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Tyrrell County Schools board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Tyrrell County school board approves occupational and physical therapy contracts 54:35

  • The board took up about 10 policies for first reading and recognized a board member for 20 years of service. 2:14
  • The board heard a finance update that included budget amendments, a request to open purchase orders on July 1st and a motion on technology purchases. 14:25
  • The board approved an occupational therapy contract and a physical therapy contract. 54:35
Item by item (10)
  1. Opening and agenda change 0:01
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. 0:01
    • A CTE career development presentation listed under item 7, letter A, was removed from the agenda and moved to the July meeting. 0:53
    • No one spoke during the public forum. ~1:20
  2. Recognitions 2:14
    • A staff member was recognized for being awarded a K-12 Innovation Forum scholarship to attend an event June 16th through the 18th in Fort Wayne, Indiana. 2:14
    • The board read a resolution of recognition and appreciation for a board member who served 5 consecutive 4-year terms, 2006 to 2026. 2:14
    • The director of career and technical education recognized three CTE Students of the Month for March, April and May. 11:50
  3. Budget amendment 14:25
    • A staff member said budget amendment number 3 included a reduction allocation of $144,038 in Fund 4, the capital expense fund. 14:45
    • The staff member said the total for all fund changes was $92,518.79. 14:45
    • A motion was made to approve budget amendment number 3 as presented, and members called on responded yes. 16:29
  4. Purchase orders for new fiscal year 16:58
    • A staff member said the board is to approve purchase orders over $10,000 and presented a list of open or blanket purchase orders. 17:44
    • A speaker said about $120,000 of local funding goes to pay charter schools. 20:48
    • The staff member asked for approval to open the purchase orders on July 1st. 25:53
  5. End-of-year technology purchases 26:56
    • A staff member presented a $16,252.69 purchase to increase the CTE lab from a cap of 15 to a cap of 20 computers and a $10,642.99 upgrade of the district phone system. 26:56
    • The staff member said a $39,642.68 purchase of devices for administrative and support staff would make all district technology within 2 years of age. 30:42
    • A speaker said a little over $100,000 needed a spend-down plan or would have to be given back to the state. 33:12
  6. Budget report and state budget 44:43
    • Speakers discussed the new monthly budget report format. 45:16
    • A speaker said the General Assembly still had not passed the budget for the '25-'26 school year, which ends June 30th, 2026. 47:00
  7. Therapy service contracts 48:25
    • A speaker said the occupational therapy provider rate is $80 per hour and the physical therapy contract rate is $84.42 an hour. 49:55
    • The speaker said the district does not have staff therapists and is required by law to offer the services. 50:35
    • A speaker said the occupational therapy contract runs July 1st, 2026 through July 30th, 2027, unless sooner terminated. 51:30
    • The occupational therapy contract and the physical therapy contract were both approved. 54:35
  8. Policies on first reading 56:57
    • A speaker said about 10 policies, ranging from video and audio recordings to student searches and use of wireless communication devices, were up for first reading and would not be adopted. 57:25
    • A speaker said a superintendent from another district had shared an email about benefits of restricting cell phones and devices in the classroom. 1:00:07
  9. Graduation report 1:02:14
    • A speaker said 52 students graduated from Columbia Early College High School, the largest graduating class in the 4 years the speaker had been there. 1:02:14
    • The speaker shared remarks from the valedictorian and salutatorian speeches. 1:02:38
  10. Closed session 1:08:25
    • William Sawyer made a motion to go into closed session under GS-115C-319. 1:09:07
    • The board went into closed session. 1:09:27

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Video: posted by the district as “Board of Education Meeting 2026-06-02”