Cleveland County Schools board meeting, Sep 14, 2026
45 min · 2 public speakers
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- Aaron BridgesVice Chairman
What happened
What happened at this meeting
Cleveland County Board of Education approves personnel report 9-0, remaining minutes 9:56
- The board approved the personnel report 9-0 and heard committee reports, including that enrollment was down 300 students this year compared to last. 9:56
- The superintendent reported that 22 schools either met or exceeded growth and that 96.2% of schools earned an A, a B or a C. 18:02
- Speakers at public comment asked about before- and after-school child care, the board's budget plan and the timeline for selecting a permanent superintendent. 24:50
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Item by item (11)
- Opening, invocation and pledge 0:00
- Choral program recognition 1:55
- A district staff member recognized the choral director and choral program at Kings Mountain Middle School, which received the Exemplary Choral Program designation from the North Carolina Music Educators Association. 2:08
- Agenda adoption 4:02
- Aaron Bridges called for a motion to approve the agenda as presented and called for a vote. 4:02
- Approval of minutes 4:21
- Finance and personnel committee report 7:38
- Kenneth Ledford reported the district was still waiting on federal money, the budget had been approved, and payroll was preparing to pay state bonuses in October. 8:10
- Kenneth Ledford reported enrollment was down 300 students this year compared to last, which will impact state funding next year. 8:51
- The personnel report was approved 9-0. 9:58
- Safety and operations committee report 9:58
- Walter S. Spurling reported the SRO grant was submitted with a request for continued funding for elementary and middle school SROs. 10:04
- Walter S. Spurling reported the committee denied 2 easement requests on the property of Washington Elementary School and sought more information on a water tank easement request at Kaiser Elementary School. 10:04
- The capital projects report was included as an information item, and no questions were raised. 14:52
- Educational programs committee and policies 14:52
- Superintendent report 18:02
- The superintendent said parent-teacher conferences would be held next Thursday with dismissal at 1 o'clock. 18:35
- The superintendent reported 22 schools met or exceeded growth, almost 85% of schools, compared with a state average of 73. 20:04
- The superintendent reported 96.2% of schools earned an A, a B or a C and the graduation rate was around 85.5%. 21:27
- Public participation 22:47
- Ron Humphries read the board's rules for public participation, and Aaron Bridges said 2 speakers had signed up. 22:47
- A speaker at public comment asked what happened to before- and after-school child care and raised concerns about board members talking over the board's attorney. 24:50
- A speaker at public comment asked about the board's budget plan after a reduction in county funds and the timeline for selecting a permanent superintendent. 28:06
- Board member comments 30:52
- Kenneth Ledford said a legislative committee had discussed teacher, bus driver, teacher assistant and custodial pay for a survey to be presented in November. 31:17
- Ronnie Grigg said the school system served 138,000 meals to children this past summer. 35:20
- One board member said the Community in Schools program needs to be at all 4 high schools and raised concerns about lunch portion sizes set by the state. 39:00
- Adjournment 44:28
- Aaron Bridges called for a motion to adjourn, and a vote was called. 44:28
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