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Board members approved budget amendment No. 5 for fiscal year 2024\u00002025 and a budget resolution based on planning allotments and estimated revenues for 2025\u00002026. Board members also approved the district's Academically or Intellectually Gifted (AIG) plan for 2025\u00002028 and the 2025\u00002026 driver's education contract with Jordan Driving School, which the presenter said contains no fee increase from the prior year.

The board approved vendor awards for the 2025\u00002026 school year. Presenters noted one change from a prior packet: Riverside Paper won the paper bid after an audit of the consortium process, replacing an earlier assumption that Cisco had been the winning vendor. The board approved the recommended vendors as presented.

The board declared a set of MacBook laptops from Lenoir County Early College High School surplus; any proceeds from sale will return to the early college program. The board approved surplus disposition and noted that several of the laptops trace to at least two prior lease cycles.

In motions leading into a closed session, the board moved to enter closed session citing a North Carolina statute cited in the motion; the closed session was used to discuss confidential personnel matters and to consult with counsel. After closed session, the board approved the personnel report and several recommended hires by show of hands, including the appointment of a transportation director (named in meeting minutes as Miss Brenner/Brunner) and the appointment of Kayla Harris as assistant principal at E.B. Frank Middle School.

Meeting minutes record that many votes were taken by show of hands; individual roll-call tallies were not recorded in the transcript provided.

Below are the formal actions recorded in the meeting packet and the meeting transcript.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","2025-06-30 Regular Board Meeting (July)","oneSentenceSummary","The board approved a series of motions by show of hands on June 30, including budget and personnel items and routine contracts.","taxTitle","Lenoir County Public Schools, School Districts, North Carolina","taxId",38271,"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},6521062,"E.B. Frank Middle School construction cleared to proceed; land transfer recorded, timeline revised",614,1178000,1792000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5114342-2d2148f449d467fb09fdaff371ab6911&start=1178&end=1792","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5114342-2d2148f449d467fb09fdaff371ab6911/thumbnail_1178000.jpg","/articles/6521062/North-Carolina/EB-Frank-Middle-School-construction-cleared-to-proceed-land-transfer-recorded-timeline-revised","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6521062-a8a1843ea6a08c96adcff031dca2fd24/orig.mp4?Expires=1771146672&Signature=haLJwtGuuc57kjLy1czeGdn7ktQyXJaw0L~fK2MbKzRjy~vYGdWn9mMxJuZMcePZ3b8ji~wMidVAVv9sDTt6M0wJYrd4KlZRJ3fwBozAYmqD5KBXLl9007pq~WVkiSzAxNwXsOw9cr6UY2CJrhZF3rRYuwgQgZkB4oBwwfbIZKwHfz~tvaaIzTldZh1zriUekqY0dib26VEJdsA4yNdWWmy9~YJEmRzjw5lO3Bsg6TyDW0oJpMR8DyzUTCXyiF4uGfvvmrGZDcX771kmTf3Prb7I7QRkhSmrXS-zofhb9gIG5i3Jfq4LC9HTupCMJEDPVuz~T7TeZ0jya1LvQ9HFvA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A district staff member told the Lenoir County Board of Education on June 30 that the E.B. Frank Middle School construction project will move forward after two recent developments: the land transfer to Lenoir County Public Schools has been recorded, and attorneys have approved the project's guaranteed maximum price (GMP). District staff said notice-to-proceed letters will be issued to winning contractors beginning July 15, 2025, and subcontractors can begin site work immediately upon receiving those letters.

The presenter said the meeting corrected an earlier public statement that construction would start in June; instead, attorneys at the firm Barrington Smith informed the district that notice-to-proceed letters will be sent July 15. The presenter said the land conveyance from the town of LaGrange to Lenoir County Public Schools was completed and recorded at the register of deeds; lease-termination paperwork with a local farmer who had planted on the parcel was also finalized.

District staff reported that the district's attorneys approved the GMP after negotiations resolved several line-item changes and cost differences that staff characterized as \"more than a couple $100,000.\" The presenter credited Rob Malone with identifying the discrepancies and said Metcon, the construction firm, worked with the district and the attorneys to reach agreement.

Contractors and the district also discussed adding terrazzo flooring to the new building. The presenter said the material costs for terrazzo would be roughly $400,000 and labor roughly $200,000 (about $600,000 total) compared with the original flooring plan. Metcon's owner, Aaron Thomas, reportedly agreed to expedite schedules and alter sequencing so the terrazzo installation would not add the nearly $500,000 in expediting charges that had been proposed earlier. Under the revised plan presented to the board, the district would take keys in January 2026, use February for transition work, and occupy the building in March 2026. The presenter said that contractors will set up a construction trailer on site and install temporary water wells prior to the July 15 conditional start.

