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Burke County Schools board approves minutes, contracts, easement, policies and budget revisions
Summary
At its April 8 meeting the Burke County Schools board approved consent minutes, a personnel report, a Chartwells food-service contract renewal, a Duke Energy easement at a high school, two policy second readings and two budget revisions; all votes passed without dissent except one earlier procedural motion that passed 6–1.
The Burke County Schools Board of Education approved a series of consent and action items during its April 8 meeting, including meeting minutes, a personnel action report, a five-year food-service management contract renewal with Chartwells, a utility easement for Duke Energy at Drone High School, two board policies on second reading and two budget revisions.
Consent minutes: The board approved open-session minutes from Feb. 24 and March 3 and closed-session minutes from Feb. 24 and March 3 by voice vote. Motion to approve was made by Mr. Beck and seconded by Mr. Kemp; the motion "passes unanimously."
Personnel report: The board approved the revised personnel board action report for April 8, 2025 (motion by Mr. Johnson; second by Mrs. Rockey), vote unanimous.
Food-service contract: The board approved renewal of the food-service management contract with Chartwells for a five-year term with annual renewals, consistent with the committee recommendation made in a prior work session. The presenter, Mr. Wall, asked the board to "please consider the renewing Chartwell's 5 year contract, renewable every year," and the motion to approve passed unanimously (mover not specified in the public record; second by Miss Taylor).
Duke Energy easement: The board approved an easement request that allows Duke Energy to cross district property at Drone High School to connect to a transformer near the football stadium. The motion was made by Mr. Wyckoff and seconded by Mr. Johnson; the vote was unanimous.
Policies (second reading): The board held second readings for two policies — 2310 (public participation in board meetings) and 7520 (family and medical leave) — and approved both on second reading. Motion by Mr. Johnson, second by Mr. Wyckoff; votes were unanimous.
Budget revisions: The board approved budget revision number 10 (motion by Mr. Beck; second by Mr. Johnson) and budget revision number 11 (motion by Mr. Wyckoff; second by Mr. Kemp). Both revisions passed unanimously.
A separate procedural motion earlier in the meeting to revert to prior procedures for reviewing personnel action reports passed 6–1; that motion is recorded in the meeting minutes. No closed session was requested at the meeting's end; the board adjourned by voice vote.
