Board approves school improvement plans, camera vendor, policy revisions and routine personnel actions
Summary
At its Nov. 3 meeting the board approved submission of 17 school improvement plans to DPI, selected Cloud 12 for classroom cameras at E. B. Frank, approved NC School Boards Association policy revisions, cleared a field trip, declared CTE surplus property and approved personnel recommendations.
The Lenoir County Board of Education approved a package of routine and programmatic items during its Nov. 3 meeting.
The board voted to approve submission of comprehensive school improvement plans for 17 schools to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Miss Herring requested the approvals so the plans could be uploaded by the Dec. 1 DPI deadline; motion to approve (mover: Mister Hill) was seconded (Mister Brett) and passed by show of hands.
The board approved naming Cloud 12 as the vendor for the all-inclusive classroom camera system at the new E. B. Frank Middle School after staff said the system supports teacher review and instructional feedback. The procurement motion was moved by Dr. Alvaro Starkey and seconded by Mister Woods and approved by voice/show of hands.
The board adopted recommended policy revisions from the North Carolina School Boards Association after internal review and policy committee consideration, including expanded criminal-history/background checks for certain contract employees; presenters confirmed the checks extend to out-of-state employment records.
Other approved items included a three-day eighth-grade field trip for Frank Middle School (proposed April 23–25), declaration of certain CTE equipment as surplus with proceeds returned to departments, and the monthly personnel report and addendum following a closed-session review. Board members also voted to enter closed session under North Carolina General Statute 143-318.11 to discuss confidential personnel matters and consult with legal counsel.
All listed motions were approved by the board during the meeting; the record shows voice votes and show-of-hands outcomes rather than roll-call tallies for individual members.
