HAMLET - A called meeting was held at the Richmond County Board of Education at 118 Vance Street in Hamlet on Tuesday, July 17, at 5:00 p.m. A quorum of school board members was present for the meeting, which was called to order by Board Chairman Wiley Mabe. A moment of silence was observed, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. The agenda was adopted as presented.
Business items followed as some changes were requested for the 2018-2019 school calendar by Dennis Quick, executive director of Auxiliary Services. The professional development day scheduled for January 29, 2019, needs to be moved to January 30, 2019, to better coincide with the Richmond Community College Calendar. A similar request was made for changing a professional development day from February 19, 2019, to February 20, 2019, for the same reason. This request was approved with no opposition.
Dr. Julian Carter, executive director of Human Resources, presented the personnel report, which included requests for new teacher hires. The report was accepted by the school board members. According to Dr. Carter, there are still some openings available in the school system; however, teacher positions are directly related to the number of students enrolled at the respective schools. Unfortunately, there has been a decrease in enrollment and that directly impacts the number of personnel needed.
A request was made to change the date of the regular August meeting and, after some discussion, board members agreed to the date of July 31st at 5:00 p.m. With no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
