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Duplin County board approves IEP service contracts; member recuses
Summary
The Duplin County Board of Education approved service contracts to provide IEP services for the 2026–27 school year and took personnel actions after an executive session. Board member Edwards recused herself from the contract vote; the board returned to open session and approved the superintendent’s personnel recommendations.
The Duplin County Board of Education approved contracts with outside providers to deliver IEP services for the 2026–27 school year and took personnel action after an executive session during its May 12 business meeting.
Chairman Davis called the meeting to order and, after routine business, the board considered Item 7, which requested approval of service contracts between Duplin County Schools and providers to meet IEP requirements for the 2026–27 school year, including a contract with Edwards and Associates Physical Therapy. "Miss Edwards, I'd like to recuse myself," a board member said during the discussion, and the chairman recorded the recusal before the board voted. The board approved the contracts on a motion moved by Mister Jones; a roll‑call vote was not recorded in the transcript and the item passed by voice vote.
The board next voted to enter an executive session under general statutes to discuss personnel matters and to protect confidential student information and attorney‑client privilege; that motion carried. After returning to open session the board approved the superintendent’s personnel recommendations on a motion moved by Miss Edwards and seconded by Mister Jones.
Other routine business included approval of the agenda and the consent agenda; both motions passed by voice vote with no extended discussion recorded. With no additional items, the board adjourned.
Votes at a glance • Approval of agenda — Motion moved by Mister Jones; seconded by Mister Keenan; outcome: approved (voice vote). • Consent agenda — Motion moved by Miss Edwards; seconded by Mister Keenan; outcome: approved (voice vote). • Service contracts for IEP providers (Item 7) — Motion moved by Mister Jones; recusal: Miss Edwards; outcome: approved (voice vote). • Executive session for personnel/confidential student information (Item 8) — Motion moved by Miss Edwards; outcome: approved (voice vote). • Personnel approvals on superintendent’s recommendations (Item 9) — Motion moved by Miss Edwards; seconded by Mister Jones; outcome: approved (voice vote). • Adjournment — Motion moved by Mister King; seconded by Mister Jones; outcome: approved (voice vote).
What the board said and what comes next Board members did not request additional public hearings or further study on the approved contracts at the meeting. Superintendent Tindall said he would follow up on facility questions raised later in the meeting (see separate item on facilities). The contract approvals and personnel actions take effect according to the board’s procedures and the terms of the individual contracts; the transcript does not specify effective dates or dollar amounts for the IEP service contracts.
