Charlotte, North Carolina January 9, 2018

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1 ```````` Approved by the Charlotte- Mecklenburg Board of Education June 5, 2018 Regular Board Meeting Charlotte, North Carolina January 9, 2018 REGULAR MEETING of the CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG BOARD OF EDUCATION The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education held a Regular Board Meeting on January 9, The meeting began at 6:00 p.m. and was held in the Meeting Chamber of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center. CMS TV televised the meeting. Present: Mary T. McCray, Chairperson, Member At-Large Rhonda Lennon, Vice-Chairperson, District 1 Elyse C. Dashew, Member At-Large Thelma Byers-Bailey, District 2 Dr. Ruby M. Jones, District 3 Carol Sawyer, District 4 Margaret Marshall, District 5 Sean Strain, District 6 Absent: Ericka Ellis-Stewart, Member At-Large Also present at the request of the Board were Clayton Wilcox, Superintendent; George E. Battle, III, General Counsel; Nicole Kelly, Administrator Board Services; Yvette Blakeney, Clerk to the Board; Tiana Justice, Student Advisor I. CALL TO ORDER Chairperson McCray welcomed everyone to the January 9, 2018, Regular Board meeting. A. Adoption of the Agenda Chairperson McCray called for a motion to adopt the proposed agenda. Upon Ms. Byers-Bailey motion, seconded by Ms. Cheek, the Board, by 8-0 vote, adopted the agenda. B. Pledge of Allegiance Ms. Byers-Bailey introduced the Pledge of Allegiance student, Steven Hemingway, Harper Middle College attached as Attachment I.B and incorporated herein by reference. Page 1 of 7 Regular Board Meeting, January 9, 2018

2 II. PUBLIC HEARING Chairperson McCray provided an overview of the protocol for speakers. Each speaker will have up to three minutes. Personal and individual matters should not be addressed in this forum. CMS employees and their families should not be addressed in the comments. The use of inappropriate language should not be used. The Board reserves the right to cut off any speaker who violates these rules. A. Public Hearing on Recommended Changes to Policy GBKA, Appeals to the Board of Education by Employees attached as Attachment II.A and incorporated herein by reference. Chairperson McCray stated no speakers signed up to speak, concluded the public hearing and declared the public hearing closed at 6:10p.m. B. Public Hearing on Recommended Changes to Policy IFC, Multiculturalism attached as Attachment II.B and incorporated herein by reference Chairperson McCray called upon the public speakers, attached as Attachment II.B and incorporated herein by reference. She declared the public hearing closed at 6:25 p.m. C. Public Hearing on Recommended Changes to Policy JFAC "Reassignments and Transfers" attached as Attachment II.C and incorporated herein by reference Chairperson McCray stated no speakers signed up to speak, concluded the public hearing and declared the request from the public closed at 6:25 p.m. III. REQUEST FROM THE PUBLIC Chairperson McCray provided an overview of the protocol for speakers. Each speaker will have up to three minutes; group will have up to ten minutes. Personal and individual matters should not be addressed in this forum. CMS employees and their families should not be addressed in the comments. The use of inappropriate language should not be used. The Board reserves the right to cut off any speaker who violates these rules. Attached as Attachment III and incorporated herein by reference. Chairperson McCray called upon Ms. Cheek. Ms. Cheek acknowledged the Board members wearing the color pink in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness and in recognition of Renita Battle, wife of Mr. Battle, III. IV. CONSENT ITEMS Chairperson McCray called for a motion to approve the Consent Items. Upon Mr. Strain motion, seconded by Ms. Marshall, to approve all of the Consent Items the Board by 8-0 vote, approved Consent Items. Page 2 of 7 Regular Board Meeting, January 9, 2018

