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“This could have been a much smoother rollout from the community, and the county, not just the teachers,” Wanas said, describing the transition from PowerSchool to Infinite Campus as an improvement for staff but difficult for families who had only days to learn the new system.

Wanas said district staff had up to six months to prepare for the change while the community had about six days to adapt. He said the portal requires parents to create an ID tied to a student profile, which limits a user to the single school associated with that student and prevents districtwide browsing of assignments, bulletins or interschool activities.

Wanas also raised facility-capacity concerns, saying Cabarrus County Schools has a higher student-per-site load than several other large North Carolina districts. He asserted site occupancy figures “as much as 183%” higher and that individual elementary schools carry 30–80% more students per site when compared with other districts, which he said increases workloads for principals, cafeteria staff, school resource officers, psychologists and special-education teachers.

On school trips, Wanas cited board policy “33 20 (school trips),” saying section C states students must not be charged a fee when credit is granted. He told the board that parents are being told an annual fee structure for class trips and urged the district either to provide district funds or to change policy.

Wanas asked the board to improve communications and planning for both the parent portal and long-term facility strategy to reduce the workload strain on staff and to make district activities more accessible to families.

The remarks were made during the meeting’s public comment period; no district response to the points was recorded on the meeting transcript.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","CCS Board of Education Business Meeting | Monday, August 11, 2025 | Meeting begins at 6 pm","oneSentenceSummary","Paul Wanas, speaking on behalf of ISOCCS, told the Cabarrus County Board of Education at its Aug. 11 meeting that the district’s rollout of the Infinite Campus parent portal left parents unable to view districtwide information and that overall facility planning has left some schools overcrowded.","taxTitle","Cabarrus County Schools, School Districts, North Carolina","taxId",14086,"location","North Carolina","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6139113,"Board approves agenda, minutes and consent items; schedules fall planning session and moves into closed session",0,2351000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5581480-381fdeb506bd65a0014647cb30ab254b&start=2351&end=2351","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5581480-381fdeb506bd65a0014647cb30ab254b/thumbnail_2351000.jpg","/articles/6139113/North-Carolina/Board-approves-agenda-minutes-and-consent-items-schedules-fall-planning-session-and-moves-into-closed-session","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6139113-d1cda962c6aac437ea13b92d71536d5a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770760456&Signature=DtJZXMZWdYOEMBdmciqERHOY27cmz~IAXlUYpCJP1QnWAKHNM8T7e8pv8go8x7~GMGtY8jlHbbpARx4BATB5RKWszhLdWjdiKiQ8o6~lFUcnMd9WBfUon5uU5Y8RcHz8AqF~k02Il92T6K-yTYjvSyCQi3xi7veHgcz6ZTwYM5WEPqFm3fdO-t8JxKNJPL-CS5KxA0yAmVssnglLhH7sV3tLImrJZ4-sEMANqGahP0L~EDMeQVPzqJWpefXIlGsr1OM9QaEsFjad7EmWBUyMdTOzvzprLft-H9htYGcZjIDumFTYUSjPnqnhUcdWd3BMXkMTwAjjv~FWadu-abJZVQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Cabarrus County Board of Education took a series of routine actions at its Aug. 11 business meeting, approving the evening’s agenda, minutes from three prior meetings, the consent agenda and a calendar adjustment, and then voted to convene a closed session.

Votes and procedural outcomes recorded on the meeting transcript included:

- Approve agenda as presented — seconded by Shannon Lancaster; voice vote recorded as “aye.” No formal roll-call tally was recorded on the transcript.

- Approve minutes for June 30, July 14 (combined meeting), and the July 22 special-called meeting — motion recorded as “I move we approve the minutes as presented,” second by Pam Escobar; voice vote recorded as “aye.” The motion text and the mover were recorded in the transcript; no roll-call tally was recorded.

- Approve consent agenda as presented — motion by Sam Treadaway, second by Greg Mills; voice vote recorded as “aye.”

- Add fall planning session to the board calendar (proposed date: Sept. 29 at 6 p.m.) — motion by Shannon Lancaster, second by Pam Escobar; voice vote recorded as “aye.” The superintendent and executive staff asked that the date align with anticipated test-score releases and staff availability.

- Convene closed session — motion by Greg Mills, second by Sam Treadaway. The chair read the statutory bases for closed session on the record, citing Chapter 132 of the General Statutes and General Statute 143-318.11(a)(1), (3) and (6) (privileged/confidential information, attorney‑client privilege, and confidential personnel matters). The board voted by voice to enter closed session.

All votes reported in the transcript were voice affirmations with “aye”; the meeting record does not show roll-call tallies or named yes/no votes for these routine agenda items.

