of protection for affected individuals) was discussed. Board member Miss Caulfield placed a motion to approve a revised letter that would “encourage” the attorney general’s investigation; the board did not secure a second and the motion died on the floor.

The board also approved HR recommendations after a motion by Miss Mahaffey and a second by Miss Rice; the vote carried. The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn that passed by voice vote.

Summary of recorded actions at the meeting:
- Consent agenda: Motion by Miss Rice; second by Miss Mahaffey; outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Naming of Wendell-area elementary site E57: Motion by Miss Mahaffey to name Marshburn Road with mascot the lizard; second by Mr. Sam Hershey; outcome: approved 5–1 (tally reported by chair; individual roll-call names not fully recorded in transcript).
- PowerSchool letter to Attorney General: Motion to approve revised letter (to encourage AG action) — no second; outcome: motion died for lack of a second.
- HR recommendations: Motion by Miss Mahaffey; second by Miss Rice; outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Adjourn: Motion carried (voice vote).","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","20250304 Board Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","At the Wake County Board of Education meeting the board approved the consent agenda, passed a motion to name a new Wendell-area elementary Marshburn Road with a lizard mascot, approved HR recommendations, and a motion to ask the attorney general to pursue PowerSchool legal action died for lack of a second.","taxTitle","Wake County Schools, School Districts, North Carolina","taxId",14083,"location","North Carolina","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6651869,"Students urge flexible approach to countywide cell‑phone policy; parents raise Chromebook instruction and misuse concerns",2681,1847000,4528000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2497353-b93476112901101173234a95eb23b965&start=1847&end=4528","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2497353-b93476112901101173234a95eb23b965/thumbnail_1847000.jpg","/articles/6651869/North-Carolina/Students-urge-flexible-approach-to-countywide-cellphone-policy-parents-raise-Chromebook-instruction-and-misuse-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6651869-813d8f73724370e9a4b6935aa1b43adb/orig.mp4?Expires=1771178711&Signature=Qj3FCkcmQKAPxu~Jb7chZ1CmEQeZqrnAUxVTMmhN75Pc7TBcPLqZnw7CdDx5isU4ANHQ8qY2F~irdA2Ku~rzUP~Jt3a0Xn~sSqSiMQWWgptQPY58t48LvUCZaZE0ZkfUmOTWwUklwPMSBcBYiY9YIzsoYqwO-DvEuScH0mqQ6GMflr~4U-7kfk7M-zoQ7BoenrmuP3tWz3sl0sI5x1qHagW7ag0dgdF3Ie4OvTEfk-Q7uF9IDD2zwyXqAPOvzslPtdqjMuXJI4ArxppmLzdmG6JczmRM1wtTAfHtpmMeardRKpEfelUsleseajwIiLgl7Q0F3lX5iB~9K~ZiFCumOw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A student leader from Enloe High School asked the Wake County Board of Education’s policy committee to avoid a single, uniform countywide cell phone rule and instead offer districtwide guidelines schools could adapt for elementary, middle and high school contexts.

Mahivir Machinini, a freshman and member of Enloe’s PTSA Student Leaders, told the board that differences across schools and age groups make a one‑size‑fits‑all policy difficult to implement. “Elementary, middle and high school students have very different reasons to use their phones,” Machinini said, and schools should be able to account for building layouts and age‑specific needs. He recommended “a set of guidelines for all schools to base their cell phone policy off of, which would allow for all ages and their educational personal needs in the school setting to be taken account for without ambiguity.”

Machinini also suggested that teaching responsible phone use in schools would better prepare students for adult life than a blanket ban.

Separately, a parent speaker said her children’s classrooms have shifted toward slide‑based, screen‑led work delivered on Chromebooks and reported that students sometimes use devices to chat during class. Brooke Wicks, a parent of three Wake County students, said teachers and counselors she met with privately shared concern about the shift away from teacher‑led instruction and that her child’s school was investigating sustained chat activity across class periods. The parent asked the board and staff to investigate Chromebook use and monitor classroom practices.

