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Board approves consent agenda including $1,000 retention payment and a vehicle contract; superintendent reports on enrollment trends
Summary
The Asheville City Schools board approved the consent agenda (which included a one‑time $1,000 retention payment proposal and a vehicle contract with Carolina Thomas LLC) and voted to approve a separate contract; the board also postponed action on the superintendent contract extension until the next meeting and heard a superintendent report citing a dip in kindergarten enrollment and a jump into ninth grade.
The board approved its consent agenda by voice vote. The consent items included routine minutes and reports, a proposed $1,000 one‑time retention payment for staff (proposal from Heidi), personnel and budget reports, and a contract from Carolina Thomas LLC for a vehicle purchase discussed at a prior work session.
On a separate action item the board considered and voted to approve a contract (motion moved and seconded; the motion passed by voice vote with no recorded opposition). Earlier in the meeting the chair had asked the board to postpone action on the superintendent contract extension (item 6.2) until next month because two board members were absent; the request to move the superintendent contract extension was approved as an agenda amendment and no contract extension vote occurred tonight.
Superintendent Dr. Furman delivered an update: the district convened an inaugural student advisory council with a vision that "every student in Asheville City Schools is seen, heard, and valued," and the council set short‑term goals including supporting student crew and the district’s grading principles. The superintendent reviewed PMR (principal monthly report) and ADM (Average Daily Membership) data: kindergarten ADM fell from 273 last year to 256 this year; the district saw a notable increase entering ninth grade (an additional 147 students compared with the prior cohort), and the superintendent said staff will investigate retention losses between 11th and 12th grades.
Board members asked clarifying questions about whether PRM/PMR numbers were ADM or enrollment; the superintendent confirmed the figures were ADM (students who enrolled and actually showed up). No further formal actions were taken.
