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Board member Dr. Witherspoon moved to approve the superintendent's recommended \"2025-26 Federal Programs Entitlement Grant Budget.\" He said, \"I move to approve the superintendent's recommended 2025-26 Federal Entitlement Grants District Application and Budget as outlined in the attachment.\" The motion was seconded and carried by unanimous voice/show of hands with eight members present.

What it means: the vote authorized submission and acceptance of district federal entitlement grant allocations for 2025-26 as presented in the attached budget document. No amendments or separate allocations were proposed at the meeting.

Ending: Chair Smead announced the motion passed unanimously and adjourned the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education Business Meeting - May 13, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","On May 13 the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education approved the superintendent's recommended 2025-26 Federal Entitlement Grants District Application and Budget by unanimous vote.","taxTitle","Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, School Districts, North Carolina","taxId",14085,"location","North Carolina","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_46":81,"_48":82,"_50":83,"_52":84,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":85,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":86,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6052611,"Superintendent recommends Option 1 for Old Park Road elementary boundary; public hearing scheduled June 5",1125,4649000,5774000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3394927-8e3850305d4590e62b026eeb76ae3f48&start=4649&end=5774","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3394927-8e3850305d4590e62b026eeb76ae3f48/thumbnail_4649000.jpg","/articles/6052611/North-Carolina/Superintendent-recommends-Option-1-for-Old-Park-Road-elementary-boundary-public-hearing-scheduled-June-5","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6052611-ad5de1f2defe126afb8dcafa750c9cf6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771136168&Signature=ajmPg0QEYdO7VuUvU1obB2pH25qkGbC7HGl3e3FY3iQ8~wmxU9wb6v-iTtSLPj-umWY9D07joMyn00pJ4hNaWeXJYiwZuLc0sBolgn~SAjtsEb5zUMcRRyPztM4rJY8EyhjPz-94lGRh4Jo2JDSilGmmATO0a7Q03iNN-uxWnmexdcpGCvSOG48x2QhTYJZ8VSWJb0~7-c8up5x9BybDwr2pbH-o2ml6rS3ABXsdM--Jb4lFXahuLDlzFuOLvu1uXuWR1uDN0Gy97DzaRQTx9JeDRjwaMBC7Vc5h88dVhie7A~0ujCVDcminj6497bNG5R19-XeVvbWaKpjmGskrHA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the May 13 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Dr. Hill recommended the board adopt boundary \"Option 1\" for the new elementary school planned for the Old Park Road site, a recommendation based on consultant analysis and community feedback.

Consultant Matthew Cropper of Cropper GIS Consulting presented two boundary options and said the district was guided by board policy S-ASGP and typical redistricting criteria: balance enrollment, minimize neighborhood splits, align feeder patterns where reasonable and plan for enrollment growth. Cropper said of Option 1: \"This option has the smallest impact on students and families;\" it would move boundary students from Dilworth and Marie G. Davis to the new school with an estimated opening enrollment of about 829 students, roughly 85% of building capacity.

Why it matters: the boundary decision will reassign some students and affect school utilization across nearby elementary schools; the district said it examined expected 5- and 10-year enrollment forecasts and factored in planned housing-area growth.

Option 2 and trade-offs: Option 2 would add a portion of Selwyn's attendance area west of Park Road and would raise opening utilization to about 95%, the consultants said. Cropper warned that Option 2 would increase the risk of near-term overcrowding if out-of-zone transfers continue at current rates. Consulting partner Mike Martin of RTI International said the public engagement work ' which included nine in-person listening sessions, 12 virtual sessions and an online questionnaire ' found the vast majority of participants preferred Option 1 because it \"presents the least disruption\" and leaves room for growth.

Equity and feeder patterns: Cropper and Dr. Hill noted they carried forward a board-approved middle-school boundary change (a Pinewood-area move from Alexander Graham to Sedgefield approved in February 2023) so the proposed elementary option aligns with previously approved middle-school assignments. The district said elementary boundary work focused on K\b patterns but included a limited middle-school alignment to avoid reassigning middle-school students twice.

Public engagement and next steps: Dr. Hill said the district paused the process in October following community feedback, resumed engagement in spring and published materials online. The superintendent recommended Option 1 to the board and announced a public hearing on June 5 and a final board vote scheduled for June 24. Dr. Hill told the board that the district will continue community outreach and that families would receive communications describing next steps.

Board questions and concerns: trustees asked about transfer students, special-program transfers (SPP) from low-performing schools, and the small number of participants from some neighborhoods. Dr. Hill said SPP transfers would be accommodated and that district staff would work with families on magnet or transfer options. Board members asked for continued clarity about how feeder patterns would affect students through middle and high school; district staff said high-school assignments would not change for the affected elementary students and noted the moved Marie G. Davis K\b students would continue to Sedgefield Middle School.

