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Mount Airy City Board of Education approves consent package and personnel report after closed session
Summary
At its Oct. 21 meeting, the Mount Airy City Board of Education approved the agenda and a consent package that included a budget resolution and an SRO officer MOU, entered closed session to consider personnel matters under Chapter 132, and approved a personnel report on return to open session.
The Mount Airy City Board of Education met Oct. 21, 2025, at the district Central Office and approved its agenda and a consent package that included a budget resolution, charter school disbursements, field-trip and fundraiser approvals, and an SRO officer memorandum of understanding.
Board member Jayme Brant moved to approve the agenda; Kyle Leonard seconded. The roll-call vote recorded five aye votes; Ben Cooke and Mark Welch were absent and the motion carried. Later in the meeting, Kyle Leonard moved and Thomas Horton seconded approval of the monitoring reports and consent agenda; the same roll-call result was recorded and the consent package was approved.
The board recognized staff and school community members for district awards: Lead awards to Beth Lowry and Beth Bohart, an Innovate award to SRO Allison Tilley and a Service award to Jenniffer Gentry.
Chair Tim Matthews noted a board breakfast scheduled for Nov. 5 at Jones at 8:00 a.m. The superintendent's report listed the BOE student representative's report, teaching and learning report and operations report; substantive details of those reports are not included in the meeting record.
At 7:12 p.m. the board voted to enter closed session. Kyle Leonard moved and Jayme Brant seconded a motion citing the need "to prevent the disclosure of information that is privileged or confidential pursuant to the law of the state or of the United States or not considered a public record within the meaning of Chapter 132 of the General Statutes, and to consider personnel matters." The board returned to open session at 7:34 p.m. and, on a subsequent motion by Kyle Leonard seconded by Thomas Horton, approved the Personnel Report by roll-call vote.
Kyle Leonard moved and Jayme Brant seconded adjournment at 7:35 p.m.; the motion carried. Members recorded present and voting in favor were Tim Matthews, Jayme Brant, Thomas Horton, Kyle Leonard and Randy Moore; Ben Cooke and Mark Welch were absent.
