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Staff said the district participates in the Coastal Coalition Consortium for food bidding. For 2025-26, Sysco (Cisco of Raleigh) is listed as the food distributor; Sysco also won the supplies bid. Mayola (milk vendor) was selected again after a new milk bid; staff said the milk vendor results produced a $50,000 difference in pricing compared with another bidder.

Other vendors and renewals reported in the packet included Hershey Ice Cream (final renewal year), Hobart (equipment), and local office supply vendors. Staff said full paperwork and bid documents have been submitted and requested action at the next board meeting.

The board took the presentation as information and did not vote on contract awards on June 2.

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nd public to review. The presenter noted the plan is submitted every three years under state requirements and that the board would be asked to approve the plan at the next meeting.

The presentation cited statutory rationale and the North Carolina AIG program standards as the statewide framework that guides identification and service models for gifted students. Staff provided the board with the draft AIG plan, the statewide program standards and a summary document highlighting essential updates.

\"This plan is submitted for board study, and I will seek approval of the plan at the next board meeting,\" the presenter said, noting the district had included updates and supporting material for the board's review.

Board members were invited to submit questions to staff over the next month; staff indicated they would be available to discuss details prior to the action item return.

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Doctor Amy Jones (presenter credit in the meeting packet) introduced the program and Workforce Ignite Lenoir staff reported that 44 students will participate in paid work-based learning at five different sites this summer, compared with 16 paid opportunities the previous summer. Partners listed in the presentation included FRC East, Kinston Public Works, Smithfield Foods (youth apprenticeship), Crown Equipment Corporation and district placements. Crown
pprenticeship opportunities were described as including a guaranteed job offer upon successful program completion and high-school graduation.

District staff said career development coordinators at each high school provide students with career interest inventories, resume and interview preparation, and mock interviews. The program also partners with Lenoir Community College and local manufacturing and economic development bodies to align internships with postsecondary and employer needs.

Program staff invited board members to a student signing day event on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. at central services to celebrate participating students and employer partners.

\"We have 44 students who will be engaged in paid work-based learning experiences at five different sites,\" the presenter said. (Attribution: Workforce Ignite Lenoir presenter.)

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pplication for federal funds for 2025-26, and the career and technical education (CTE) local application for state funding.

Contracts for special education services
Coastal Kids Evaluation Services: psychological assessment contract valued at $90,000, to provide psychoeducational assessments for referred students.
Tar Heel Human Services: speech services contract totaling $250,000 covering two licensed speech therapists and one speech-language therapy assistant; services include screenings, evaluations, therapy and Medicaid documentation.
Kinetic Pediatric Therapy: speech services contract totaling $98,000 covering a licensed speech therapist and therapy assistant.
Interpreter Network: contract at $150,000 to provide two sign-language interpreters for a deaf-blind student.

Board action: A motion to approve the package of contracts was made by Board member Davis and seconded; the board voted to approve the contracts as presented. The meeting record shows the motion carried; an individual roll-call tally for that vote was not provided in the transcript.

Federal funding application (2025-26)
The board approved submission of the district
pplication for federal funding for the 2025-26 school year. Programs included Title I Part A (improving academic achievement of disadvantaged students), Title I Part C (migrant education), Title I Part D (prevention/intervention for neglected/delinquent at-risk youth), Title II Part A (teacher/principal training and recruitment), Title III (language acquisition), Title IV (student support and academic enrichment), and Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) allocations.

Board action: Motion to approve submitted by Mister Hill; seconded by Miss Woodridge; approved by the board (voice vote). Transcript does not include a roll-call or detailed tally.

CTE local application (2025-26)
The board approved the local application for Career and Technical Education funding that must be submitted to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction to receive state and federal CTE allocations (PRCs 13, 14 and 17).

Board action: Motion to approve the CTE local application made by Mister Hill and seconded by Mister Bridge; motion carried by voice vote.

Procedural notes
Where the transcript did not record a roll-call, the published minutes should be consulted for official roll-call tallies. For the items above, motions were moved, seconded, and recorded as approved during the June 2 meeting.

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ttorney completes a final review.

Metcon, the project's construction manager, told the board the project is \"under budget\" and recommended proceeding to move dirt and issue subcontractor contracts. Mike Konischka, identified in the meeting materials as the construction team lead, told the board the GMP includes allowances and contingencies the firm described as larger than typical K-12 projects and said the district would not need to reduce scope through value engineering.

Board members were given a line-by-line summary of the GMP during the meeting packet presentation and asked multiple questions about permitting, schedule and upgrade options. Metcon said the GMP includes a nearly $1.8 million owner-added scope allowance for items the board might elect to add later and described an additional $350,000 owner contingency that would sit outside the GMP.

The architect and the district\fonstruction manager said an upgraded terrazzo floor option is included as an add-alternative. Metcon representatives told the board choosing terrazzo would likely extend the construction schedule by roughly two months and that accelerating installation to preserve the district\u000expectation of a second-semester occupancy would increase cost; Metcon said an estimate for schedule acceleration could be on the order of $500,000, and that the district has contingency and allowances that could be applied to such costs.

Board members asked whether permitting remained a risk. Metcon said they had a conditional acceptance from the North Carolina Department of Transportation for project materials and did not anticipate permitting issues; the firm said the district would be able to pull the building permit once the GMP is signed.

After discussion the board first voted to amend the agenda to move the construction GMP from information to action. The board then voted to approve the GMP agreement and to authorize the district to issue contract awards and start initial site activities, provided Harrington Smith (the district
ttorney) completes a final review and recommends execution.

The board and staff discussed schedule tradeoffs: Metcon projected a keys-turned date before Christmas, which would allow the district to plan a mid-year move-in if terrazzo were not selected; selecting terrazzo or other options could push the turnover into the spring. Metcon said most school districts need about 45 days after turnover to fully occupy a new school and that some schedule compression (work on weekends/second shifts) is possible at additional cost.

The motion to amend the agenda passed by a 5-2 vote. The subsequent motion to approve the GMP subject to final review by Harrington Smith carried; the meeting record shows the motion passed and the board authorized staff to proceed.

Board members and the construction team said they will return to the board with contract documents and any final legal counsel recommendations before final execution.

Metcon: \"We are under budget and you are going to have a tremendous facility,\" and later framed the project protections by noting extra allowances and contingencies included in the GMP. (Attribution: Mike Konischka, Metcon.)

The board then moved on to other agenda items and later entered closed session.

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