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Nash County board authorizes school-closing study for digital academy, approves donations and Microsoft contract
Summary
The board authorized a formal closing study under General Statute 115C-72 for the Nash Everywhere Digital Test, approved donations and personnel items, adopted a budget amendment and summer bonuses, approved several field trips, passed a resolution urging state digital-learning support, and approved a Microsoft contract; all actions passed on voice votes (tallies not specified).
The Nash County Board of Education authorized a formal school-closing study for the Nash Everywhere Digital Test and approved a set of routine business items, including donations, personnel changes, a budget amendment and a Microsoft contract.
Mr. Bizzell told the board that the Department of Public Instruction and legal counsel recommended following General Statute 115C-72 "out of an abundance of caution" and asked the board to authorize the formal closure study for the Nash Everywhere Digital Test. The board approved the authorization on a voice vote following a motion by Mr. Denton and a second by Mr. Edwards.
The board approved donations listed by staff: $1,000 to Nash Early College High School from Petrol Avenue LLC for a field trip to Washington, D.C., and $300 to Middlesex Elementary School from Partners Taekwondo Wilson LLC to support students and staff. The donations were adopted by voice vote.
Personnel actions were presented by Dr. Leondus Sparrow Jr.; Mr. Littlefield moved to approve the personnel recommendations, Mr. Gray seconded, and the motion carried on a voice vote. The board also approved a budget amendment reported by the Administrative Services and Operations Committee, summer reading bonuses, and several field trips after committee presentation.
Student support services staff discussed a Microsoft contract that was presented for approval; Dr. Chavis moved the contract and Dr. Washington seconded, and the board approved it on a voice vote. A separate board resolution urging legislators to support digital learning and the state budget was moved by Dr. Washington and seconded by Mr. Edwards and was approved.
Where the transcript records only a voice vote, the board reported motions carried but did not record individual roll-call tallies in the meeting transcript. The board set upcoming meetings (committee and work session dates) and adjourned.
Next procedural steps: the authorized closing study will proceed as prescribed by General Statute 115C-72; the Microsoft contract and other approvals are effective as recorded in the board minutes. Voice-vote tallies were not specified in the transcript.