Board members noted existing legislative proposals related to student wireless device rules and said the district will continue its policy‑development process. The meeting included a reminder that any board policy would still require school‑level implementation plans; no final district policy was adopted at the meeting.","A Wake County high school freshman recommended guideline-based, school-specific cell phone policies rather than a single district rule; other public commenters raised concerns about Chromebooks and the shift to screen‑based instruction.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6651873,"Students present ‘Green New Deal for Wake County Schools’ and say board largely has not engaged",169,2095000,2264000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2497353-b93476112901101173234a95eb23b965&start=2095&end=2264","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2497353-b93476112901101173234a95eb23b965/thumbnail_2095000.jpg","/articles/6651873/North-Carolina/Students-present-Green-New-Deal-for-Wake-County-Schools-and-say-board-largely-has-not-engaged","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6651873-20b830251e7c9d26b64340933de29caa/orig.mp4?Expires=1771178711&Signature=ncvQMHBqVQpax5IMA7Y-GExq5g4C5AjE2snq1ywVwjPWwjXv4uM8-~E7I8Uz1zUk2iKoq5WlcJHXewXN84tXTJw5DYnvnb9dz2-2sF3EQ1GBvphdT-6mhM4N40BJg3auABqT9A1HYmP5trT5YhCDidd0quZ0c0nIL0PY0fI8nC4-apsfF9q6~x9k79uO4lBKl87L6OEI9AZ2r7rKv93v9rlIZYUnSfNAfjZYIXLvROf4L8CjoEfiALB9IeF6QV6jRq~EKlP9T1itLFFCpYtMEvcx2H-Uen0fxJHehwzMzwwd6zKzZK9Kl2lQeH6Zwt4tR6ORqBRjBowDYbbPKvOeRw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A group of Wake County high school students presented a student‑authored “Green New Deal for Wake County Schools” resolution, saying it includes SMART goals — specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time‑bound actions — to reduce energy costs, improve air quality, expand climate education and prepare schools for extreme weather.

The student speaker described suggested actions that include switching to LED lighting, upgrading HVAC systems to improve air quality and prevent overheating-related early releases, investing in solar energy for long‑term savings and expanding climate education to prepare students for green jobs. The presentation also proposed developing a district climate disaster plan for more frequent severe-weather events.

The student speaker said organizers had repeatedly attempted to engage the board: “Many board members have not responded, and the few who initially replied ignored our follow‑up emails requesting meetings. Even the board members who agreed to meet did not show up to our scheduled virtual meetings. Only one board member, Mr. Sam Hershey, has actually met with us virtually and he has engaged in discussion about potential edits to help get the resolution passed.” The student concluded: “We have shown up. We have done the research. We have put forward real solutions that benefit students, staff, and the district as a whole. Yet the school board has failed to engage with us.”

The presentation was given during public comment; students said they will continue outreach and will email their resolution to the board. The board did not take formal action on the student proposal during the meeting.","Student organizers presented a research-backed Green New Deal for Wake County Schools resolution with measurable actions and said most board members did not meet with them; one board member engaged and proposed edits.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6651879,"Wake County librarians ask board for sustainable per‑pupil library funding; district data show collections aging",662,4074000,4736000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2497353-b93476112901101173234a95eb23b965&start=4074&end=4736","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2497353-b93476112901101173234a95eb23b965/thumbnail_4074000.jpg","/articles/6651879/North-Carolina/Wake-County-librarians-ask-board-for-sustainable-perpupil-library-funding-district-data-show-collections-aging","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6651879-4ba0d5d0127736a2e83bceccf1b8969f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771178711&Signature=ZN1jZJtspCLZbPUvH~xlwnTJjtBY4ZdJHKGbFdQbuPBu6VbU3ErhIKtPOVA6A3iDdWgIXUSoMKtlNsrS4ZIHrRAOuffbeEMBIiasLfIAS1ShSLuzG8oQxpCvcqdjH9K2ZUR0kqgrWVIaofOAVVDp1RpR8zHQuVIdplQ0m2LyNpEtF9iPoAFXJBCA9ZnFQh-iha6oFdK3MXtJQy4vq0TyiJb6dFy6lEfM6my06VdFdp21J0hsK530RHIMMJprAq7TURO8toOoVbY660oegMQeUya9JMhTgimMzKY4vBG5XGFBjlygQTshE6XmmtvrL3EQTI-LIcDPAe2N1fgT4ng4rw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Librarians and students urged the Wake County Board of Education to create a sustainable, predictable funding line for school libraries, proposing a per‑pupil allocation and use of existing Fund 2 instructional-materials dollars to address aging collections.

