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Mount Airy City Board approves attendance policy on first reading, passes consent agenda and personnel report
Summary
At its Aug. 19 meeting, the Mount Airy City Board of Education approved Policy 4400 (Attendance) on first reading and unanimously approved monitoring reports and contract items listed on the consent agenda; the board also entered closed session on personnel and approved the personnel report on return to open session.
The Mount Airy City Board of Education met Aug. 19, 2025, and approved several routine and substantive items by roll-call vote.
Policy 4400 (Attendance) was approved on first reading after a motion by Jayme Brant and a second from Ben Cooke. The roll call recorded votes in favor from Tim Matthews, Ben Cooke, Jayme Brant, Thomas Horton, Kyle Leonard and Randy Moore; Mark Welch was recorded as absent. The minutes record the motion as "approved as presented," but provide no text of policy changes in the published minutes.
The board also approved monitoring reports and a consent agenda moved by Kyle Leonard and seconded by Jayme Brant. Items on the consent list included the Monthly Budget Report; a Soliant sign-language interpreter contract; an Occupational Therapy contract; a Soliant Deaf and Hard of Hearing contract; discretionary admissions; field trips and fundraisers; and minutes for meetings held May 20, June 24, July 11, July 12 and Aug. 11. The roll call again recorded six votes in favor and one absence. The minutes do not list dollar amounts or contract terms for the contracts approved under consent.
The board convened a closed session at 7:32 p.m. after a motion by Kyle Leonard and a second from Randy Moore. The stated reasons were to prevent disclosure of privileged or confidential information under Chapter 132 of the General Statutes and to consider personnel matters. The board returned to open session at 7:51 p.m., and upon return approved the Personnel Report on a motion by Kyle Leonard, seconded by Jayme Brant; the recorded vote was six in favor, one absent. The minutes do not disclose personnel details discussed in closed session.
Other meeting items recorded in the minutes included a chairman's announcement of a Board breakfast and walk-through at BHT on Sept. 3 and agenda-listed superintendent reports on teaching and learning and operations; the minutes contain the agenda entries but not substantive report text. The meeting adjourned at 7:52 p.m. on a motion by Ben Cooke and seconded by Jayme Brant.
Votes at a glance • Agenda approval — Motion by Jayme Brant, second Ben Cooke; outcome: approved (Tim Matthews, Ben Cooke, Jayme Brant, Thomas Horton, Kyle Leonard, Randy Moore voted yes; Mark Welch absent). • Policy 4400 (Attendance) — Motion by Jayme Brant, second Ben Cooke; outcome: approved on first reading (same roll-call as above). • Monitoring reports / consent agenda (contracts, budget, minutes) — Motion by Kyle Leonard, second Jayme Brant; outcome: approved (same roll-call as above). • Enter closed session (personnel and privileged/confidential information) — Motion by Kyle Leonard, second Randy Moore; outcome: approved; entered at 7:32 p.m. and returned at 7:51 p.m. • Personnel Report approval (closed-session result) — Motion by Kyle Leonard, second Jayme Brant; outcome: approved (same roll-call as above).
Meeting details: Mount Airy City Schools, Central Office, 351 Riverside Drive; meeting date Aug. 19, 2025; meeting start 6:30 p.m.; adjournment 7:52 p.m.
