Lee County Board of Education swears in Marcus Mason and approves routine business

Marcus Mason was sworn in as a member of the Lee County Board of Education during the board's January meeting and was formally appointed by a voice vote after the board returned to open session. The chair welcomed Mason and highlighted that family members and a first-grade teacher attended the ceremony.

The board moved quickly through routine business. A motion to approve the meeting agenda passed by voice vote, and minutes from the Dec. 9, 2025 regular board meeting were approved. The consent agenda was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote. New board member Marcus Mason moved to approve the district's human-resources report, the motion was seconded and the board approved that item as well.

The chair framed the appointment as strengthening the board's capacity: "We are so happy to have another board member to share in our workload," the chair said. The meeting included an earlier short swearing-in ceremony attended by community members and school staff.

The board also voted to enter closed session earlier in the evening to discuss confidential student and personnel matters and to consult with the board's attorney under cited North Carolina statutes; the motion to go into closed session was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote. No substantive deliberations from closed session were made public.

The meeting concluded after routine reports and approvals; the chair entertained a motion to dismiss and the board adjourned.