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Board approves waivers, calendar shifts and consent items; enters closed session for personnel
Summary
At its Feb. 9 meeting, the Edgecomb board waived facility fees for two community programs, approved consent items and calendar changes to recover instructional time, and went into closed session to discuss personnel; personnel and spring sports were approved on return.
The Edgecomb Public Schools board approved a series of routine and community-focused actions at its Feb. 9 meeting, including waivers of facility rental fees, calendar adjustments to recapture instructional time lost to snow, and a set of consent items.
The board voted to waive community use fees for a Zeta Phi Beta Sorority African‑American reading event at DS Johnson Elementary on Feb. 21, and separately approved fee waivers for Dream Social Institute Club to host three Dream Girl Institute of Excellence mentoring sessions at the Bridger building. Sherikica King, who identified herself as the Edgecomb County mental health coordinator, described the Dream Girl program and said she would be on site for sessions.
Administrators proposed several calendar changes to convert previously half days or optional planning days into full school days (including Feb. 18, Mar. 25 and May 6) and to convert March 5 and March 6 planning-designated days to regular school days where required by notice rules; staff said these steps would return roughly 22 hours of instruction lost because of snow closures. The board approved the recommended calendar adjustments.
Dr. Bryant presented a lengthy consent agenda (field trips, overnight activities and fundraisers) and the board approved those consent items as presented.
Near the end of the agenda, Mr. Ellis moved to enter closed session under North Carolina's Open Meetings Law (citing sections 143‑318.11(a)(1),(3),(6)) to discuss personnel, consult with counsel and consider confidential student records under FERPA. After the closed session, trustees approved the personnel items discussed in closed session, approved spring extracurricular sports, and adopted the Jan. 12, 2026 closed-session minutes.
Board correspondence included a thank-you card from the GW Carver PTO. Trustees asked staff to follow up with implementation reports on the Golden Leaf welding program.
