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Clay County Schools board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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What happened at this meeting

Clay County Schools board considers $23.25 million budget resolution 30:00

  • A presentation on the budget resolution stated a total combined budget of $23.25 million across 7 funds for the 26⁠-⁠27 school year. 30:14
  • Dr. Jason Shook called for votes on motions to approve the budget resolution, changes to a policy and the consent agenda. 43:34
  • School improvement goals presented to the board covered attendance, parent engagement at the elementary schools and proficiency at the middle school. 47:33
Item by item (10)
  1. Opening and agenda 1:08
    • Kelly Crawford read the Clay County Schools mission statement. 1:44
    • Dr. Jason Shook announced that the next board meeting would be November 23rd at 6 o'clock and called for a motion to approve the agenda. 1:52
    • Dr. Jason Shook said there was no public comment. ~2:08
  2. Recognitions 2:08
    • A representative of a county arts council recognized students whose artwork was exhibited at the Old Jail Museum. 3:01
    • A district staff member said two principals were nominated to represent North Carolina in a national principal fellowship for rural leaders for '26-'27. 11:29
    • The staff member recognized 6 teachers in the district who exceeded growth for the past school year. 15:01
  3. District reports 17:56
    • A district staff member said material delays mean the intermediate school construction is now expected to be completed in February. 19:57
    • The staff member said the annual Veterans Day program would be held Friday, November 6th. 28:37
    • The staff member said the bid opening for the turf project would be on the 29th. 29:06
  4. Budget resolution 29:26
    • A presenter said the total combined budget for the 26⁠-⁠27 school year was $23.25 million across 7 funds. 30:14
    • The presenter said the State Public School Fund budget totals $14,392,156 and the small county supplemental allotment has remained at $1.82 million since 2014⁠-⁠15. 33:53
    • The presenter said the capital outlay budget is $2,186,306, with the county's $1 million directed to the turf and track. 38:31
  5. Supplemental teacher compensation 43:43
    • A presenter said the supplement is $4,542 per teacher this year, split into 2 payments at $2,271 in December and May. 36:27
    • The presenter said eligible staff are certified teachers and certified instructional support staff paid on the state teacher salary schedule. 44:07
    • The presenter said allocations and supplement amounts could change each year. 45:20
  6. Primary school improvement plan 46:40
    • A staff member said the school decreased chronic absenteeism from 33% to 25%. 47:33
    • The staff member said the academic goal is 80% of students on or above grade level, after reaching 74% last year. 50:08
  7. Elementary school improvement plan 52:46
    • A staff member said the goal is to increase reading proficiency from 61 to 65% and maintain math proficiency above 73%. 53:08
    • A presenter said the school wants at least 50% of families represented in parent engagement. 56:02
    • A presenter said the school aims to reduce inappropriate physical contact office referrals from 28 to 20. 1:01:35
  8. Middle school improvement plan 1:04:10
    • A presenter said the school set 3 improvement goals covering proficiency scales, students with disabilities and a Global Leaders action-driven learning program. 1:04:32
    • Dr. Jason Shook said the high school would present its plan at next month's meeting. 1:12:51
  9. Wireless communication policy revision 1:12:51
    • A district staff member said the revision to Policy 4318 would add smart glasses, smartwatches, wearable cameras and other wearable technology to the definitions. 1:15:17
    • The staff member said the revision would bar students from recording identifiable students or employees without consent, with exceptions for events open to the public. 1:16:52
    • Josh Ashe made a motion to approve the changes to Policy 4318. 1:18:52
  10. Consent agenda and closed session 1:18:56
    • Dr. Jason Shook said the consent agenda included policies, board meeting minutes and Policy 3510 for first read, and called for a vote after a motion and second. 1:18:56
    • Dr. Jason Shook then called for a motion to go into closed session. 1:18:56

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Video: posted by the district as “CCS School Board Meeting 10-26-2026”