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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools board meeting, Jun 9, 2026

3 h 29 min · 25 public speakers

Phones in school ▶ 1:07:31Reading and test scores ▶ 37:26Safety, weapons and police ▶ 45:47

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Charlotte-Mecklenburg board approves student free speech policy after iReady comments 1:02:49

  • Several speakers at public comment asked the board not to renew the iReady contract or to limit screen time in schools. 37:26
  • District staff presented a revised student assignment plan, with a public hearing scheduled for June 23rd, 2026, and a proposed board vote scheduled for August 11th, 2026. 2:22:42
  • The board also unanimously approved a new legal office policy, teacher contract policy changes and a K-12 Insight contract amendment. 3:11:51
  • Stephanie Sneed announced that the motion to create Policy S-SFRS, Student Free Speech, carried. 3:15:04
Item by item (14)
  1. Opening and agenda changes 6:06
    • A graduating senior led the Pledge of Allegiance and shared an essay on respect. 8:15
    • Stephanie Sneed announced the vote was unanimous and the agenda was adopted as amended. 7:45
  2. Student art and athletics recognitions 12:01
    • Stephanie Sneed said a districtwide K-12 art competition drew more than 600 submissions and that the work of 40 winners would be displayed on the 5th floor. 12:32
    • Board members read the names of art winners by grade category. 14:04
    • Stephanie Sneed said 16 athletic teams won state championships and 25 students won individual state titles this year. 26:41
  3. Consent agenda 33:33
    • Stephanie Sneed called for a motion to approve the consent agenda as amended at the start of the meeting. 33:55
    • Stephanie Sneed announced the vote was unanimous. 34:10
  4. Principal appointments 34:24
    • A district staff member announced 3 principal appointments, for Druid Hills Academy, North Academy of World Languages and Torrance Creek Elementary. 34:24
  5. Public comment 35:40
    • Several speakers at public comment asked the board to remove iReady or not to renew the $18 million iReady contract on June 30th, and a speaker asked the board to measure active and passive screen time across all schools. 37:26
    • Speakers at public comment asked the board to keep a law, social justice and forensic magnet program at Harding University High School, and a speaker asked the board to vote no on the student free speech policy. 41:42
    • Other speakers raised unlocked exterior doors at a school and budget cuts affecting an NC Pre-K community partner. 45:47
  6. Middle school Math 1 monitoring report 1:36:08
    • A district staff member said the 5-year goal is to raise the share of students scoring college and career ready on Math 1 from 27% in June of 2023 to 57% in June of 2029, and that final results would be reported in October 2026. 1:43:27
    • The staff member said 62% of students in grades 6 through 8 were projected to reach college and career ready, a decrease of 12 percentage points, and the measure was off track. 1:44:59
    • Monty Witherspoon asked about 9th grade students at 14.2%, and a staff member said 8th graders taking Math 1 are advanced students. 1:52:44
  7. Revised student assignment plan 2:08:44
    • A district staff member presented recommendations to shift to program choice, including ending some arts and STEM programs effective 2027⁠-⁠2028 and converting Harper, Levine and Marancus middle colleges into early colleges while Cato remains a middle college. 2:14:09
    • Anna London asked about early college waitlists, and a staff member said 1,300 students are currently on a waitlist. 2:30:37
    • Gregory 'Dee' Rankin asked whether transportation zones could be adjusted for families near DJV, and a staff member said changing the zone would require a new proposal. 2:35:56
  8. Superintendent's report 2:45:42
    • The superintendent said testing was disrupted May 28th through June 2nd by a network firewall issue resolved on June 1st and a separate state testing platform issue on June 2nd. 2:45:44
    • The superintendent asked families to complete the intent to ride form by June 19th. 2:45:44
  9. Board member reports 2:51:25
    • Board members thanked staff and students and congratulated the class of 2026. 2:51:35
    • Charlitta Hatch encouraged families to think about screen time over the summer. 3:04:24
  10. Legal compliance office policy 3:09:50
    • Gregory 'Dee' Rankin moved to create Policy B-OLCA, which would establish a new office replacing the former general counsel office, with its chief officer reporting directly to the board. 3:10:57
    • Stephanie Sneed announced the vote was unanimous. 3:11:51
  11. Teacher contracts policy changes 3:11:51
    • Gregory 'Dee' Rankin moved to require a continuing professional license for a 4-year contract and a rating of at least proficient on all standards for a subsequent 4-year contract. 3:12:24
    • Stephanie Sneed announced the vote was unanimous. 3:13:19
  12. Student free speech policy 3:13:19
    • Gregory 'Dee' Rankin moved to create Policy S-SFRS, Student Free Speech, which would allow administrators to intervene if speech is materially disruptive and would extend to all school-sponsored events. 3:13:48
    • Stephanie Sneed stated 2 opposed and announced the motion carried. 3:15:32
  13. CTE and federal grant applications 3:15:50
    • A district staff member said the CTE plan totals $53,810,554. 3:16:06
    • A district staff member said the federal entitlement grants total $64,195,394. 3:17:47
    • Stephanie Sneed announced that the votes on the CTE application for state and federal funds and on the federal entitlement grants district application and budget were unanimous and that each motion carried. 3:17:07
  14. Customer service platform contract amendment 3:18:49
    • A staff member said the OnFlow platform handled 52,000 inquiries this year with a response time of less than 24 hours. 3:20:20
    • Charlitta Hatch said the contract was pulled from the consent agenda to allow public discussion of how success is measured. 3:23:53
    • Stephanie Sneed announced the vote was unanimous and the motion carried. 3:25:22

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