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Rochelle Middle School roof: The board moved to award a roofing contract for Rochelle Middle School to B and M contractors (referred to as BM Roofing in the agenda) contingent on receipt of North Carolina educational lottery repair and renovation funds. The motion to award the contract was made by Mr. Beal and the board voted to approve the award as presented. The district’s presentation noted the project solicitation drew three interested vendors and that release of the lottery funds is a condition of proceeding.

E.B. Frank Middle School contingency request: The board approved a request to use part of the project’s lump-sum price-escalation contingency. The contingency was established in contract amendment No. 1 at $175,000 to cover tariffs and similar escalation items. The board-record request compiled contractor documentation and trade- partner justifications and asked to release $113,183.81 from the contingency for Metcom and its trade partners (Steel and Pipe Corporation and Allegiance Industries), leaving a remaining contingency balance of $61,816.19 as presented to trustees.

Field trip: The board approved a request from Whittington Middle School for an eighth-grade field trip to Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, March 19–21 (charter-bus travel). The district noted transportation will be performed using buses on the district’s approved transportation list and that the charter bus will be inspected by transportation staff prior to departure.

Voting delegates: The board approved four voting delegates for the upcoming annual conference. The district explained that each county receives four voting delegates and that the process was amended last year to require board approval of delegates before the conference. At the time of the motion two people had already signed up; the board approved four delegates by voice vote.

Surplus and disposition: The board approved declaring items from the maintenance department as surplus and authorized disposal or recycling consistent with environmental guidelines. Proceeds, if any, were to be returned to the maintenance department.

Closed session: The board entered closed session under North Carolina General Statute 143‑318.11 to consult with the board’s attorneys, consider confidential personnel matters and related matters; the board approved that motion and moved into closed session.

Board packet materials attached to these agenda items included the solicitation summary for the roofing work, the contingency justification documents from Metcom and trade partners, the field-trip itinerary and the maintenance department surplus list. No detailed roll-call vote tallies were read into the record for these items during the meeting; the minutes record that motions passed by voice vote or consent where noted.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","2025-10-06 Regular Board Meeting (Streamed)","oneSentenceSummary","At its Oct. 6 meeting the Lenoir County Board of Education approved multiple routine business actions, including a roofing contract conditional on state lottery repair-and-renovation funding, use of a price-escalation contingency for a middle school construction project, approval of a middle-school field trip and appointment of voting delegates for an annual conference.","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},6426600,"District C program gives Lenoir County students real-world business experience; local partners report they will use student ideas",661,1516335,2177855,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5900385-e782b54fe6fab367213d350b7b3a5b95&start=1516&end=2177","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5900385-e782b54fe6fab367213d350b7b3a5b95/thumbnail_1516335.jpg","/articles/6426600/North-Carolina/District-C-program-gives-Lenoir-County-students-real-world-business-experience-local-partners-report-they-will-use-student-ideas","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6426600-1dca08d85d210e0527c3858b06406600/orig.mp4?Expires=1770419689&Signature=cahggNE6Lr~xoLxV1XM40nltjuSncRqUs-kuGR-onR~9~y4xkhimX9H~LLGhhY5oKFzh8GdEVZYqTmnpy7-W2kVI4mJ7CWRtTxFO1CCGwlFQ0hqbfXISldIR5zR25Q4AeDaRCG5F5xCSnLAMyPDDDp1S3D8wmtFAmYLC2MnTX0y6kGkF96LOT20ZSla24RjAQBuGz-coNJ8fF1PbmEVQ9smxsaulhhmlWAjM~T47eYpz0eYm-ntvexslqFzS0g9IigZQxTYKuaYq1m78I1OtnRet-hsW1MbvGzTWH-FKYFWbGbQ2iavn~Mdi4X5t7xa6xkBzJjZw~E6fmpochPxK5Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Lenoir County Board of Education on Oct. 6 heard a report on District C, a summer workforce-development program that placed 28 students from four high schools with local businesses to develop implementable solutions and professional skills.

District C “is an experience where students solve real problems for real businesses,” presenter Dr. Anne Jones told the board. The program ran this summer and included partnerships with Neuse Regional Library, Pink Hill Chiropractic and the Kinston Community Council for the Arts.

District C’s purpose, Dr. Jones said, is to give students team-based problem solving, exposure to business professionals and opportunities to build networks. Students visited partner sites, developed solutions, pitched them to the businesses and fielded questions in public presentations.

The presentation said 28 students participated this year, ranging from rising freshmen to rising seniors. Coaches who lead District C are teachers from the district; the program’s coaches undergo training to be certified. Dr. Jones said the program was funded through a community partnership grant and a “20 first century community learning center grant” that supports summer programming for grades six through 12. (The transcript records the grant name as stated above.)

Business partners reported positive results. The presentation said all three business partners surveyed said they were “extremely likely” or agreed they planned to use at least parts of the student teams’ proposals. Dr. Jones told the board that, from an earlier District C cycle, two internships resulted and that this year’s cycle produced two more internships.

Students described the experience in the presentation. One student said the program was “high pressure” but “fun,” and that working on a team with peers from other schools was valuable. Another student said visiting a partner facility — in one case the Kinston Community Council for the Arts — was their first time inside that organization and that the experience gave new perspective on local institutions.

