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Why it matters: The leadership vote sets who will steer board meetings and agendas through the coming term. The calendar approval and the Pine Brook floor contract affect classroom scheduling and facility safety; the board’s closed-session motion indicates personnel matters remain under internal review.

The vote for board leadership was uncontested: W.G. Potts was nominated and affirmed by the board, after which Potts said, \"I will commit to you to do the best I can, and together we'll make good decisions,\" addressing board members after the vote. The board then took nominations for vice chair and approved Marie Helms by show of hands.

On calendar selection, the board considered two draft calendars that had been circulated to staff. Board member Marie Helms and Joe Caudle served on the calendar committee and reported that 460 staff ballots were returned; 398 votes (about 87%) favored option 1. The board voted to adopt option 1 for the 2025–26 school year by a voice/show-of-hands vote recorded as \"motion carries 7–0.\"

Facility work: Facilities staff presented an emergency recommendation to replace the gymnasium floor at Pine Brook Elementary School after staff found a large crack and identified a moisture issue beneath the existing surface. Facilities presenter Jeremy Whitaker said the slab will receive a moisture-blocking treatment before a new surface is installed and described the situation as an \"emergency\" timed to minimize student disruption over the holiday break. The board approved hiring Royal Wood and Associates Inc. to remove the existing floor, apply moisture blocking and install a new floor system for $89,847. Whitaker told the board the proposal includes a one-year installation warranty and a five-year material warranty. The motion passed by the board and was recorded as \"motion carries 7–0.\"

Graduation date: Superintendent Jeff Wallace recommended — and the board approved — holding Davie County High School’s graduation on Saturday, June 14 at 8:30 a.m. at Wriggle Stadium. The motion carried by voice vote (recorded \"motion carries 7–0\").

Other procedural items: The board approved the minutes from the prior regular meeting and a special-called Nov. 26 meeting and adopted the consent agenda; both carried by unanimous voice vote. Before adjourning to closed session for attorney-client and personnel matters, board leaders told the public no further action was anticipated after the closed session.

Votes at a glance:
• Approval of Nov. minutes (regular + Nov. 26 special): motion carried, 7–0.
• Election of board chair (W.G. Potts): elected by voice/show of hands; vote recorded as carry 7–0.
• Election of vice chair (Marie Helms): elected by show of hands; vote recorded as carry 7–0.
• Consent agenda: approved, motion carries 7–0.
• 2025–26 calendar (option 1): approved (recommendation based on staff vote 398 of 460 in favor); motion carries 7–0.
• Pine Brook Elementary gym floor contract (Royal Wood and Associates Inc.): authorized at $89,847; motion carries 7–0. Warranty: 1-year installation, 5-year material.
• Davie County High School graduation date (June 14, 8:30 a.m., Wriggle Stadium): approved, motion carries 7–0.
• Motion to enter closed session for attorney-client privilege and personnel matters: approved; motion and second recorded, board entered closed session.

