Board approves EC contracts, summer-program bonuses and 2026–27 fees

At its April 20 meeting, the Wilson County Board of Education unanimously approved a broad set of instructional-services contracts for the 2026–27 school year, adopted summer-program staffing and bonus policies and finalized the district's 2026–27 fees.

Mrs. Boyette, who presented the Instructional Services Committee items, told the board the contracts include a variety of EC (exceptional children) contracted personnel agreements and services: Behavioral Framework North Carolina LLC (not to exceed $80,000), Covenant Education Services ($40,000), Dragonfly Vision LLC ($90,000), IntelleChoice ($70,000), Envision Services Inc. ($50,000), Johnny Sexton & Associates ($45,000), Panorama Education student surveys ($39,465), ProCare Therapy ($80,000), Quinn Assessment Services ($90,000) and several other providers. The board then approved a separate group of contracts requiring board approval, including AB Staffing Solutions (not to exceed $300,000), Allied Instructional Services ($100,000), AMN Healthcare ($150,000), Avid Health at Home ($100,000), Birch Agency ($100,000), E‑Therapy Staffing Solutions ($100,000), The Interpreter Network ($150,000), and Kinetic Pediatric Therapy (listed in the materials as $2,000,000). Approval for this list was moved by Mrs. Boyette and seconded; the motion passed unanimously.

Mrs. Boyette also reviewed technology and summer-learning items. Trafera will provide 25 Lenovo workstations for Elm City Middle School at $41,926.06 to support the required Introduction to Computer Science coursework, she said. She reported the district's summer programming will revert to pre‑COVID service levels because previously available SR funding was not renewed; some state-mandated programs (for example Read to Achieve) will continue and receive transportation and meals when required by state rules (identified in the materials as PRC 16).

On compensation for summer reading instructors, the board approved administration's recommendation for a $1,500 sign-on bonus for qualifying teachers (state law requires a minimum $1,200) and a performance bonus of $150 per qualifying student in the third‑grade summer reading camp if the student meets the proficiency measure. Both bonus measures were presented by Mrs. Boyette and approved unanimously.

The board also selected Option B as the accountability model for Daniels Learning Center under the state’s alternative‑schools framework and adopted the Wilson County Schools fee schedule for 2026–27 (parking, senior, technology and yearbook fees). A board member emphasized that students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals or have a child-nutrition eligibility letter may be exempt from some fees, and administration acknowledged that on the record.

All motions associated with contracts, accountability-model selection and fees were approved by voice vote with unanimous support.