Current Public Board Agenda

MEDIA NOTICE

Posted – April 29, 2024

The Buncombe County Board of Education will meet in regular session on May 2, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. in the Minitorium at 175 Bingham Road, Asheville. Board updates and closed session will begin at 4:00 p.m. in the Executive Conference Room for the purpose of discussing confidential personnel, student, and attorney client matters.  

Public Comment will be accepted in person. Members of the public wishing to speak will need to come to Entrance “B”. Doors will open at 4:45 p.m. and speakers must arrive no later than 5:25 p.m. to complete entrance screening procedures and sign in to speak. In an effort to expedite safety screenings, we ask that bags or water bottles not be brought into the building. Speakers will be called in the order in which they signed up.  All speakers will have precisely three minutes to speak and must adhere to guidelines set forth in BCS Policy #2310 – Public Participation, including all reasonable rules established by the Superintendent. Profane language, making threats, or revealing confidential student or staff information will not be allowed. Please address the Board as a whole. Note that the Board will not be able to respond directly to public comment. 

Given the desire of BCS to provide the most information possible to the public, the public may view the live broadcast via YouTube on the BCS Communications Department YouTube Account at:  YouTube.com/BuncombeSchools 

All meetings will take place at the Buncombe County Board of Education located at 175 Bingham Road, Asheville, NC. 

Information concerning the Board of Education can be found at Board.BuncombeSchools.org or view the current public board agenda. 

For information, please contact:

Buncombe County Public Schools, Communications Department, 175 Bingham Road, Asheville, NC  28806

communications@bcsemail.org

Office:  828.255.5997

BUNCOMBE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING

4:00 p.m. – Call to Order – Executive Conference Room

(Work Session Updates / Closed Session)

Thursday, May 2, 2024

5:30 p.m. – Minitorium

  Broadcast live on BCS Communications YouTube Account

AGENDA                                    

CALL TO ORDER                                                                                                 

PRESENTATION OF COLORS / PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE / ROBERSON HIGH SCHOOL Instructed by Master Sergeant Michael McCrae, USAF (retired). 

MOMENT OF SILENCE 

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

SUPERINTENDENT'S COMMENTS 

GOOD NEWS

·         Buncombe County Students Selected for NC Governor’s School

·         High School Chorus Section Chair for NC Music Educators Association – Aleisa Baker, TC Roberson Choral Director

·         Lighthouse Award – Janet Roberts, Exceptional Children Administrator/Curriculum Manager 

CURRICULUM FEATURE

·         2024-2027 Strategic Plan 

PUBLIC COMMENT 

ACTION AGENDA

·         Approval of 2024-2027 Strategic Plan

·         Approval of Funding Request for Current Expense and Capital Appropriation and Submission of the 2024-2025 Preliminary Budget to County Commissioners

·         Approval of Lottery Funding for Continuation of the Security Hardware Upfit and for North Buncombe High School Tennis Courts

·         AB Technical Community College Lease Agreement Addendum

·         Buncombe County Schools Board of Education Legislative Agenda

·         RESOLUTION OF THE BUNCOMBE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVING CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY

·         Multi-District Level Lawsuit Against Social Media Companies 

CONSENT AGENDA

·         Minutes: April 11, 2024 – Regular Meeting Open Session

·         Minutes: April 11, 2024 – Special Called Work Session

·         Personnel Report

·         2023-2024 Budget Amendment #5

·         Approval of the 2023-2024 Enrollment & Facilities Needs Report

·         POLICIES FOR SECOND READING

Policy 5001 Advisory Councils to the Board

Policy 7520 Family and Medical Leave 

INFORMATION AGENDA

·         Finance Reports 

ANNOUNCEMENTS / FUTURE MEETINGS

·         The next Board of Education Regular Meeting is June 6, 2024. Work session updates and Closed Session beginning at 4:00 p.m. in the Executive Conference Room, and the Open Session beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the Minitorium at 175 Bingham Road, Asheville, NC  28806. 

ADJOURNMENT