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District staff presented three policy updates and a proposed new policy governing generative artificial intelligence in classrooms and operations, asking the board for feedback after committee review and outreach to students and parents.
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The board approved a new multi‑year strategic plan developed with broad community input; staff will publish a public rollout and develop an implementation and monitoring plan over the summer.
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The Pender County Board of Education approved a cloud‑hosted video retrieval system for school buses to speed access to footage; board members and the public asked detailed questions about data security, costs and ownership before the purchase was approved.
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After extensive public comment urging recognition of a local family business, the Pender County Board of Education voted to suspend its location‑based naming policy and approve J.H. Lee Elementary and J.H. Lee Middle School for the new Hampstead K‑8 campus.
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Public commenters asked the board for clearer plans on a proposed three‑tier bell schedule, bus routes and staffing; the board removed the 3‑tier schedule from the agenda and heard requests to study redistricting and additional bus drivers to ease capacity and transportation concerns.
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District staff presented a draft strategic plan developed over a year with broad community engagement; the plan sets vision, mission, core values and prioritized goals and is scheduled for board approval in May with implementation planning to follow.
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District staff showed draft generative AI guidance and related policy changes intended to safeguard student data, academic integrity and provide training for educators, parents and students; staff plan further review with legal and regional partners before formal adoption.
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Policy staff compared Pender’s existing staff and student dress policies to neighboring districts and the NCSBA draft, recommending updates that add legal references (ADA, Title VII), clarify disciplinary consequences and balance specificity with broader guidance.
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Finance staff updated the board on state budget projections that could reduce staffing — including eight teaching positions and a 5% cut to the central office allotment — and presented a first-pass local budget request that includes pay increases, new teaching and support positions and a $7 million capital outlay ask.