Renee Himmelspach

The Stokes County Board of Education work session included discussions on the 2022-2023 school funding, including the current expense and capital budgets. The board reviewed new requests for additional employment, supplements for employees, dental matching increase, materials for fundations implementation, and a CTE aviation program. They also discussed Youth Haven Services LLC Middle/High and Elementary Day Treatment MOUs, Speech/Language Pathology Services, Audiological Services, Carolina Occupational Therapy Services Contract, Equalize Sensory Services, LLC Contract, Angels of Care Pediatric Home Health Care Agreement, Bayada Home Health Care, Inc. Agreement, Federal Fund Budget Amendment, Addendum to MOA with Stokes County Health Department, and the bid for North Stokes Track and North Stokes/Piney Grove Roof Projects.

The Stokes County Board of Education convened an electronic regular session to discuss various topics. Key discussion points included the capital outlay budget for 2020-2021, focusing on priority items such as emergency repairs, safety measures, and equipment replacements, as well as the current expense budget, addressing new requests for instructional coaches, a data manager, a maintenance position, a first responder, and salary adjustments for classified staff. Additional discussions covered the Fire Academy/Public Safety program, options for accreditation, COVID-19 updates related to remote learning and device management, handbook revision recommendations, and a Qualtrics survey for employee feedback. The board also approved the Federal Fund Budget Amendment #3 and accreditation with NCDPI for all high schools and early college. The session concluded with a closed session to discuss personnel matters, followed by approval of personnel actions and administrator contract renewals.

The Stokes County Board of Education held a regular session where they discussed various topics, including the 2020-2021 Traditional School Calendar draft, bids for the North Stokes High Freezer/Cooler, an update on the West Stokes High Greenhouse, and board policies. They also discussed a PRC 029 Grant update and a Civil Penalties Resolution. Additionally, they reviewed feedback from social media posts regarding upcoming Town Hall meetings. The board also discussed the superintendent's contract extension in closed session and approved personnel and coaching changes.

The Stokes County Board of Education held a work session to discuss various topics. These included the budget resolution for 2020/2021, the out-of-district fee, school fees for the second semester, and the structure of the Calendar Committee for the 2021-2022 school year. They also discussed the Virtual Learning Committee, end-of-year celebrations, grades and attendance, the 2000 Policy Series, the Relaunch 2020-2021 plan, and central office roles. The board approved personnel and coaching reports, the waiver of the out-of-district fee, and school fees for the second semester.

The joint session of the Stokes County Board of Education and Stokes County Board of County Commissioners discussed facilities' study and planning, including a population study completed in 2022 projecting a drop in enrollment, and a facility study detailing findings at each facility. The session addressed the need for an efficiency study, with opinions sought from multiple groups. Discussions also covered the age and safety issues of several schools, the potential consolidation of schools, budget considerations, and the importance of community and parental communication. The possibility of a tax increase to support school improvements was also discussed.