Minutes - 2-6-14 Jt. Meeting with BOE

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BK:00026 PG.-0353 Superintendent Andy Bryan gave an overview of the school system vision. It was stated the Schools want all students to graduate with something other than a high school diploma. No action was taken. The School Resource Officer (SRO) request from the Board of Education was discussed. County Manager John Crumpton stated that the Board of Education has requested that the County hire seven (7) additional SRO's for the school system. He stated that on July 1, 2003, the Lee County Sheriff's Office was given the responsibility of providing School Resource Officer service to the Lee County Board of Education by Local Act of the General Assembly. Commissioners approved an original budget for the operation in the Sheriff's Office for seven (7) deputies. In December the Board of Education took action to request seven (7) additional SRO's (for a total of 14) and pledged At Risk Funds and Special Grant Funding to help pay for the additional deputies. Depending on the amount of At Risk Funds the Board of Education transfers the full year budget impact would be $486,028 or $40,502 per month. The current fiscal year impact is estimated to be $162,010. Sheriff Tracy Carter and Deputy Sheriff Randall Butler discussed the SRO Program and stated the program is going well and they are very pleased with the transfer from the Schools to the County. At this time nine (9) full - time SRO's are in service. Sheriff Carter and Mr. Butler stated they were not in agreement with hiring 10 -month employees for the SRO positions due to the required State training that is needed for such a position. At this time there are nine (9) schools in the County that do not have an SRO on site. After discussion, Commissioner Dalrymple moved to enter into an inter -local agreement between the Board of Education and the Board of Commissioners to cover the agreed upon transfer of funds to the County. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Dalrymple, Knecht, Parks, Reives, Smith, and Womack Nay: None Absent: Frazier The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. Superintendent Andy Bryan and County Manager John Crumpton discussed the Central Carolina Works project offered through the Lee County Schools, Chatham County Schools, and Harnett County Schools. Central Carolina Community College serves as the "hub" of this program with the three counties. The program places each high school with Career and College Advisors (employees of the community college) that work with students, parents, faculty, and administrators to encourage participation in dual enrollment coursework which is offered directly on the high school campuses free of charge through Central Carolina Community College. Advisors also give students individualized guidance regarding the full range of two and four year degrees they may pursue with their earned college credits. Commissioner Womack and Commissioner Smith reminded the group that Commissioners had approved the CC Works grant for special advisors who were to steer students towards the targeted clusters for future Lee County job growth including health sciences and advanced manufacturing, rather than other vocations already covered under Career and College Promise, such as barbering and auto body repair. Commissioner Reives stated with the down economy he would be glad for students to learn job skills in any field that they might be interested in. No action was taken. Superintendent Bryan presented the Schools Capital Improvements Program (CIP) for FY 2014- 25 through FY 2018 -19. Additional projects requested include a second elementary school with gym and land, East Lee and West Lee Middle School gym expansions, and an auditorium to be constructed at Southern Lee High School. County Manager John Crumpton stated the County has not been growing financially in the past couple of years and adding additional debt could be an issue. No action was taken as this matter will be discussed further during the upcoming budget process. 2