North Carolina / School Districts / Cleveland County Schools
The Cleveland County Board of Education approved a $309,000 chiller replacement bid for Bowling Springs Elementary and voted to allow staff to submit a restart application for Elizabeth Elementary; the board also heard a staff recommendation to renew a Microsoft EES agreement for district licensing.
North Carolina / School Districts / Cleveland County Schools
Committee reported the district is about 100 ADM students down — a projection that could reduce next year’s budget by roughly $1 million — while an external audit presented to the finance committee returned no findings; board members pressed for more detail after personnel reports showed 21 resignations.
North Carolina / School Districts / Cleveland County Schools
Public commenters urged Cleveland County Schools to teach an accurate, unfiltered American history and raised open-meetings concerns about a proposed Marion School sale; a board member introduced a motion asking the district attorney to prepare censure documents for a colleague who spoke with the media.
North Carolina / School Districts / Cleveland County Schools
Dr. Anita Ware, executive director of innovative programs and Turning Point Academy, was honored at the Dec. 8 Cleveland County Board of Education meeting as she prepares to retire. Ware outlined Turning Point enrollment and School-to-Work outcomes and described trauma-informed supports and postgraduation pathways.
North Carolina / School Districts / Cleveland County Schools
At its Dec. 8 organizational meeting, the Cleveland County Board of Education elected Joel Shores chair and Aaron Bridges vice chair, voted to remove the proposed sale of Marion Elementary from the agenda, approved minutes and entered closed session under GS 143‑318.11(a)(3).
North Carolina / School Districts / Cleveland County Schools
Carl Lynch of Cleveland County EMS presented the district's EMS Career and Technical Education partnership, detailing credential pathways, reported high pass rates statewide and early job placement outcomes for program graduates.
North Carolina / School Districts / Cleveland County Schools
The board approved a personnel report (8–1), a list of surplus items (9–0) and the EC/head-start contract (9–0). Policy updates and several personnel-related policies were presented for first/read and will return to the full board for final action.
North Carolina / School Districts / Cleveland County Schools
Safety and Operations Committee chair Walter Sperling reported scheduled middle and high school safety visits, an athletic-event clear-bag policy to start with basketball season, and a recommendation to surplus DWI vehicles from transportation; those recommendations will go to the full board for approval.
North Carolina / School Districts / Cleveland County Schools
Public commenters and several board members sparred over a proposed sale of Marion School, with community members urging delay for more data and some board members defending a sale to a nonprofit that would provide services to foster children; committee recommended the sale be forwarded to the full board.
North Carolina / School Districts / Cleveland County Schools
Committees recommended a $418,600 purchase of 1,400 Chromebooks (for ninth graders) and several policy updates; the EC teacher contract and Chromebook quote were recommended to the full board for approval.