Christine Ziccardi, librarian at Farmington Woods Elementary School, told the board that Wake County currently lacks a recommended baseline for per‑pupil spending on library materials and that many school libraries rely on principal discretion, PTA fundraising and book fairs. “Selling books to students in order to earn back a small percentage so we can purchase books to make them freely available to all is a complete contradiction to the purpose of school libraries and is not a sustainable model for funding,” Ziccardi said.

Ziccardi offered district figures from the 2022–23 school year: of 194 school libraries, 138 had collections that did not meet the district’s minimum collection age; the district-wide average copyright age across collections was 18 years. She said 98 libraries received $0 from Fund 2 and 20 received less than $1. Ziccardi proposed a modest per-pupil allotment — for example, about $10 per student annually — and asked the board to consider directing existing Fund 2 instructional-materials money to a library line item rather than requesting new funds.

Second-grade students represented by Dillard Drive Magnet Elementary librarian Cecilia Joyce also addressed the board, asking for “about $5 to $10 per student” so the school library could buy current and multilingual books.

Board members listened to the presentations; presenters asked staff to consider a plan to sustainably fund school libraries. The item was presented as public comment and information; no board vote occurred on a funding change during the meeting.","Librarians and students asked the Wake County Board of Education to create a sustainable per-pupil funding formula for school libraries using existing Fund 2 instructional-materials dollars, citing district data that 71% of school libraries have collections older than recommended guidelines.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6651884,"Wake Up and Read volunteers seek 56,000 books to give five new titles to students at 28 Wake County schools",437,0,437000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2497353-b93476112901101173234a95eb23b965&start=0&end=437","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2497353-b93476112901101173234a95eb23b965/thumbnail_0.jpg","/articles/6651884/North-Carolina/Wake-Up-and-Read-volunteers-seek-56000-books-to-give-five-new-titles-to-students-at-28-Wake-County-schools","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6651884-2879205ab2d9325e65bdcc819dee0431/orig.mp4?Expires=1771178711&Signature=OOJ1C-c8GP8UmDY3N5jp970UmAPbuQdqKs8sgvbmlNnJseIk7w0OEWrFOhTrWgO3Q9kQl926GC7l3eE01hlxrQLCnnLfrxQ~OlDJ1uqJ7lvfoQcpElkvwDxgEIjuZ-nGfqJlgHP9kpe1DzUtGZIsfAyfIzOE99stnrD5xWkYDwqO4EVT1FWM~bk~GW5jY0tF3xcKdQvI4m4kgC2m2ovDUpvxZvAf-Vg2iEaxHOL0T3AYgP~y0pZSdawmIPf6~2loVjgeedeBRXzBLz-e0qsLpan06SfrSErj19ALympjkjSezhGz3WbovTbzR186ejGyyjXQadCGZMsH1HcFBVH3xw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Wake County Public School System volunteers and staff presented the Wake Up and Read book-drive plan, asking the board and community to help collect 56,000 new books that would give five new titles to each pre-K through third-grade student at 28 partner schools and 18 child development centers.

The Wake Up and Read presentation described the program’s three pillars — out-of-school learning opportunities, school readiness for children birth through age 5, and engaged families — and two family-facing strategies: a parent-leader network and a free text-messaging program, Parent Powered, which sends three weekly messages about reading, math and social-emotional wellness in 10 languages.

Marissa Smith, family leadership and literacy liaison for Wake Up and Read, told the board that parents who want the Parent Powered texts can “text WC to 70138 and if they forget they can find that on our website.” Smith said books collected through the drive help “engage and build trust with our communities and the families that we serve.”

Presenters reviewed the program’s growth, saying it started with six schools and 10 child development centers, expanded to 19 schools and 17 centers, and will partner with 28 schools and 18 centers in the 2025 year. Presenters asked board members to volunteer at spring distributions, host drives and donate new books. They said the program had collected about 36,955 books toward the 56,000 target and asked for additional community help.

The board thanked the presenters and invited questions from members. A board member confirmed the Wake Up and Read website address and another asked for the text code for Parent Powered, which Smith provided. No formal action or vote by the board was recorded on the item.

Wake Up and Read will rely on community donations and board member volunteers for distribution in spring 2025, and the presenters said they will continue outreach and volunteer sign-ups on the program website.","Wake Up and Read staff asked the Wake County Board of Education and the public to support the Today a Reader, Tomorrow a Leader book drive and distribution, aiming to provide five new books to pre-K through third-grade students at 28 partner schools and 18 child development centers.","actionData","errors"]

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