MONTGOMERY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION  MINUTES July1 1, 2024  The Montgomery County Board of Education convened in a regular monthly meeting on Monday, July 1,2024, at 6:30 pm in the Montgomery County Schools Boardroom. Board members present were Steve W. DeBerry - Chair, Anne Evans Vice Chair, Angela Smith,  Bryan Dozier and Cindy Taylor. Lynn Epps was not present.  Chairman Steve DeBerry called the meeting to order. Mr. DeBerry moved to adopt the agenda as submitted. Bryan Dozier made the motion with Cindy Taylor seconding. The agenda  was accepted with unanimous approval from the board.  Chairman Steve DeBerry shared an opening devotional from 2 Corinthians 12:14. "For the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents fort the children." Each generation should lay up and do for the next. Whatever parents do for their children those children should do  for their own children. This makes for society's improvement.  Chairman DeBerry led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag ofthe United States of  America.  No one signed up to speak during the public comments section.  AJ Resolution of Esteem for Cheryl Thomas Hall was presented to her family for her thirty-one years ofs service with thel Montgomery County Schools. Ms. Hall passed away on  March 21, 2024. Chairman DeBerry read the resolution as follows:  MONTGOMERY COUNIY BOARD OFE EDUCATION RESOLUTION OFESTEEM FOR CherylThomas: Hal sowfitio WHEREAS. home our Heavery, CreyiTromask rather Hollon: inHis infinire love 2024. and and wicom, hitlysnsys WHEREAS. her dedication wersalivng to Montgomery ustomertolh County horir Schocis intogrly fcr andsl,a ard WHEREAS, om hes sorved. harie lesEwlbe bur thoughout deaply faltroto anly byhnesay with counry. Boordofiducatong NOW. THEREFORE. beil andn hars  egpressings Montgomery asenseo County less ofthis s0 tionbe lympaty: ord permonent COUNIYB BOARD OFE EDUCAIION AuR SaaEls Slervenw. OCE Flit,F.D. lormy ByanDeser: Cnps-    Chairman DeBerry called upon Dr. Dale Ellis for Employee of the Month recognition. Dr. Ellis stated that Brooke Howell has been selected for the Central Office but due to a death in Ms. Howell's family, she could not bej present tonight. Dr. Ellis requested to present the recognition during the. August board meeting. The board approved unanimously. made the motion with Tommy Blake seconding. The board approved unanimously.  Chairman DeBerry requested to approve the consent agenda as submitted. Anne Evans Chairman DeBerry called upon Dr. Ellis for End oft the Year Review Dates. Dr. Ellis presented three options: Tuesday, August 27, Thursday, August 29, or Thursday, September 5.It was the consensus of the board to select Thursday, September 5, 2024, for the End ofYear  Review beginning at 5:30pm at the Central Office.  Chairman DeBerry then called upon Dr. Emily Shaw for policies for approval. Mr. DeBerry asked for a motion for approval. Bryan Dozier made the motion with Anne Evans  seconding. The motion carried unanimously with the board.  Chairman DeBerry called upon Dr. Dale Ellis for his Superintendent's Remarks. Dr. Ellis stated that he would like to publicly thank Mitch Taylor and the entire staffi in the finance office. It always takes until June 30th to close out the finances for the entire school year but with that day falling on a Sunday this year, they had to finish everything by June 28th. Just at thank you to them and all the administrators for the tremendous job they do working hard to get things up and running for the next school year. Also, I had a conversation with my friend JeffJames, Superintendent for the Iredell- Statesville School District that I will be elaborating on in my School Connections article next week. They. just put out al high school tol bid and it came back at $143,000,000. That bid did not include fixtures, furniture and equipment which can be an additional $16,500,000. So, their cost to build a new high school is looking to cost them around $165,000,000 which is over twice what we paid to build Montgomery Central. At the time, the $80,000,000 it cost to build Montgomery Central did not sound like a bargain, but it has become one of our biggest bargains. The high school has become a wonderful community facility with all the camps and now our fall sports season is starting up as well as the planning for our Back to School Bashi in August. Our board took al lot ofheat because we did not havea vote but if wel had waited and missed that window that high school would not be sitting there right now. Just want to thank our board and the board of county commissioners. Montgomery Central High School  has become a tremendous part oft this community.  Chairman DeBerry then asked for a motion to go into closed session to discuss personnel and consult the board attorney. Tommy Blake made the motion, with Bryan Dozier seconding. The board  approved entering closed session unanimously.  After closed session the following items were approved: 1) Board Minutes from June 3, 2024 2) Personnel and Auxiliary Reports:    COENTYSCIOOLS  Emil  CentralHig Montg. Excapt. Childrea's Nrus Taach  12124  Raplaring  Jakn    AEXILIAKY Schorls Scbools  Mon gumery  3) Budget Resolution:  441P Pages Streel. P.0. Bor4 427 Troy, Northo (arolina2 27371-0427 K: 10105362011  Budget    Budget Amendment #1 10 Montgomery County Administration' Unit  STATEFUNDS  510.  71Overall, these: tothetotalz 2023:  of$2,223,8 for Montgomery County Schools,  Budget Amendment #10 FEDERALFUNDS  Budget Amendment #1 10 LOCALFUNDS  odo  BE 5115,000.00 511500000 3K4510 $75.945.10  $24.651.62 12,798.7 5Z4L56 $6.441.08 210162 $23,88232  $75,906.10  $23,83232    Budget Amendment #10 CAPIALOUTLAVFIND  Budget Amendment #1 10 LOCALFUNDE Revenues  $706.59.00  Outlay Budao!  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Assovedty NCDAI    Following approval ofthe consent agenda, Chairman DeBerry asked for a motion to adjourn the meeting. Bryan Dozier made the motion with Cindy Taylor seconding; the meeting  was duly adjourned.  The next regular meeting will be held on Monday, August 5, 2024, at 6:30 pm at the Montgomery  County Central Office.  alBer DaleEllis, Ed. D., Secretary  Stéven W.J DeBérry,  Ars