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Cabarrus County Schools board meeting, Sep 14, 2026

1 h 24 min · 8 public speakers

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Cabarrus County board approves student fee edits and Concord High School electrical contracts 1:15:26

  • Speakers at public comment raised topics including opening meetings with prayer, honors credit for a high school leadership class and whether children's IEP were being followed. 3:18
  • The board approved changes to the student fee list and a switchgear replacement at Concord High School. 1:15:26
  • The board then went into closed session. 1:22:46

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Item by item (12)
  1. Call to order and agenda 0:09
    • Rob Walter noted a motion and a second and called for a vote on adopting the agenda for the evening. 0:35
    • Rob Walter said the board had adopted the agenda. 0:48
  2. Public comment 0:48
    • Rob Walter said 8 people had signed up to speak, and speakers at public comment asked when the board would begin meetings with prayer and questioned the attention given to transgender students. 0:48
    • Speakers also asked that a Cox Mill High School leadership class be recognized as honors, said families reported that children's IEP were not being followed, and asked that Key Club members be allowed to wear a graduation cord and stole. 11:13
    • Another speaker said the AP and technology fees were illegal for a non-taxing entity and said the action was ripe for a class action lawsuit. 28:02
  3. Recess and opening ceremony 29:22
    • The board took a 5-minute recess before cadets from the Air Force JROTC at Central Cabarrus High School presented the colors. 29:22
    • Members of the West Cabarrus High School Brass Quintet played the national anthem. 33:03
  4. Student and staff recognitions 33:26
    • A presenter gave Impact Through Education awards to students and staff at W.R. O'Dell Elementary School and Cox Mill High School and said Equitable was beginning its 17th year as a partner. 34:33
    • A presenter recognized the Hilbisch Ford Teacher of the Month for September, a 3rd grade teacher who has taught at the school for 20 years. 52:51
    • A staff member presented the Everyday Hero Award to a Transportation Department employee with 19 years at Cabarrus County Schools. 56:53
  5. Approval of minutes 1:00:26
    • Sam Treadaway moved to approve the minutes as presented. 1:01:05
    • Rob Walter said the minutes had been approved. 1:01:11
  6. Chair and superintendent comments 1:01:11
    • Rob Walter said the band competition postponed by rain would be held this Saturday the 19th at Mount Pleasant High School. 1:01:58
    • The superintendent noted National Arts Education Week and said a college financing event would be held Thursday, September 17th, at 6:00 PM at West Cabarrus High School. 1:03:29
    • The superintendent said program choice applications open October 1st and the Futures Fair would be October 13th at Cabarrus Arena and Event Center. 1:06:00
  7. Board committee reports 1:07:05
    • Pam Escobar said 20 interns came to learn about the school board and would work on a service project. 1:07:21
    • Shannon Lancaster asked people to visit the Cabarrus County Education Foundation website and said its yearly luncheon was expected at the end of October. 1:09:28
  8. Consent agenda 1:10:00
    • Rob Walter said the consent agenda items had been discussed the previous week. 1:10:00
    • Rob Walter said the consent agenda passed. 1:10:00
  9. Edits to student fee list 1:12:09
    • A staff member said the edits note that students' first 3 transcripts are free, list alumni transcripts at $15 before removing that line next year, and propose a $25 fee tied to card transactions in the school lunch program. 1:12:36
    • A staff member said the charge applies per transaction when money is loaded to the account. 1:14:45
    • One board member said there may be ways to reduce the number of those charges. 1:14:50
    • Rob Walter said the changes to the student fee list were approved. 1:15:26
  10. Concord High School switchgear replacement 1:15:33
    • A staff member said each of the 2 projects was a standalone project and that both were being bid through an Omnia contract at the same time. 1:16:07
    • A staff member said Schneider Electric was recommended and Watson Electric, a local company, would be the subcontractor. 1:17:30
    • A staff member said Policy 6430 allows competitive group purchasing and said they were comfortable with its use, and Rob Walter asked whether that held even with the contract expiring. 1:18:30
    • A speaker announced that the switchgear replacement passed. 1:20:15
  11. HVAC replacement electrical upgrade 1:20:15
    • A staff member said design work took time because the building dates to 1966 or '65 and has had additions every decade. 1:21:10
    • A speaker said the upgrade was with the same contractor in the amount of $1,100,000. 1:22:18
    • A speaker said the contract had been approved. ~1:22:46
  12. Closed session 1:22:46
    • A motion was made to convene in closed session to prevent disclosure of confidential information, consult with attorneys and consider confidential personnel matters. 1:22:46
    • Rob Walter said the board was in closed session. 1:23:52

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