The board’s minutes record the votes as unanimous on the listed items; no board member statements opposing these specific approvals were recorded in the transcript. The board’s planned closed session was described by chair Potts as limited to attorney-client and personnel matters.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","DCS BOE Meeting 12/3/24","oneSentenceSummary","The Davie County Board of Education, at its regular meeting, swore in incoming members and elected W.G. Potts as board chair and Marie Helms as vice chair.","taxTitle","Davie County Schools, School Districts, North Carolina","taxId",38744,"location","North Carolina","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6687752,"Davie County student‑services staff deployed to Buncombe County after Hurricane Helene; Buncombe McKinney‑Vento caseload rose from 274 to 1,171",778,5498000,6276000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2173348-4fa0cab488a216647b062c20dc9499ac&start=5498&end=6276","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2173348-4fa0cab488a216647b062c20dc9499ac/thumbnail_5498000.jpg","/articles/6687752/North-Carolina/Davie-County-studentservices-staff-deployed-to-Buncombe-County-after-Hurricane-Helene-Buncombe-McKinneyVento-caseload-rose-from-274-to-1171","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6687752-47ba5791877514416632e035fa02669d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771145862&Signature=ZxQSDTPCmE5i46RUFCIzi96hqOWyrapRAhU~au4m05bpyTjwNwLs4KPj9-o-57PtQIy4guiFlmQWCCr~Y2lZGH8HhZiHx13AKfUBelJZrtghrgWKFHktWFR~zNMRUNmPRm4tT8cTs66bR88TyFbiD48d8~GOOi6Str7mz2Rc2XuTZrWJDafDJluZZYSglA~0aV0hLT0L4Hn0LNOF~wN~4n6cnn6yrA6eTojXUEEpfqaTJabCL~4XZ74yUYap-0CumJlV-ePc1EdJ06U~Lk0PQSZ-2yAFWtGrcdUWI7z1gg19XxapClIWv6ivkUURStiaOJ9-hr2HTFbHPulcFLU0Pg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Davie County Schools’ student‑services staff traveled to Buncombe County to provide crisis and recovery support after Hurricane Helene, presenting the board with on‑the‑ground observations and an updated tally of displaced students.

Jennifer Custer, the district’s student‑services administrator, said she and a small team of counselors and social workers responded after Buncombe County Superintendent Dr. Jackson requested mutual‑aid support. The Davie team — which included Jenny McPherson (lead middle‑school counselor) and social worker Paulina Hanner — were assigned to Buncombe’s PIP program, a multi‑campus progressive education program that serves roughly 150 students with moderate to severe physical and intellectual disabilities across 24 classrooms. The team provided crisis support to staff and students, helped at a family resource center and performed home visits when requested by Buncombe staff.

Custer described the conditions staff encountered: schools and neighborhoods with downed power lines, demolished roofs and other storm damage; large numbers of donated supplies staged at a school‑based family resource center; and families living temporarily in hotels, tents or makeshift shelters. She said Buncombe staff were still working on water access and hygiene concerns for students and that staff at the PIP program were ‘‘so tired’’ from sustained recovery work.

Davie staff reported Buncombe County’s McKinney‑Vento caseload (students identified as experiencing homelessness or housing instability under federal McKinney‑Vento definitions) increased from 274 at the start of the school year to about 1,171 after the storm, according to the presentation. The Davie team described delivering supplies, making home visits and helping Buncombe staff triage needs; they also noted Buncombe’s family resource center had received large donation volumes and in some cases was already turning away donations because of capacity limits.

Custer and colleagues said Buncombe’s superintendent made a point of personally welcoming mutual‑aid staff at the hotels where teams were housed and that the county’s convocation slogan that year — \"#TogetherWeRise\" — took on immediate resonance.

Panelists on the Davie delegation emphasized the emotional toll on Buncombe staff: one Buncombe staff member had lost 11 family members in the disaster, and other staff described survivor guilt and exhaustion. The Davie team said they remain in contact with Buncombe colleagues and are coordinating limited ongoing support (for example, sponsoring a teacher and child for Thanksgiving/Christmas assistance through a local church).