Dr. Jones said the program emphasizes collaboration, problem solving and giving quieter students a chance to contribute. “It takes our introverts and our extroverts and teaches them how to work efficiently and effectively and to value everybody’s voice,” she said.

The board was told the program has produced concrete results for business partners and students: business partners described the students’ ideas as “truly insightful,” and multiple partners reported they plan to use parts of the proposals. Dr. Jones said those business reactions helped secure two internships following a previous District C event and two more after this year’s event.

Board members did not take formal action on the report; presenters asked the board to note the results and continued community support for District C. The presentation included photos, participation counts and survey summaries that the district said demonstrate improved student confidence in teamwork, problem solving and workplace readiness.

The board packet includes more detail on partners, funding and student participation.","The Lenoir County Board of Education heard a presentation Oct. 6 on District C, a summer workforce-development program that placed 28 students with local businesses to solve real problems. Officials said the program led to internships and business partners reporting they will implement parts of student solutions.",{"_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},6426596,"LCPS reports interventionist program produced year-over-year gains; staff recommend monthly monitoring and board approval of school plans next month",315,2211845,2527575,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5900385-e782b54fe6fab367213d350b7b3a5b95&start=2211&end=2527","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5900385-e782b54fe6fab367213d350b7b3a5b95/thumbnail_2211845.jpg","/articles/6426596/North-Carolina/LCPS-reports-interventionist-program-produced-year-over-year-gains-staff-recommend-monthly-monitoring-and-board-approval-of-school-plans-next-month","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6426596-29a553627c0a20f0680396e68f071c66/orig.mp4?Expires=1770419689&Signature=g7JIGm8KCx~4zgIML-cjYjsuHyrOsVmomYNYvdu0b5dQzeAh5zxS-SkL-d-ECflSEifupxstok6TCy~3m3yu~XgyVbxf7ofZg0MhHJ23gt9xfW-XMnUld~W8ygT1XK5P5E0BRBvo24ztlJ-1GpV~TUKpD4P5xCvw9ZTQPCEOoFrE0pOg9L0S7j9DNohQY3rfhqrEv-RoY3a3j54hAzj9A8E5yIgoA1tC2jdtEKh~gHou8jjgNQk6IYPbehqQNjzDZ8FQyBgqp5ZbCQVr8KExw1eY7vAO2StUVuaxgmekkWbUlAX6o7hCtO3QoJZ1pit1ICEGBIvxLzH4pAEKXAwnEA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lenoir County Public Schools staff told the Board of Education on Oct. 6 that the district’s school-day interventionist program produced measurable gains in reading and math for students who started below proficiency.

“Four years ago we set out with a plan to have interventionists in all of our schools,” a district presenter said, describing an intervention framework of five levels: analyze data; design targeted interventions; implement with small-group instruction; and measure impact. The district said the model emphasizes in-class “push-in” instruction and small-group ratios typically not larger than one adult to six students.

The presentation included year-to-year head counts: the district deployed 95 interventionists in 2022–23, 90 in 2023–24, 47 in 2024–25 and 36 so far this school year (district staff said they expect the number to finish in the 40 range). The district said the earlier higher totals were enabled by ESSER funding.

School-level results presented by staff showed students served by interventionists often exceeded national DIBELS averages and EVOS projections used for statewide growth projections. The district said groups that began below proficiency nonetheless surpassed expected growth for kindergarten through fifth grade at most schools that implemented interventions, and that several schools posted gains in middle- and high-school course pass rates where interventions were provided.

“Because of the program, students feel more confident in their ability to work on a team, which we know is a life skill,” the presenter summarized. The presentation included multiple charts comparing projected performance (state projections) with actual group performance in reading and math.

On program staffing, a board member asked whether interventionists are typically the same from year to year. A presenter said the staff has been “really consistently the same from year to year,” adding many interventionists are retired teachers who return to the program.

District staff emphasized the program’s intentional model: push-in instruction during the day, a recommended contact frequency of about three times per week, and small-group ratios aimed at 1:6 students. Staff said that, in multiple sites and grade levels — including fourth grade where EVOS projections are used — groups of students exceeded a year of expected growth.

The presenters asked board members to review each school’s school improvement plan, which the district uploaded to NCSTAR and made available via executive summaries and a universal link in the board packet. Staff told trustees that board approval of each school improvement plan will be an action item at the board’s November meeting to meet the statutory requirement for approval before state pulls those plans in early December.

Board members asked no substantive policy changes at the meeting. Staff said they will continue monitoring implementation and data and that the district expects to intensify interventions in October and November and again after the winter break.","District staff presented data showing students served by in-school interventionists often exceeded state projections and national benchmarks in reading and math. The district reported declines in interventionist headcount tied to funding changes and asked the board to review school improvement plans ahead of a required November approval.","actionData","errors"]

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Board approves roofing contract, contingency request and school travel; appoints delegates — votes at a glance

District C program gives Lenoir County students real-world business experience; local partners report they will use student ideas

LCPS reports interventionist program produced year-over-year gains; staff recommend monthly monitoring and board approval of school plans next month