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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools board meeting, May 26, 2026

3 h 00 min · 0 public speakers

AI in schools ▶ 2:38:13Reading and test scores ▶ 26:18

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What happened at this meeting

Board hears motion on lease option for educator housing on Garinger land 2:48:40

  • A district staff member reported that 37% of students in grades 6 through 8 were projected to reach college and career ready on the final MVPA assessment, against an annual target of 40%. 32:12
  • Staff presented the 26⁠-⁠27 federal entitlement grant budget and the '26-'27 Career and Technical Education application, and the chair said both would be on the June 9th agenda for board action. 1:27:00
  • Anna London moved to approve the option to lease agreement with Innovative Housing Solutions Foundation, and Stephanie Sneed said the motion had been properly moved and seconded. 2:51:50

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Item by item (10)
  1. Call to order and agenda 17:08
    • The agenda was adopted by unanimous consent. 17:51
  2. Student reading recognition 18:01
    • A staff member recognized students in grades 6 through 8 for exceptional achievement in reading. 18:01
  3. Consent agenda 23:07
    • Stephanie Sneed asked for a motion to approve the consent agenda items as presented and called for a show of hands, giving a count of 7. 23:07
  4. Policy public hearings 23:45
    • The board held public hearings on creating Policy B-OLCA, Office of Legal Compliance and Advocacy, modifying Policy P-CNTR, Teacher Contract, and creating Policy S-SFRS, Student Free Speech. 23:54
    • Stephanie Sneed declared each hearing closed with no speakers. 23:54
  5. Principal appointments and financial reports 24:43
    • A staff member announced 2 principal appointments, at Governor's Village STEM Academy Elementary School and Harding University High School. 24:59
    • Stephanie Sneed noted the financial statements and budget amendments for April 2026 and the contracts and change orders report as presented. 25:41
  6. Middle grades reading monitoring report 26:18
    • A staff member reported 37% of students in grades 6 through 8 projected to reach college and career ready, an increase of 6 percentage points, with 825 additional students needed to reach the 40% target. 32:12
    • Charlitta Hatch cited college and career ready rates of 63% for white students, 27% for Black students, 23% for Hispanic students, 5% for multilanguage learners and 7% for students with disabilities, and a staff member said the gap is getting smaller. 1:02:36
    • In response to Stephanie Sneed, a staff member said the MVPA has been used for 2 years and was 1 or 2 percentage points off last year for ELA. 1:13:13
  7. Federal entitlement grants application and budget 1:26:26
    • A presenter said the Title I allocation for 2026⁠-⁠27 is $48.4 million, CMS will serve 102 Title I schools and combined entitlement allocations exceed $61 million. 1:26:38
    • Anna London asked about schools just below the 75% Title I threshold, and a staff member said such schools can keep funds for a grandfather year. 1:48:00
    • Gregory 'Dee' Rankin asked how ATSI and CSI schools are funded, and a staff member said all 94 schools received extended day tutoring funding this year. 1:50:27
  8. Career and Technical Education application 2:00:55
    • A presenter said the grant represents $54 million supporting 600+ CTE teachers and 54,000+ students across 76 schools, with 8,702 credentials earned as of March 2026. 2:01:21
    • Shamaiye Haynes asked whether a school like Harding might need more CTE programs, and a staff member said Harding has about 7 pathways and North Mecklenburg about 13 or 14. 2:14:59
    • One board member suggested materials include information on living wages, and a staff member said that could be added to brochures. 2:25:41
  9. Superintendent's report 2:38:13
    • The report said graduation season for the class of 2026 begins Thursday, May 28th, and that a national study placed CMS in the 86th percentile nationally for reading growth since 2022. 2:38:44
  10. Educator housing option to lease 2:43:28
    • A staff member described a proposed project of at least 100 below-market-rate rental units for educators. 2:46:53
    • A presenter said CMS would provide land on Garinger high school property, no money would come from the CMS budget and CMS has $1 million from city funds for pre-construction activities. 2:48:40
    • Liz Monterrey Duvall acknowledged messages from educators and their concerns, and Stephanie Sneed said about $63,000 is needed to afford a 1-bedroom apartment while starting teacher pay is about $48,000. 2:52:40

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What was said

What board members said, in order

Do we have— are there situations, or could we have schools that are maybe barely below the 75% who still have a significant need but the resources are not there because they don't have those specific funds to support that? And if so, how do we handle supporting those specific schools?Anna London · Board member1:48:01
I think it's important for educators to understand that raises, teacher pay, that sort of a thing really is separate in the way of what we're eligible to do as a school system.Shamaiye Haynes · Board member2:53:41
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Video: posted by the district as “CMS Board of Education Business Meeting - May 26, 2026”