No budget vote for the GMP was recorded at the meeting; the presenter said the district anticipates signing the GMP by Wednesday of the week following the meeting and will provide updates during construction. The staff presenter also emphasized that subcontractors may begin preparatory work as soon as they receive individual notice-to-proceed letters.

Next steps the presenter listed were final GMP signature, contractor mobilization the week of July 15, and routine construction-phase updates to the board. The presenter invited board members to ask questions about the timeline and decisions made with Metcon and counsel.","A district staff member told the board that the E.B. Frank Middle School land transfer has been recorded and attorneys have approved the guaranteed maximum price, clearing the way for contractors to begin conditional work the week of July 15, 2025.",{"_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},6521056,"LCPS reports $33 million in scholarship offers; Crown Equipment partnership expands apprenticeships",1003,311000,1314000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5114342-2d2148f449d467fb09fdaff371ab6911&start=311&end=1314","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5114342-2d2148f449d467fb09fdaff371ab6911/thumbnail_311000.jpg","/articles/6521056/North-Carolina/LCPS-reports-33-million-in-scholarship-offers-Crown-Equipment-partnership-expands-apprenticeships","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6521056-0bd4c60ace3ef4a06bd08444016bac68/orig.mp4?Expires=1771146672&Signature=OLw54~F9KZIgwHN0Hkf3eTwuyUEeEAZ5xBDPl2hsXvF-i3xtepTQ2s~o5iXBmEMQiqvBVVEegamohBXfiyZKeMUSH163OG8skf0ZExAjSb40Nm6RUBnUpA0Tg6AqxokndMd7mbyVaDc1U8nPZgCdbteis~dprtADELdpOQ0UACjF2csOAWHB4RvhX3HG8nMcm~2YQdlUpAnEl3ug7lj4TKdn9loyhDlio-ypY0jFHHQWVfw~FgFHU44VG~LtWeTAUqmRKTwRz5zYEjAM1oBG~myM4COH0scZ34IXVQ9QTN9EDd5KsL6MGNTwPZarX1TI8blyz9Gys~NlFTYshO2Tdw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","District leaders told the Lenoir County Board of Education on June 30 that graduating seniors collectively received a record $33,000,000 in scholarship offers for the 2024\u000025 school year. Presenters said the total includes records at each high school and that Lenoir County Early College High School recorded approximately $1,400,000 in scholarship offers.

The presenter reported additional student accomplishments: more than 104 students earned recognition as North Carolina Scholars, and 65 students completed two-year associate degrees while in high school during the 2024\u000025 year, according to the district's report. Presenters described these results as records the district has set for five consecutive years.

Board members also heard an update on the district's partnership with Crown Equipment Company. District staff said June marked the sixth year of the Crown partnership, which provides career and technical education apprenticeships and includes a practice of hiring participating students. Presenters said Crown has offered jobs to program completers, supported returning students during college breaks, and committed to career-ladder pathways that can include employer support for further college or training up to and including engineering degrees.

District staff said 18 seniors had completed the Crown apprenticeship program so far and that an additional cohort of students entered the program in June, the largest group the district has enrolled with Crown to date. The district said it is exploring similar partnerships with other local employers but did not provide binding agreements beyond Crown.

The board recognized two educators: Jessica Jones, named the district's CTE teacher of the year and a state finalist for the North Carolina CTE teacher award, and Dr. Stephanie Harrell, selected for the North Carolina Space Education Ambassadors program in collaboration with NASA Langley Research Center. The board praised teacher-led projects such as middle-school-level FFA and school greenhouse and animal programs.

Presenters credited families, staff and business partners for the scholarship and partnership outcomes and said they would continue to share results and highlight students at future meetings.","Lenoir County Public Schools reported a record $33 million in scholarship offers for the 2024-25 school year, highlighted Early College and dual-enrollment achievements, and described a sixth year of an apprenticeship partnership with Crown Equipment that has produced hires and college-support commitments.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Board approves budget amendment, budget resolution, AIG plan, contracts, vendors and personnel actions

E.B. Frank Middle School construction cleared to proceed; land transfer recorded, timeline revised

LCPS reports $33 million in scholarship offers; Crown Equipment partnership expands apprenticeships