New Hanover County Schools public meetings in 2023
17 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Regular Meeting
The Northampton County Board of Education will hold a regular meeting including a closed session for personnel and legal matters. In open session, the board will vote on several action items, most notably selecting a construction manager for a new high school and approving the sale of Willis Hare Elementary School. Other decisions include a budget resolution, retention bonuses, and contracts for educational software and network services.
- Selection of Construction Manager at Risk for delivery of the new high school
- Resolution for the sale of Willis Hare Elementary School and property sale contract
- Approval of 2023-2024 Budget Resolution
- Retention Bonus approval
- Removal of mold contamination at Central Services Annex Building
Special Board Meeting
This special board meeting is largely procedural, with a closed session covering student records, employee matters, real estate negotiations, attorney-client privilege, and potential criminal investigations. The consent agenda includes purchase of a 2024 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 truck and approval of the Low Performing District Plan and School Improvement Plans.
- Closed session for student transfers and discipline, new employees, employee hearings, real estate acquisition, attorney-client privilege, and alleged criminal conduct investigation
- Consent agenda: purchase of a 2024 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 Crew Cab Truck (no dollar amount listed)
- Consent agenda: approval of Low Performing District Plan and individual School Improvement Plans for Conway, Gaston, and other schools
- Next regular board meeting scheduled for December 11, 2023
Special Board Meeting - Board Hearing
This is a special board meeting that is largely procedural. The board will call to order, approve the agenda, and then move into closed session to discuss personnel and attorney-client privileged matters. No public votes on substantive items are scheduled.
- Closed session under personnel exemption
- Closed session under attorney-client privilege
- Upcoming special board meeting on November 27, 2023
- Next regular board meeting on December 11, 2023
- Meeting adjournment motion
Regular Meeting
The Northampton County Board of Education will first meet in closed session to discuss personnel, legal, and real estate matters. Following reconvening, the board will vote on a consent agenda and a series of action items including the sale of Willis Hare Elementary School property, change orders for the new high school, and several instructional contracts. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes per speaker, with a 30-minute cap.
- Sale of Willis Hare Elementary School property
- Change orders for the new high school
- New air conditioning chiller at Central Elementary School
- Contracted services: School Resource Officer (SRO) MOU with Northampton County Sheriff's Office
- Nearpod and Flocabulary Plus contract for K-12 instructional support
Finance & Facilities Committee Meeting
The Finance & Facilities Committee will receive updates on the sale of surplus real property, current facility needs and funding sources, and several items related to the new high school, including furniture, schedule, sales tax reimbursement, and construction manager selection. No decisions are scheduled; the agenda consists of informational updates and a routine motion to adjourn.
- Update on sale of surplus real property
- Update on current facility needs and funding source
- Discussion of furniture for the new high school
- Update on new high school construction schedule
- Update on sales tax reimbursement and construction manager at risk selection
Regular Meeting
The Northampton County Board of Education will meet on September 11, 2023, starting with a closed session for personnel, student records, and legal matters. In open session, the board will consider a consent agenda including a contract for school resource officer services and personnel items. Major action items include approval of HVAC repairs, a weapons detector purchase, a virtual academy contract, and a community college MOU.
- Northampton County Sheriff's Office contract for School Resource Officer services
- Allred Mechanical Services HVAC repairs
- Purchase of OpenGate weapons detector from School Specialty
- Memorandum of Understanding with Roanoke Chowan Community College for Career Academy
- Surplus property sale to NCDOT for Highway 305 improvement project
Policy Committee Meeting
The Northampton County Board of Education Policy Committee will review two sets of policy updates from spring 2023: one with substantive changes and one with minor changes. The committee will also discuss an August 2023 special update and action items related to the Parent's Bill of Rights. No votes on final adoption are scheduled at this meeting.
- Review of Set 1 policies with substantive changes
- Review of Set 2 policies with minor changes
- August 2023 special policy update
- Action items for Parent's Bill of Rights
Regular Meeting
This regular meeting is primarily organizational: the board will elect a chairperson and vice chairperson, approve the upcoming year's meeting schedule, and handle a consent agenda of routine items. Notable actions include approving a furniture vendor for the new high school, contracting for occupational therapy and Head Start transition services, and authorizing transportation expenditures for diesel fuel and bus repair parts. Public comments and updates from the superintendent are also scheduled.
- Election of chairperson and vice chairperson for 2023-2024
- Approval of furniture vendor for the new high school
- Contracted services: CADA Head Start, Occupational Therapy Plus, NC Pre-K, Soliant Health
- Transportation expenditure requests: Jernigan Oil (diesel fuel) and Carolina Thomas (bus repair parts)
- Continuation of ESSER payments for hotspots and Surzal Systems for LAN/WAN network management
Regular Meeting
The Northampton County Board of Education will hold a closed session for personnel, student, and legal matters, then reconvene for public business. Action items include approving a new high school design and cost estimates, a budget amendment, workers compensation renewal, and a contract for ELA instruction. The board will also consider a school calendar change and a property disposition for Willis Hare Elementary.
