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Care Coalition Program Director Kristen Gentry reviewed nearly a decade of locally collected student survey data (grades 6–12) and summarized the organization’s core measures: past‑30‑day use, perception of harm, peer and parent disapproval and ease of access. Gentry said the survey shows long‑term declines in reported past‑30‑day use of alcohol, cannabis and prescription‑drug misuse at the high‑school level compared with 2014, but noted the program’s most recent data collections used opt‑in consent, reducing sample sizes and introducing sampling bias (particularly among juniors and seniors). Gentry also reported that 45% of respondents indicated vapes are “easy or somewhat easy” to access and raised concern about a local retail environment in which THC extracts, kratom, psilocybin extracts and other novel psychoactive products appear in area shops.

District staff described existing prevention programs and the high‑school random drug‑testing program. The athletic director explained current random testing is a urine screen (oral swabs used only as last resort), conducted about six times per year at roughly $206.50 per test; the program averages about $1,600 per testing event and roughly $9,600 annually. Historical testing data presented in open session showed the district collected about 331 samples in 2022–23 (321 negatives, 10 positives), 289 samples in 2023–24 (262 negatives, 27 positives), and, through April 1 of the current year, 239 samples with 11 positives accounting for five students.

Board members pressed on retail availability and sample‑bias limitations. Trustees asked whether age minimums or local zoning could limit retail availability of THC‑containing products and whether county or state action would be required. Care Coalition staff said the shops they surveyed were located within Brevard city limits and that local zoning could restrict retail locations but age limits are usually set at the state level; the coalition offered to provide a retail‑environment report to the board.

Following the presentations and discussion, the board agreed to pursue a formal resolution addressing retail availability and related policy concerns; trustees asked Care Coalition staff and district counselors to draft an initial resolution for the board attorney’s review.

Ending: Staff and the Care Coalition will deliver a retail‑environment report and draft resolution to the superintendent and legal counsel for review and possible transmittal to county and state officials.

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Lauder said the Department of Public Instruction told district staff that the application for Brevard High’s limited-scope work requires formal DPI review and “they just said that they would take 6 to 8 weeks to review.” He added the review likely means the project will not be ready by the start of the next school year as originally hoped.

Lauder described other project milestones: an environmental analysis around on‑site storage tanks is complete and a meeting between county staff, the contractor and school staff was scheduled to consider mitigation and replacement for a tank damaged during testing. He said the architect contract had been reviewed by the attorney and was ready to move toward signature, and a draft RFQ for a CMAR (construction manager at risk) was ready to issue once the architect contract is in place. The school/county subcommittee has completed project‑manager interviews and staff expect to announce a hire soon.

Lauder asked board members for help in urging a faster DPI review, saying he and Dr. Fletcher have contacted state legislators and the superintendent’s office and invited trustees to join that outreach. When trustees asked whether staff knew the cause of the DPI delay, Lauder said the agency had simply notified the district that the project required review; the district had requested an emergency‑statute review but DPI determined a review was required.

Ending: Lauder said the subcommittee will likely meet in May or June to work with the incoming project manager and review architect updates. The board requested staff continue to report schedule changes and to share correspondence with DPI and state officials about review timing.

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The board approved the consent agenda, which included minutes from the March 17, 2025 meeting, the personnel report dated April 21, 2025, a budget amendment, a policy amendment (13-10-40 O2) and a list of proposed food and supply vendors for 2025–26. The board then considered several items that drew more discussion.

On the Boulevard Elementary playground procurement, the board voted to forward the school's recommendation to the county so the county could consider additional funding. Facilities staff had recommended Blue Ridge Playgrounds after comparing bids; staff said one bidder (referred to in the record as “BARS”) quoted less square footage and a lower total than requested. Brevard Elementary recommended Blue Ridge despite the bid putting the project about $61,000 over the originally budgeted $300,000. The board’s motion to move the request to the county passed (vote tally not specified in the public record).

The board considered a surplus-property resolution to sell a county-owned lot on Confederate Lane “as is” for $31,000. Trustees debated whether the parcel had been adequately marketed (questions were raised about MLS listing and advertising), whether an appraisal should be obtained, and cleanup costs; staff said landfill disposal alone could be about $8,000 and that the purchaser would be responsible for demolition and sewer work. After discussion the board approved the sale resolution on a recorded 3–2 vote.

On curriculum, the board approved a three-year renewal of the Amplify Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) elementary ELA adoption, with a condition that staff return with the results of a May work session that will address teacher concerns about pacing and novel units. A motion to delay approval failed; a subsequent motion to approve the adoption with the requested follow-up passed (vote tally not specified in the public record).

The board also approved the district’s summer remediation and retest plan for 2025, which takes advantage of a state extension allowing remediation and testing into late June, and approved two first‑read purchasing-policy updates from the district’s counsel on federal procurement thresholds.

Finally, the board approved the district’s FY operating and capital requests to county commissioners, including two options for increasing local salary supplements for staff. The district requested additional local supplement funding (option A, to match a neighboring county’s supplement levels, or option B, a larger supplement) and a capital package that included an elevator replacement at Rosman Middle/High, two activity buses with wheelchair access, furniture and equipment replacements and a $100,000 set‑aside for future turf replacement. The motion to forward the budget/capital request to the county passed (vote tally not specified in the public record).

Several items that involved formal motions and votes appear in the record without roll-call tallies; where a numeric count was given, the Confederate Lane sale was recorded as passing 3–2. The meeting record includes motions, seconds and typical “all in favor/any opposed” calls in open session.

Ending: The board’s actions send funding requests and one property sale forward to county officials and direct staff to return with follow-up reports — on curriculum pacing, grant or fee details for playground funding, and other implementation specifics.

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