These actions concluded the board’s public business before the board moved into closed session.","At its Aug. 11 meeting the Cabarrus County Board of Education approved the meeting agenda, three sets of minutes, the consent agenda, added a fall planning session on Sept. 29 at 6 p.m., and voted to convene a closed session citing North Carolina statutes concerning privileged/confidential information.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6139118,"Mount Pleasant parents press board for records and answers on athletics accounts, staffing and library access",312,2078000,2390000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5581480-381fdeb506bd65a0014647cb30ab254b&start=2078&end=2390","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5581480-381fdeb506bd65a0014647cb30ab254b/thumbnail_2078000.jpg","/articles/6139118/North-Carolina/Mount-Pleasant-parents-press-board-for-records-and-answers-on-athletics-accounts-staffing-and-library-access","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6139118-b4eb9d5bb1fc96d39d2b6bd98a4e6667/orig.mp4?Expires=1770760456&Signature=llditLfXa0zMkQ86m1SaHY75wSzUyEoKrYCtsfMHHuJDpns7pT4G3v7Oqu80suA3~Gr2TVxMPuIrjsU8RnN5il4Yc1BMzOlr5U3Svqqx~CLnUNSMOeFrcO9PabxgF5xc3RQXYX~O726hAoWCiX8vBwphnlMCoYTYXHt3fwGwY~ND7OUwE6iIF171iwoe3U~c96ugRkUPceuhNeOmDKokznbiCYwcROx-LKnHr1T7dTknI-OU-3MQXtVE6BCxPZ6oxAjkxhnkncDj6vWXRWjsS7PMFd7j0R7aw8SFQYdvvBEO3KaNUaUc7vzG1HsuM2nVpR6JiMrVqBYtHkfzVOw0ZQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Keisha Garrido, a parent of four Mount Pleasant students, told the Cabarrus County Board of Education on Aug. 11 she has not received complete public records she requested in April about transactions in Mount Pleasant High School athletics accounts.

Garrido said she filed a public-records request on April 17 and had not received the records in full as of the Aug. 11 meeting. She said Dr. Williams oversaw an investigation into transactions she questioned — including money from a track account used to purchase dry-erase boards for the football program, funds raised for a weight-room expansion that she says never happened, and volleyball funds moved to the general athletic fund — and that Dr. Williams told her in a May 30 email that no improper spending occurred.

“If there truly was no improper spending, please stand behind your findings and explain your stance,” Garrido told the board, and she asked Superintendent John Kopicki to follow up; she said Kopicki had promised to call but she was still waiting.

Garrido also said Mount Pleasant has lost assistant coaches over the past three years, lost two counselors and that the school does not currently have a librarian because the media specialist was moved into a classroom. She said her daughter arrived to return books and found the library door locked. She also said her senior twins and other students had moved households to play sports at different schools and that an AP Calculus teacher left at the beginning of the week, leaving students to take an online course with a substitute present in the classroom.

Principal Lacey Jacobs was present at the meeting; Garrido said she had discussed many concerns with the principal. The transcript records Garrido’s request for district follow-up; no additional response or outcome was recorded in the meeting minutes.","At the Aug. 11 Cabarrus County Board of Education meeting, parent Keisha Garrido said a public records request about Mount Pleasant High School athletics accounts has not been fulfilled and raised concerns about staff departures and lack of librarian access at the high school.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6139124,"Former board member urges district to act on student lunch balances before debt grows",259,1872000,2131000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5581480-381fdeb506bd65a0014647cb30ab254b&start=1872&end=2131","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5581480-381fdeb506bd65a0014647cb30ab254b/thumbnail_1872000.jpg","/articles/6139124/North-Carolina/Former-board-member-urges-district-to-act-on-student-lunch-balances-before-debt-grows","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6139124-f2374b32262a650fd3a50fecd32cb0b7/orig.mp4?Expires=1770760456&Signature=MeXwiGkGYODjBfVjH9wG1j8HPPrZl7xNcU7LBF-vtZQQ8y450DbmV~~mk2FKg2vD87wI39Ny1slGYqY5v2ayjoReA8RADRRXPMxNunT~TM0~TNnkh-vccIC-r74taAd7XnCCjwmt3Nrnt5Jhr0bgD0mrJu~R0LaniSCoLE6B5D2dNsVS5ApX2XxHkosbiPwW2wCH-qURFbv2cTXZvVnlkHThYpV5lxIgt8LIiYMmHW2VxxhVNM3Zilr4fluiD~9XqGJQ~lkczl9jrN3SN1Ownr2~VtYQIDaZllza37UaZVAKxpUhE5JIw9szxMzJH6~jTOz9F4i5-5DyGbyJwhsKUg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Former board member Keesha Sandich told the Cabarrus County Board of Education on Aug. 11 that parents and principals need a visible plan to prevent rising unpaid student lunch balances.

“I don't want us to get to May 2026, and we are tens of thousands of dollars in lunch debt,” Sandich said, urging board members to act and noting she had asked whether the board had been discussing launch balances at prior finance committee meetings.

Sandich said she watched the board’s prior meeting and did not see a public plan presented. She said staff were expected to bring a plan to the finance committee but, as a member of the public, she had seen no plan discussed.

She told the board that principals receive a weekly breakdown of their schools’ lunch debt and that those weekly updates create opportunities to craft solutions, and she encouraged the board to accept offers from community members who want to help address the problem.

Sandich also cited the county’s population when urging action, saying Cabarrus County has “over 200,000 residents” and that community resources exist that could be marshaled to address lunch debt.

Board members invited Sandich to the next Finance Committee meeting; no committee action was recorded in the meeting minutes.","At the Aug. 11 meeting former board member Keesha Sandich told the Cabarrus County Board of Education she has not seen a public plan to address growing lunch balances and urged the district not to let unpaid lunch debt accumulate by May 2026.","actionData","errors"]

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Community group criticizes Infinite Campus rollout, calls out school overcrowding and trip-fee practice

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Mount Pleasant parents press board for records and answers on athletics accounts, staffing and library access

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