- New high school design and cost estimates (action item)
- Budget Amendment #4
- Workers Compensation Premium Renewal with Prescient National Insurance Company
- Elevate K-12 contract for ELA instruction at Northampton County High School
- Willis Hare Elementary School property disposition
Policy Committee Meeting
The New Hanover County Schools Policy Committee is meeting to review proposed policy updates from Fall 2022, including both substantive and minor changes. The agenda includes approval of the meeting agenda and discussion of the policy revisions.
- Review of policies with substantive changes
- Review of policies with minor changes
Regular Meeting
The board will first meet in closed session for personnel, legal, and real estate matters, then reconvene for open session. They will consider a consent agenda with numerous service contracts and vote on budget amendments and an interim budget resolution. A key action is the approval of the sale of Seaboard-Coates Elementary School property.
- Sale of Seaboard-Coates Elementary School property
- Budget Amendment #3 and Interim Budget Resolution FY 2023-2024
- 12 contracted services including psychological assessments, therapy, and nursing
- Lavallette Technology Services, LLC consultant contract
- RATIO Design Change Order #1
Regular Meeting
The Northampton County Board of Education will hold a closed session for personnel, legal, and real estate matters, then reconvene for open session. The board will consider approval of the 2023-2024 district calendars, an early release request for Northampton County High School, and several contracts including NC Pre-K services and school resource officers. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes per speaker and 30 minutes total.
- Approval of 2023-2024 district calendars
- Early release request for Northampton County High School
- NC Pre-K program contract with Woodland Head Start for pre-kindergarten services
- Northampton County Sheriff's Office contract for school resource officer services
- Purchase of Amatrol technical training aids
Regular Meeting
The Northampton County Board of Education will hold a closed session for personnel and legal matters, then reconvene for public comment and action items. Key decisions include a compensation study report and recommendations, Budget Amendment #2, the 2023-2024 budget request, and the sale of Willis Hare Elementary School property.
- Action on Budget Amendment #2
- Approval of compensation study final report and recommendations
- Sale of Willis Hare Elementary School property update and action
- Board of Education budget request for 2023-2024
- Consent agenda including fundraisers and contracted services (Allied Instructional Services, PCG, UNC TEACCH)
Regular Meeting
The Northampton County Board of Education will hold a regular meeting on March 13, 2023. After a closed‑session portion, the board will approve several consent‑agenda items, including surplus property and contracts. The board will then consider and vote on a budget amendment and other procurement items. The meeting will also set the date for the next regular board meeting.
- Approval of Budget Amendment #1
- Brightspeed Broadband, LLC – Products and Services Agreement (services only)
- Surplus of Real Property – Central Office Annex Building & Maintenance Shop
- Paxton Patterson Purchase Order Approval for Conway Middle School (2023‑2024)
- Education Management Systems LINQ software quote
Regular Meeting
The board will first hold a closed session for personnel, student, and legal matters, then reconvene for open session. They will consider a consent agenda including fundraisers, a transportation contract for McKinney-Vento students, and a high school math contract. Under action items, they will vote on the FY 2022-2023 audit contract, summer school dates, a Willis Hare alumni request, and a property easement sale to NCDOT for Highway 46. Information items include a new anonymous reporting system, internet safety policy review, and the AVID three-year plan.
- Purchase of Squire Easement Request by NCDOT to improve Highway 46
- Approval of Audit Contract for FY 2022-2023
- Contract with Edblox Elevate K-12 for Math II at Northampton County High School
- Contracted Services: Emmaus Travel, LLC for transportation of McKinney-Vento students
- Summer School Dates 2023
Virtual Special Board Meeting
The Northampton County Board of Education will consider and potentially approve a contract to purchase land for a new high school during this virtual special meeting. The sole action item is the land purchase contract, with attached documents. The meeting also includes routine procedural items and upcoming event announcements.
- Contract to Purchase Land for a New High School (action item, with attached Contract and Option to Purchase)
Regular Meeting
The Northampton County Board of Education will hold a regular meeting beginning with a closed session for personnel, student, and legal matters. After reconvening, the board will consider approval of a consent agenda including a $44,000 school safety grant, a trash collection contract, and personnel. The main action items include approving donations, a contract for ELA instruction, and a contract with RATIO Architect for design services for a new high school.
- Contract with RATIO Architect for design services for new high school (item 13.04)
- School Safety Grant Award – SRO Grant $44,000 from Center for Safer Schools (item 12.02)
- Trash collection contract with GFL Environment Company (item 12.03)
- Elevate K-12 providing ELA instruction for Northampton County High School (item 13.03)
- Donation of framed Keion Crossen football jersey and other donations (items 7.04, 13.01, 13.02)