3 A. Recommend Approval of Board Member Appointment to the Bond Oversight Committee attached as Attachment IV.A and incorporated herein by reference B. Recommend approval of licensed/non-licensed hires, licensed/non-licensed promotions, and licensed/non-licensed separations through January 9, 2018 attached as Attachment IV.B and incorporated herein by reference C. Recommend Approval for Grant Proposal Request for East Mecklenburg High School Youth Development Park from Baseball Tomorrow Fund attached as Attachment IV.C and incorporated herein by reference D. Construction/Real Estate 1. Recommend Approval to Replace Two Cooling Towers at Northwest School of the Arts attached as Attachment IV.D.1 and incorporated herein by reference 2. Recommend Approval for LED Lighting Up-Fit at Devonshire Elementary School attached as Attachment IV.D.2 and incorporated herein by reference 3. Recommend Approval of Repairs and Relocation for Nine (9) Mobile Classrooms at Davidson Elementary School attached as Attachment IV.D.3 and incorporated herein by reference 4. Recommend Approval to Repair Six (6) Mobile Classrooms and One (1) Mobile Restroom at Highland Creek Elementary attached as Attachment IV.D.4 and incorporated herein by reference 5. Recommend Approval to Repair Four (4) Mobile Classrooms and One (1) Mobile Restroom at Hickory Grove Elementary School attached as Attachment IV.D.5 and incorporated herein by reference 6. Recommend Approval to Repair Six (6) Mobile Classrooms and One (1) Mobile Restroom at Lake Wylie Elementary School attached as Attachment IV.D.6 and incorporated herein by reference 7. Recommend Approval to Repair Six (6) Mobile Classrooms and Two (2) Mobile Restrooms at Nathaniel Alexander Elementary School attached as Attachment IV.D.7 and incorporated herein by reference 8. Recommend Approval to Replace Unit Ventilators in Thirty (30) Classrooms at West Mecklenburg High School attached as Attachment IV.D.8 and incorporated herein by reference E. Recommend Approval of School Improvement Plans attached as Attachment IV.E and incorporated herein by reference F. Recommend Approval of Expense Honorarium for Student Adviser to the Board attached as Attachment IV.F and incorporated herein by reference Page 3 of 7 Regular Board Meeting, January 9, 2018

4 V. ACTION ITEMS Chairperson McCray reported no action items on the agenda VI. REPORTS / INFORMATION ITEMS A. Report on Budget Amendments for November 2017 Chairperson McCray recognized Superintendent Wilcox for report. Dr. Wilcox stated the report is as presented, attached as Attachment VI.A and incorporated herein by reference B. Report on Financial Statements for November 2017 Chairperson McCray recognized Superintendent Wilcox for report. Dr. Wilcox stated the report is as presented, attached as Attachment VI.B and incorporated herein by reference C. Report on Capital Project Ordinances November 2017 Chairperson McCray recognized Superintendent Wilcox for report. Dr. Wilcox stated the report is as presented, attached as Attachment VI.C and incorporated herein by reference D. Report on Student Assignment Planning Year Chairperson McCray recognized Superintendent for report. Dr. Wilcox introduced Akeshia Craven-Howell Associate Superintendent, School Assignment and School Choice to present the report attached as Attachment VI.D and incorporated herein by reference E. Academics Management Oversight Report: English Learner Services (EL) Chairperson McCray recognized Superintendent for report. Dr. Wilcox introduced Brian Shultz Associate Chief Academic Officer. Mr. Shultz recognized the English Leaner Services Team and called upon Nadja Trez Executive Director, English as a Second Language (ESL) Department, to present the report attached as Attachment VI.E and incorporated herein by reference. Board discussion followed. VII. REPORT FROM SUPERINTENDENT Chairperson McCray recognized Superintendent for report. Dr. Wilcox recognized: Martin Luther King, Jr. events Career Technical Education (CTE) fair AVID curriculum Dr. Wilcox thanked: Page 4 of 7 Regular Board Meeting, January 9, 2018

