Lee County Board of Education meets; approves routine business and property purchase option
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The board approved leadership nominations, multiple policies on second reading, routine consent items, a budget resolution and calendar, and accepted an option to buy Lee County High School lease premises for $1; outgoing board member Megan Garner delivered a public resignation and called for a 30% school funding target by 2030.
The Lee County Board of Education opened with chair remarks about continuity amid upcoming transitions and approved routine business items, including the nomination of Alan Rimmel as vice chair and the consent agenda. The board voted to enter a closed session under cited North Carolina statutes to discuss confidential student and personnel matters and to consult with legal counsel.
Auditor Dale Smith presented the districts annual audit and reported an unmodified (clean) financial opinion and one internal-control finding related to untimely account reconciliations and budget keying; the board discussed prior alleged embezzlement and internal-controls improvements. The board approved the FY25-26 budget resolution and adopted a FY26-27 budget calendar, noting the state budget was not yet finalized.
In new business, the board voted to accept an option to purchase the lease premises for Lee County High School from Lee County for $1 now that the countys financing is paid off and authorized the chair to sign any documents (including a general warranty deed) necessary to complete the transaction.
The meeting included presentations from the superintendent about holiday events and student recognitions, an accountability update on interim assessment check-ins and attendance, and a discipline-committee report on classroom "movement" resources for teachers. The board honored outgoing member Megan Garner, who read a resignation statement urging the Board of County Commissioners to adopt a 30% public-school funding target by 2030.
Votes at a glance: nominate and elect Alan Rimmel as vice chair (motion passed); approve agenda as amended (passed); enter closed session under NCGS authority (passed); approve minutes (passed); approve consent agenda (passed); approve second reading of multiple board policies as listed in the packet (passed); accept option to purchase Lee County High School lease premises for $1 (passed) and authorize the chair to execute related documents (passed); approve FY25-26 budget resolution (passed); approve FY26-27 budget calendar (passed); approve personnel/HR report (passed); adjourn (passed).
The board asked that outgoing member Megan Garners prepared resignation remarks be included verbatim in the official minutes. The meeting adjourned after a brief photo and a motion to adjourn.