Melinda D. Snead-Johnson

This document outlines the Career & Technical Education Local Plan for Alleghany Highlands Public Schools, detailing the use of Perkins Grant funding to support CTE programs from grades 6-12. The plan integrates findings from the Annual Performance Report and Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment. Key focus areas include Agricultural Education, Technology Education, Business Education, Career Connections, Family and Consumer Sciences, Health and Medical Sciences, Marketing Education, and Trade and Industrial Education, all aligned with strategic goals of High Student Engagement, Future Ready for the Community, and Communications Focused.

The board meeting included a budget update based on the Governor's proposal, a review of budget history since consolidation, and an analysis of projected student enrollment and cost index impacts on the budget. A public hearing for the 2026-2027 operating budget was opened and closed. Additionally, the board entered a closed session to discuss personnel and legal matters, and subsequently approved the personnel agenda.

The meeting agenda focused on personnel actions, including various appointments and transfers of teachers, bus drivers, and other staff members. Discussions also covered assignments for summer school programs and the summer paint crew. Furthermore, the board addressed several resignations and terminations of staff members, as well as the appointment of substitutes and extra-curricular positions for the upcoming academic year.

The meeting agenda includes a closed session to discuss personnel matters, including appointments, assignments, resignations, terminations, and salaries, followed by an action item regarding the personnel agenda.

The agenda focuses on the approval of various personnel appointments and transfers, including the transition of interim staff to permanent roles for assistant principal and principal positions at designated schools. Additionally, the document lists appointments for volunteer extra-curricular coaching staff and a new substitute teacher, all subject to satisfactory background check requirements.