Ending note: Dr. Hill said the recommendation reflects consultant analysis, community feedback and board policy; the district will present the recommendation for public comment on June 5 and ask the board to vote on June 24.","After community engagement, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Dr. Hill recommended the board adopt \"Option 1\" for the new elementary at the Old Park Road site, moving students from Dilworth and Marie G. Davis into the new school and scheduling a public hearing June 5 and a vote June 24.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_46":93,"_48":94,"_50":95,"_52":96,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":97,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":98,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6052616,"CMS midyear literacy report shows first-grade benchmark gap; district says pace can be accelerated",2233,2018000,4251000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3394927-8e3850305d4590e62b026eeb76ae3f48&start=2018&end=4251","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3394927-8e3850305d4590e62b026eeb76ae3f48/thumbnail_2018000.jpg","/articles/6052616/North-Carolina/CMS-midyear-literacy-report-shows-first-grade-benchmark-gap-district-says-pace-can-be-accelerated","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6052616-e615e9d7d5573e53d17ef1721334b2ef/orig.mp4?Expires=1771136168&Signature=PZtdiESj-uYt5i1vqJxjjwst2lTjf7SIeDCi9o-BR7Baqu1TdVF9nZdxA1xkgAAVvyuxXYyLaMSBBSOe4ike15rOREeNMvgqiaEPTfaHmQxka3e~7MA7JXhptF61RAjrWA8pWxcQ8RDIWkzBMuU60trKeDCMAMZQXNySG75SZ3hiiyJXYaFExjRgZZqO1arapWvcuwq8Ret83z41Nxpjxw8Nh9zeAI7JFJpAU8hjFOktkcEGznlzpgRMWjeZBpcJUTU6qVb3B2U9-lGDcni0UYqy4ME2k6FJUStnpLA3m8Q56xY6vwPqOTb-AG8ZBskrRcT9JffExtxRWN3~f0k-gA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education meeting on May 13, Dr. Hill, the district superintendent, presented a midyear student outcomes monitoring report showing first-grade early-literacy performance below the district's annual target.

The report said 6,092 of 10,394 first-grade students (58.6%) were at or above the DIBELS benchmark at midyear; the district's end-of-year target for first grade is 76%. Dr. Hill said, \"If that rate of increase in student performance continued this year, our end of year performance would be 72%. Therefore, in order to meet this year's 76% target for first grade students, we need to accelerate our rate of growth by 4 percentage points for first grade students over last year's pace.\" Dr. Hill added, \"We feel very confident that we will be able to meet the target for first grade\" based on recent progress monitoring.

Why it matters: the board has set a multi-year goal to boost early literacy so more students are \"enrolled, employed, or enlisted\" after graduation, and DIBELS (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills) results are the district's primary benchmark for K\u00012 early reading progress. The superintendent told the board the district will continue targeted supports in classrooms and for families to accelerate growth between the middle- and end-of-year assessments.

Key details from the presentation: the district reported 10,394 first-graders took the midyear DIBELS; 6,092 were at or above benchmark, leaving 1,808 additional students who would need to reach benchmark to hit the 76% annual goal. For second grade, the district reported 10,537 students assessed at midyear with 59.8% at or above benchmark and said current trends put second grade on track to meet the year's 70% target.

How the district plans to close gaps: presenters described a mix of classroom and family-facing strategies. Those include continued use of MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Supports) progress monitoring, focused work on nonsense-word fluency and oral reading fluency during skills blocks, use of DIBELS Home Connect reports and district'provided extra practice materials (decodable readers, phonics speed drills, fluency passages), and instructional coaching by literacy master teachers. On district supplements, Dr. Hill said schools are moving from monitoring only the lowest enabling skill to monitoring the next skill up so students do not stall once the initial skill improves.

Board members pressed for specifics. Board member Byers Bailey asked why nonsense-word fluency matters; Dr. Hill replied, \"If it's a nonsense word, it forces the student to focus on each individual phoneme ... and then also blend and put it together,\" explaining the assessment avoids sight-word guessing. On oral reading fluency accuracy (reported at 41% for first grade accuracy), Dr. Hill said schools will emphasize differentiated small-group instruction, scaffolded practice and progress monitoring, and family supports tied to the DIBELS Home Connect report.

Technology and supplemental programs: the presentation noted I-Ready as a supplemental program; second-grade students who used I-Ready regularly (30 minutes or more and roughly three lessons a week) had higher pass rates, the presenters said. Dr. Hill cautioned I-Ready is a supplement and not a replacement for strong core instruction.

Mandates and reporting: the superintendent said Individual Reading Plans (IRPs) are required and reported to the state; schools are required to create and monitor IRPs when applicable. The district said IRP completion and progress monitoring are audited at each school.

What the board asked for next: trustees asked for clearer impact reporting. Dr. Hill told the board that next year the district will shift from reporting isolated projects to reporting on integrated initiatives and outcome-focused indicators so the board can link adult practices (observations from core action walks, professional development and coaching) to student results.

Ending note: district leaders said midyear DIBELS is several months old but that recent progress monitoring done closer to the meeting date shows improvement; the superintendent said that based on more recent checks the number of first-grade students needing to meet benchmark was reduced from about 1,800 to roughly 700'800, though the DIBELS midyear numbers remain the formal reference for the midyear report.","At its May 13 meeting, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools officials reported midyear DIBELS results showing 58.6% of first-graders at or above benchmark and said targeted interventions and progress monitoring are in place to meet an annual target of 76%.","actionData","errors"]

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