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46 policies passed on second read. List and links here: https://t.co/9XEtxF3OzM

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Chris Campbell, board attorney, presented a timeline of the school construction bond, which emphasized the financial and temporal urgency of proceeding according to the intended bond proposals. To do anything else would restart the entire process.

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Ron Kiviniemi says he is disappointed that the board has acted against the advice and guidance of public heath officials. He moved to reinstate masking in all instructional space. The motion was seconded by Marty Griffin.

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The motion was defeated 2-3

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Courtney Domokur says she cannot currently support reinstating masking even though numbers are on the rise.

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TCS COVID update: currently 60 positive, 90 quarantined students for total of 150 students currently out for COVID-related reasons

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Drs Weaver and McDaris went over highlights of the NC budget as it impacts educators.

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All policies accepted for first read via unanimous vote.

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Dr Brian Weaver presented 46 policies updated by the NC School Board Association. These policies will be voted in at the next BOE meeting. These policies are available at https://t.co/ru7OVJnJhL

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Ellenberger presented some of the things schools are doing to address student mental health.

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Missy Ellenberger notes that when it comes to addressing student mental health, schools alone cannot tackle this issue but require collaboration with a number of partners.

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Calendar changes: 2/18 will be regular day, 2/21 remote day moves to 2/24, and 2/25 and 4/29 are added as remote days to allow for training and professional development.

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Chair McCoy thanked Fisher for her work and expressed their support of affordable housing. She noted consensus of the Board to keep the land and said they would entertain other proposals in the future.

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Board member Jackson expressed he does not support the proposal as the land is used by BHS so regularly.

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Board member Griffin noted the original intention of workforce and affordable housing developments and that the current proposal does not fit the original intention to benefit both educators and students.

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Board member Domokur says she cannot declare it surplus as she visited the property and experienced the pride students had in it and how it was used.

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Vice-Chair Kiviniemi noted that few to none of teachers would qualify for income requirements of the development and was unaware of the extent of its use by BHS.

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Chair McCoy expressed appreciation for interest in the property but noted it was hard for her to declare it surplus when the school is currently using it.

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The Board attorney reminded the Board that the property must first be declared as surplus and unfit for school use. He then reminded the Board of the upset bid process requirements.

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Realtor Amy Fisher let the Board know only one of the adjacent neighbors accepted her invitation to see the development plans. She also noted the development is under the threshold to require a traffic study.