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Votes at a glance: Edgecomb Public Schools approves 2026–27 calendars, renames employee award
Summary
At its March 9 meeting the board approved the 2026–27 traditional and early-college calendars, consent items and extracurricular spring sports, and voted to rename the employee-of-the-month award in honor of Susan Hoke.
The Edgecomb Public Schools Board of Education approved a series of routine actions at its March 9 meeting, including the 2026–27 traditional and early-college calendars and the permanent renaming of the employee-recognition award.
Key votes and outcomes
- Agenda approval (as amended): Board approved the meeting agenda after adding two fundraising items (Harley College spring fundraiser and a Harbor High SnapRaise campaign to raise $20,000). (Motion carried.)
- Renaming employee award: The board moved and approved a motion to permanently name the employee-of-the-month award the "Susan Hoke Employee of the Month." The award presentation by Greg Sessums (State Farm agent and community sponsor) followed the motion.
- Calendars: The board approved recommended traditional and early-college school calendars for the 2026–27 school year after staff said the calendars comply with state calendar law.
- Consent items: Overnight field trips and fundraising requests (including items for Middle College, Tarbo High, Phillips Middle, South Ech Middle, and GW Carver Elementary) were approved under the consent agenda.
- Personnel management and minutes: A personnel-management item was approved; the board also approved open- and closed-session minutes for February 9, 2026 and the February 27, 2026 special-call meeting.
- Extracurriculars: The board approved extracurricular spring-sports activities for the district.
- Closed session: The board voted to go into closed session under the North Carolina Open Meetings Law (cited by Mr. Craig as Section 143-318.11(D1), A3 and A6) to consider personnel, attorney–client matters and confidential student records. The motion carried and a brief recess followed.
Most motions were moved, seconded and recorded as "motion carries" on voice votes; the transcript does not include a full roll-call vote tally for each item. Where the transcript did not list a specific dissenting vote, the articles report the motion outcome as recorded at the meeting.
The meeting adjourned following board correspondence and a report that staff would gather additional background from the North Carolina School Boards Association on meet-and-confer policies.
