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Pitt County Schools board approves consent items; members discuss teacher recruitment and community support
Summary
The Pitt County Schools board approved a package of consent items, including the 2024-25 budget and academic calendar, and discussed ongoing teacher recruitment challenges, community partnerships and upcoming listening sessions on March 25 and April 8.
The Pitt County Schools Board of Education approved a packet of consent items and heard board comments on teacher recruitment, community partnerships and recent district actions.
Board members approved consent items that the meeting agenda listed as: board meeting minutes; the 25-26 early college high school academic calendar; the 2024-25 budget; the 2024 summer retake plan; painting contractor selections; a modular unit lease from Modular Technologies; and confidential items. A motion to approve the consent agenda was made and seconded; the chair announced the motion carried. The transcript does not include a roll-call tally or the names of the motion maker and seconder.
During board comments members praised the operations team for its response to recent inclement weather and the superintendent's decisions prioritizing safety for students and bus drivers. Several members commended community partners: the Pitt County Farm Bureau presented an $8,000 sponsorship to recognize teacher and principal awards, and Stokes Elementary PTA awarded $2,500 in mini grants to classrooms.
Board members also raised teacher recruitment and retention as a concern, noting particular difficulty in filling math, science and exceptional-children positions. One board member requested that Superintendent Dr. Lassiter invite the dean of East Carolina University's College of Education to speak to the board about teacher preparation and recruitment efforts.
The board announced two remaining public listening sessions for the PCS collective commitment listening tour: March 25 at J. H. Rose High School and April 8 at Farmville Central High School.
The meeting concluded after the board moved to adjourn and the chair declared the meeting closed.