The board heard the presentation as an informational update; no board action or vote was required. Board members and the administration praised the Davie staff for volunteering and described the mutual‑aid deployment as an example of district‑to‑district support during a large disaster.","Davie County student‑services staff traveled to Buncombe County after Hurricane Helene to provide crisis support; presenters said Buncombe’s McKinney‑Vento caseload rose from 274 to about 1,171 after the storm.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6687758,"Davie County lead nurse reports 25,288 health-room encounters in 2023–24; district has seven full‑time nurses",191,4783000,4974000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2173348-4fa0cab488a216647b062c20dc9499ac&start=4783&end=4974","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2173348-4fa0cab488a216647b062c20dc9499ac/thumbnail_4783000.jpg","/articles/6687758/North-Carolina/Davie-County-lead-nurse-reports-25288-health-room-encounters-in-202324-district-has-seven-fulltime-nurses","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6687758-29603db183e95fda5fd17860d4dfa8ed/orig.mp4?Expires=1771145862&Signature=T7C1VEtq4ZCq1d5zYanj~XxrxDD8UvpprrU6vGRI0fCBURqIkRm4~gvszgXAq6LyrY9tgib9a91PqseUicXHHdKasgpwG4r9Bz16AFxnnTSgmrp7WfpLDfGS~PU8QHRWgjFbnUUTeZFp0ZPx5Ky7FulPg-OtSdDPq7X93SeJMXP5tMW17vvYS9G1Pl5vSDSq~e-K1CbCMPv8HcbQrRCkl1YVkGz8WY3Jjx~D7E3tn9mQf4IQx-TksHRw5fTL5k5GKbjQAW9hYzX6GUjs1CWxN60Y36Z015zZt-Xprts7bzLBVxCBbWcwx30lJSyKHOJGX4OqHibFohHcAee6uN9zBQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lori Dingler, lead school nurse for Davie County Schools, presented the district’s annual school health report to the board, detailing student contacts, screenings and nursing services for the 2023–24 school year.

Dingler reported 25,288 health‑room encounters last year; of those, 23,748 students were sent back to class rather than being sent home. Nurses administered 9,288 medication doses and documented 2,829 students with one or more chronic health conditions. The report also recorded 548 students with physician orders to receive medication at school and 63 students followed through the district’s case‑management program.

District screening and preventive services included 2,439 vision and hearing screenings (171 referred to eye doctors; 108 secured follow‑up care by year end) and 88 health‑education presentations. School nurses made 18 home visits, participated in 504 special‑education related meetings (IEP/SST/SMART) and aided in 13 suicide or threat assessments. A district flu clinic through Walgreens vaccinated 147 staff members; the Friendly Dental Van saw 152 students and the state dental hygienist performed 187 dental screenings.

Dingler told the board the district employs seven full‑time school nurses; one position (Katie McDaniel at the high school) is funded through a state School Nurse Funding Initiative (SNFIE) while the remaining nurses are employed by the district. Nurses are scheduled to be in each school three days per week; Dingler said the district could staff more but that the existing team does \"a great job.\" A board member praised the increase in students who secured follow-up vision care (noting a jump from 45% to 63% secured care year over year) and emphasized the role nurses play in keeping students in class — Dingler noted 94% of health‑room visits resulted in students returning to class.

On counseling and one‑on‑one support, Dingler said the district had an elevated number of \"health counseling sessions,\" explaining that several high‑need students beginning around the previous Christmas required substantially more nursing time, phone calls with physicians and family support. She said the nursing team can provide a range of services from blood‑sugar monitoring for students with diabetes to coordinating orders for tube feeding or other health procedures performed at school.

Board members asked about staffing ratios and why the health‑counseling count rose; Dingler provided the staffing numbers (seven full‑time nurses, district coverage model) and linked the counseling increase to a small number of high‑need students who required sustained nursing attention. The board thanked the health services team for their work.

The presentation provided the board and the public a summary of the district’s health‑services volume and indicated areas where staffing and follow‑up care remain priorities.","Lead school nurse Lori Dingler told the board that nurses recorded 25,288 health‑room visits in the prior school year, administered 9,288 medications, tracked 2,829 students with chronic health conditions and conducted 2,439 vision and hearing screenings. The district employs seven full‑time nurses who work in schools part time (three days/week).","actionData","errors"]

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Davie County Board elects W.G. Potts chair, approves 2025–26 calendar and $89,847 Pine Brook gym floor replacement

Davie County student‑services staff deployed to Buncombe County after Hurricane Helene; Buncombe McKinney‑Vento caseload rose from 274 to 1,171

Davie County lead nurse reports 25,288 health-room encounters in 2023–24; district has seven full‑time nurses