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Board approves contracts, federal grants and CTE application; details and tallies
Summary
At the June 2 meeting the Lenoir County Board of Education approved several personnel and program contracts, federal funding applications and the CTE local application for 2025-26. Votes were recorded for each item listed below.
The Lenoir County Board of Education approved multiple items on June 2, including service contracts for special education supports, the district pplication for federal funds for 2025-26, and the career and technical education (CTE) local application for state funding.
Contracts for special education services Coastal Kids Evaluation Services: psychological assessment contract valued at $90,000, to provide psychoeducational assessments for referred students. Tar Heel Human Services: speech services contract totaling $250,000 covering two licensed speech therapists and one speech-language therapy assistant; services include screenings, evaluations, therapy and Medicaid documentation. Kinetic Pediatric Therapy: speech services contract totaling $98,000 covering a licensed speech therapist and therapy assistant. Interpreter Network: contract at $150,000 to provide two sign-language interpreters for a deaf-blind student.
Board action: A motion to approve the package of contracts was made by Board member Davis and seconded; the board voted to approve the contracts as presented. The meeting record shows the motion carried; an individual roll-call tally for that vote was not provided in the transcript.
Federal funding application (2025-26) The board approved submission of the district pplication for federal funding for the 2025-26 school year. Programs included Title I Part A (improving academic achievement of disadvantaged students), Title I Part C (migrant education), Title I Part D (prevention/intervention for neglected/delinquent at-risk youth), Title II Part A (teacher/principal training and recruitment), Title III (language acquisition), Title IV (student support and academic enrichment), and Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) allocations.
Board action: Motion to approve submitted by Mister Hill; seconded by Miss Woodridge; approved by the board (voice vote). Transcript does not include a roll-call or detailed tally.
CTE local application (2025-26) The board approved the local application for Career and Technical Education funding that must be submitted to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction to receive state and federal CTE allocations (PRCs 13, 14 and 17).
Board action: Motion to approve the CTE local application made by Mister Hill and seconded by Mister Bridge; motion carried by voice vote.
Procedural notes Where the transcript did not record a roll-call, the published minutes should be consulted for official roll-call tallies. For the items above, motions were moved, seconded, and recorded as approved during the June 2 meeting.