5 Carol Stamper Chief Operations Officer Custodial Services Maintenance Department Transportation Teachers Commissioner Leake Community partner, Arthur Griffin Women of League Voters Announced CMS Equity Report released next month in English and Spanish VIII. REPORTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS Carol Sawyer, District 4: Acknowledged Allen Nelson appointee to Bond Oversight Committee Recognized Garinger High School International Day of Learning Thelma Byers-Bailey, District 2: Shared a creative approach a Principal found students skipping class Elyse Dashew, At-Large: Recognized All in for Early Education event Thanked Legislatives, Community Leaders, Parents and Staff for the upcoming changes to class size Sean Strain, District 6: Announced West Side Education Think Tank Recognized Rocky River High School Winter Graduation Seniors achieved the highest performance ever on Senior Exit projects IX. CLOSED SESSION - No closed session needed X. ADJOURNMENT Chairperson McCray called for motion to adjourn Regular Board meeting. Upon motion by Mr. Strain that the Board adjourn the Regular Board meeting, seconded by Ms. Byers-Bailey, the motion passed upon 8-0 vote of the Board. The Regular Board meeting adjourned at 7:59 p.m. Mary T. McCray, Chairperson A. Yvette Blakeney, Clerk to the Board Page 5 of 7 Regular Board Meeting, January 9, 2018

6 REGULAR BOARD MEETING of the CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG BOARD OF EDUCATION January 9, 2018 ATTACHMENTS 1. Attachment 1.B Student Pledge Leader 2. Attachment II.A Public Hearing on Recommended Changes to Policy GBKA, Appeals to the Board of Education by Employees 3. Attachment II.B - Public Hearing on Recommended Changes to Policy IFC, Multiculturalism 4. Attachment II.C - Public Hearing on Recommended Changes to Policy JFAC "Reassignments and Transfers" 5. Attachment IV.A - Recommend Approval of Board Member Appointment to the Bond Oversight Committee 6. Attachment IV.B - Recommend approval of licensed/non-licensed hires, licensed/nonlicensed promotions, and licensed/non-licensed separations through January 9, Attachment IV.C - Recommend Approval for Grant Proposal Request for East Mecklenburg High School Youth Development Park from Baseball Tomorrow Fund 8. Attachment IV.D.1 - Recommend Approval to Replace Two Cooling Towers at Northwest School of the Arts 9. Attachment IV.D.2 - Recommend Approval for LED Lighting Up-Fit at Devonshire Elementary School 10. Attachment IV.D.3 - Recommend Approval of Repairs and Relocation for Nine (9) Mobile Classrooms at Davidson Elementary School 11. Attachment IV.D.4 Recommend Approval to Repair Six (6) Mobile Classrooms and One (1) Mobile Restroom at Highland Creek Elementary 12. Attachment IV.D.5 Recommend Approval to Repair Four (4) Mobile Classrooms and One (1) Mobile Restroom at Hickory Grove Elementary School 13. Attachment IV.D.6 Recommend Approval to Repair Six (6) Mobile Classrooms and One (1) Mobile Restroom at Lake Wylie Elementary School Page 6 of 7 Regular Board Meeting, January 9, 2018

7 14. Attachment IV.D.7 Recommend Approval to Repair Six (6) Mobile Classrooms and Two (2) Mobile Restrooms at Nathaniel Alexander Elementary School 15. Attachment IV.D.8 Recommend Approval to Replace Unit Ventilators in Thirty (30) Classrooms at West Mecklenburg High School 16. Attachment IV.E Recommend Approval of School Improvement Plans 17. Attachment IV.F - Recommend Approval of Expense Honorarium for Student Adviser to the Board 18. Attachment VI.A Report on Budget Amendments for November Attachment VI.B Report on Financial Statements for November Attachment VI.C - Report on Capital Project Ordinances November Attachment VI.D - Report on Student Assignment Planning Year 22. Attachment VI.E - Academics Management Oversight Report: English Learner Services (EL) Page 7 of 7 Regular Board Meeting, January 9, 2018