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Teachers and families urge board to observe MCC process and question funding model

Asheville City Schools Board of Education · January 13, 2026
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Four public commenters — a high-school teacher, a middle-school teacher, a family advocacy representative and a community organizer — praised the Meet, Confer, Collaborate process, invited board participation in upcoming events, and raised questions about whether the proposed county funding formula would restore pre-27Helene27 funding and protect advocacy rights.

Several public commenters used the Jan. 9 meeting to spotlight staff voice and community engagement and to press the board for more involvement in the district27s new MCC (Meet, Confer, Collaborate) process. Katie Williams, a social studies teacher and high-school MCC representative, asked board members to schedule themselves so that at least two members would attend MCC meetings and…

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