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Mecklenburg school board approves personnel changes, $10,000 gift, student trips, surplus lockers and names next superintendent
Summary
At a regular meeting, the Mecklenburg County School Board approved multiple personnel recommendations, accepted a $10,000 gift for Chase City Elementary, approved overnight student trips, declared surplus lockers, and voted to appoint Christy Pepper as superintendent effective July 1, 2026.
The Mecklenburg County School Board approved a series of personnel and administrative actions, including employment recommendations, a $10,000 gift to Chase City Elementary School, overnight student trips for FFA and cross country teams, the declaration of surplus lockers, and the appointment of Christy Pepper as superintendent effective July 1, 2026.
Board members moved and seconded each item and took roll-call votes. The motion to approve "personnel number 1 recommendations regarding employment, resignations, retirement transfers, supplements, and adjustments" was made by Mister August and seconded by Missus Coleman and carried on roll call with the following recorded votes: Mister Fulmer — yes; Missus Coleman — yes; Mister Wright — yes; Missus Cheney — yes; Mister Winter — yes; Mister Allgood — yes; Mister Edwards — yes; Missus Garner — yes. The board later approved the separate "personnel number 3" recommendations; recorded votes on that item included Mister Palmer — yes; Missus Coleman — yes; Mister Wright — yes; Missus Cheney — yes; Mister Winter — yes; Mister Allgood — yes; Mister Edwards — yes; Missus Garner — yes.
The board accepted a $10,000 gift from Estes to Chase City Elementary School to support student and teaching activities. The motion passed on roll call with the following recorded votes: Mister Palmer — yes; Missus Coleman — yes; Mister Wright — yes; Missus Cheney — yes; Mister Winter — yes; Mister Allgood — yes; Mister Edwards — yes; Missus Garner — yes.
The board approved Mecklenburg County Middle School and Mecklenburg County High School FFA overnight field trip to the national FFA convention in Indianapolis, Indiana (Oct. 27–Nov. 1, 2025) and approved Mecklenburg High School cross-country overnight travel to a meet in Winchester (Oct. 28–29, 2025). Recorded votes for those trip approvals included board members answering in the affirmative during roll call (names recorded in the meeting minutes).
The board declared extra lockers from the complex surplus. That motion was made by Mister Edwards and seconded by Mister Allgood and passed on roll call with the following recorded votes: Mister Palmer — yes; Missus Coleman — yes; Mister Wright — yes; Missus Cheney — yes; Mister Winter — yes; Mister Allgood — yes; Mister Edwards — yes; Missus Garner — yes.
On the appointment of Christy Pepper as superintendent effective July 1, 2026 (and authorizing the chair to sign an employment contract on behalf of the board), the motion was made by Mister Edwards and seconded by Mister Palmer. The roll-call vote was: Mister Palmer — yes; Missus Coleman — yes; Mister Wright — yes; Missus Cheney — yes; Mister Winter — yes; Mister Allgood — no; Mister Edwards — yes; Missus Garner — yes. The motion carried.
Votes at a glance - Personnel item #1 (employment, resignations, retirements, transfers, supplements, adjustments): mover Mister August; seconder Missus Coleman; outcome — approved (roll-call votes recorded as noted). - Personnel item #3 (employment recommendations): outcome — approved (roll-call votes recorded as noted). - Gift: Accept $10,000 from Estes for Chase City Elementary: outcome — approved (roll-call votes recorded as noted). - Student travel: FFA national convention (Indianapolis, Oct. 27–Nov. 1, 2025) and High School cross-country meet (Winchester, Oct. 28–29, 2025): outcome — approved (roll-call votes recorded as noted). - Surplus property: Declare extra lockers from the complex as surplus: mover Mister Edwards; seconder Mister Allgood; outcome — approved (roll-call votes recorded as noted). - Appointment: Approve contract and appointment of Christy Pepper as superintendent effective 07/01/2026; mover Mister Edwards; seconder Mister Palmer; outcome — approved (vote recorded with Mister Allgood voting no).
The board also approved routine motions to pay bills and to accept the Estes gift earlier in the meeting, and conducted committee reports before moving to action items. There was no amendment to the superintendent contract discussed in the public portions of the meeting record.
