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Moore County board discusses agreement shifting school safety to sheriff's office 1:45:18

  • The board heard a transportation update reporting that the district had 56 bus drivers, down from 58, and that all 6 people who took the most recent driver class failed the test. 13:44
  • The board discussed a memorandum of understanding with the sheriff's office as school safety transitions to the sheriff's office effective January 1st. 1:45:18
  • The board also heard a 2025⁠-⁠26 key outcomes update, the 26⁠-⁠27 preliminary budget and a proposal to change the marking-period grade of 50 to 40. 2:31:08
  • The chair said the sheriff's office agreement would move to the action agenda and everything else would move to the consent agenda. 3:14:54
Item by item (12)
  1. Opening and agenda 11:29
    • The work session was called to order Monday, October 12th, 2026, in the central office boardroom, followed by a call for a motion to approve the agenda and the Pledge of Allegiance. 11:29
  2. Transportation update 12:31
    • The transportation director reported 3 bus accidents, including one in which a car caught fire and burned the bus, and said the incidents resulted in only one minor injury. 13:03
    • The director said the district had 56 drivers, that 5 people plan to retest, that 3 others will attend the next class and that the district spent $1,000 to advertise and got 2 applicants. 16:16
    • A speaker said the DMV did not have the resources to offer an in-person classroom and would not let the district collaborate with another district. 30:16
  3. County athletic funds projects 46:54
    • A district staff member said the Board of Commissioners provided $600,000 each for North Moore and Pinecrest and that projects would be presented to the commissioners on October the 20th. 46:54
    • Proposed projects included LED lighting at both schools, an irrigation well and a field house HVAC system at North Moore. 46:54
    • The staff member said contracts over $50,000 would come back to the board, possibly November 9th. 47:38
  4. Construction projects timeline 52:56
    • The staff member said construction at Carthage Elementary would begin in June of '27, with an estimated completion of December 2028. 52:56
    • A district staff member said the IT PAR building was still in permitting, with a construction start date of February 1st. 53:14
  5. 2025-26 key outcomes report 1:00:20
    • The presenter said students earned 5,459 career credentials and that the 4-year graduation rate was 91.8%, up 2.2 percentage points. 1:00:48
    • A presenter reported a composite grade-level proficiency of 67.7% for Moore County Schools, up 4 percentage points from the year before. 1:02:24
    • The presenter said the district had 2 D schools and no F schools, and both D schools are considered low-performing. 1:10:41
  6. Day 20 membership update 1:27:18
    • The presenter said membership as of Day 20, September 23rd, was 2,992 students, 25 less than day 20 last year. 1:27:30
    • The presenter said funding comes from day 20 or day 40, whichever is higher. 1:29:26
  7. E-Rate circuit contracts 1:30:02
    • The director for technology requested approval to use E-Rate funding for circuit costs at Moore Innovative High School and the new IT PAR building, with Conterra as the only respondent. 1:38:26
    • The director said the Moore Innovative High School circuit would cost $61,020 over 3 years and the IT PAR building would have a one-time construction cost of $486,369 and 15 cents. 1:38:42
  8. Out-of-state field trips 1:40:43
    • A speaker said a Pinecrest Women's Cross Country trip was added at the last minute and was not on the draft executive summary. 1:40:46
    • A presenter listed out-of-state trips for teams, ROTC units and music groups, including a Pinecrest speech and debate trip to Boston on February 11th. 1:41:27
  9. Sheriff's office memorandum of understanding 1:45:18
    • A speaker presenting the item said the memorandum outlines training and professional development for SROs, confidentiality of student records and de-escalation procedures. 1:45:18
  10. 2026-27 budget resolution 2:20:03
    • A presenter said the local Fund 2 appropriation was being held at the '25-'26 level of $39,500,018 because of the transition of the Moore County Schools SROs to the Moore County Sheriff's Department. 2:24:13
    • The staff member said budget efficiencies of $2,423,898 brought the fund balance appropriation down to $2,443,235 and preserved the board's $2 million floor. 2:25:15
    • The staff member said the proposed 2026⁠-⁠27 budget was $187,517,524.44. 2:31:09
  11. Second reading of policies 2:33:25
    • A district staff member presented policies in 5 sections, including updates on wireless communication devices and tracking devices and a new drug-free workplace policy. 2:33:47
    • The superintendent recommended changing the minimum marking-period grade from 50 to 40, saying a student would then need an 80 to reach a passing 60, effective with the second semester. 2:51:35
    • A speaker said a motion was needed to suspend second reading of policy for Section A and Section B, and a vote was then called. 3:15:34
  12. Board comments and adjournment 3:17:04
    • The chair called for board comments, heard none and called for a motion to adjourn. 3:17:04

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We live in a time where the federal government and is trying to command, and I am not sure the exact status of this now, but they're trying to command local law enforcement to do their work on immigration enforcement.Amy Dahl · Board member2:06:03
I just want to give the superintendent credit for her foresight in seeking out and finding efficiencies. Knowing that the General Assembly was, you know, discussing giving raises, knowing that fixed costs rise every year, what would this look like had she not done that?Amy Dahl · Board member2:32:59
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Video: posted by the district as “Moore County School Board Work Session 10-12-26”