The Cabarrus County Board of Education met on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, for a monthly business meeting. Here is an update of recognitions, reports, and approved consent and action items from the meeting. 

RECOGNITIONS 

Equitable Impact Through Education Awards for January were presented to the following students and staff members: 

• Royal Oaks School of the Arts 
  • Luke Schelling – Student 
  • Emily Pichette-Malenke – Student 
  • Christy Foster – Support Staff 
  • Jane O’Rourke – Certified Staff 
• Cox Mill High School 
  • Carlisle Ballentine – Student 
  • Tejaswi Sharma – Student 
  • Jennifer Rowlands – Support Staff 
  • Diana Ballesteros – Certified Staff 

13th Annual Holiday E-Card Contest winners were presented to the following students: 

• Digital Design Category: 
  • Bristol Calkins, Charles E. Boger Elementary School 
  • Kayla Elsishans, Harris Road Middle School 
  • Michelle Tzunun-Lopez, Concord High School 
• Traditional Design Category: 
  • Ayaana Aiyer, Hickory Ridge Elementary School 
  • Porter Hanson, C. C. Griffin STEM Middle School 
  • Emma Willis, Northwest Cabarrus High School 

Hilbish Ford Teacher of the Month for January 

• Courtney McCree, Kindergarten Teacher, Patriots STEM Elementary School 

Great Wolf Lodge January Everyday Hero Award 

• Leign Ann Rash, Kids::Plus, Mount Pleasant Elementary School 

REPORTS 

The Board heard the following presentations: 

• Cooperative Strategies Executive Director Justin Rich was joined by Dr. Jonathan Bowers, CCS Chief of Auxilary Services and Academic Performance, to update the Board on the status of the district’s Long-Range Realignment Study. 

• Dr. Bowers, Brian Cone, CCS Director of Architecture and Planning, and Tim Lowder, CCS Executive Director of Construction, presented the district’s Long-Range Facilities Master Plan to the Board. 

CONSENT AGENDA 

The Board voted to approve the following consent agenda items: 

• Policies on 1st reading: 

  • 3540 Comprehensive Health Education Program 
  • 4335 Criminal Behavior 
  • 6120 Student Health Services 
  • 7300 Staff Responsibilities 
  • 5008 Automated Phone and Text Messaging 
  • 6430 Purchasing Requirements for Equipment, Materials, and Supplies 
  • 4130 Discretionary Admission 
  • 4150 School Assignment, Transfers, and Program Choice Enrollment 
  • 4335/5035/7345 Use of Unmanned Aircraft (Drones) 
  • 7820 Personnel Files 

• Calendar Revision to change the Early College High School 2025 Graduation Date 

• Restart Continued Authorization Approval 

• CCS Amended Budget Resolution #001 

• CCS Budget Resolution for FY24 

ACTION ITEMS 

The Board voted to approve the following action agenda items: 

• Policies for Approval on 1st Reading: 

  • 1310/4002 Parental Involvement 
  • 3210 Parental Inspection of and Objection to Instructional Materials 
  • 4720 Surveys of Students 
  • 6402 Participation by Historically Underutilized Businesses 
  • 6230 School Meal and Competitive Food Standards 

A recording of the January 16th meeting may be viewed HERE.  The meeting agenda and presentation documents are available on BoardDocs. 

The Board of Education will next meet on Saturday, January 20, 2024 for its annual planning session. This meeting will be held from 9-12 A.M. in the Board Room of the Education Center. The agenda can be viewed when available on BoardDocs.