Craven County Board adopts resolution urging more equitable funding for exceptional‑children services

The Craven County Board of Education unanimously adopted a resolution urging state and local governments to provide more equitable funding for exceptional‑children services. Miss Jennifer Daisy explained that the resolution drew on work from Lee County and was adapted with figures supplied by Amber Gover, the district’s director who helped tailor the text. "I would just encourage my colleagues to support this resolution," Daisy said, noting the resolution presses for improved funding for special education services that the district says are underfunded by the state.

Daisy told the board that Lee County had received a favorable letter from the state superintendent and chair of the state board of education responding positively to a similar resolution, and she said several other districts had placed comparable items on their August agendas. The board voted to adopt the resolution; Vice Chairman Mason moved the measure and Miss Daisy seconded (voice/raise of hands recorded as unanimous).

The nut graf: the board formally endorsed advocacy for increased and more equitable funding for exceptional‑children services and will forward the resolution to state legislators as part of ongoing advocacy by school boards across the state.

Board members described the resolution as one step in a broader advocacy strategy; Daisy said the district’s director of exceptional children helped edit numbers and facts in the document. The board did not take additional budget or program action alongside the resolution; the item is a public statement and advocacy tool for the district.