Parents should have a voice in their child's education.
Stop school board overreach!
Parents should have a voice in their child's education.
Parents should have a voice in their child's education.
Parents should have a voice in their child's education.
This page is operated by citizens of Cherokee County to help the parents voices be heard . The school board has voted to rezone our kids without letting the parents know they were even discussing this, much less voting on this subject. They tried to hide that they were voting on REZONING kids by putting the word FACILITIES on the agenda. This violates code 2330.
According to Code 2330
“Each board member will receive a copy of the proposed agenda four days prior to the meeting, and the proposed agenda will be available for public inspection and/or distribution when it is distributed to the board members. At the meeting, the board may, by a majority vote, add an item that is not on the proposed agenda before the agenda is adopted. After the agenda has been adopted, a two-thirds vote is required to add an item to the agenda. Any new policy or budgetary items presented as an addendum to the published agenda are not subject to action at the same meeting”.
You can find this code published at the following link
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This code requires the public and the board members to be notified of what will be voted on a minimum of 4 days prior to the event. They never published the agenda on their website and the agenda that was sent out to the board members is to the right. The word "facilities" is what they put on the agenda to cover rezoning our kids.
Definition of facility:
1. a place, amenity, or piece of equipment provided for a particular purpose.
2. an ability to do or learn something well and easily; a natural aptitude.
Where in the facility definition does it explain the action of "rezoning CHILDREN"? This wasn't the correct notice. See screenshot.
James Ellis
James.ellis@cherokee.k12.nc.us
Steve Coleman
Jeff Tatham
Arnold Mathews
Arnold.mathews@cherokee.k12.us
Call the school board 828-837-2722
Email the following
Superintendent Dr. Keevin Woody keevin.woody@cherokee.k12.nc.us Associate Superintendent Kim Gibson kim.gibson@cherokee.k12.nc.us
Assistant Superintendent John Higdon john.higdon@cherokee.k12.nc.us
Don't miss the next school board meeting on Feb 15that 5:30 PM at 911 Andrews Rd, Murphy, NC 28906
You can copy and paste the emails below to all the representatives at once. Copy the email addresses below and paste in the "to" on your email
randy.phillips@cherokeecounty-nc.gov, cal.stiles@cherokeecounty-nc.gov, ben.adams@cherokeecounty-nc.gov, drdan.commissioner@gmail.com, jan.griggs@cherokeecounty-nc.gov, shannon.raper@cherokee.k12.nc.us, james.ellis@cherokee.k12.nc.us, steve.coleman@cherokee.k12.nc.us, jeannie.gaddis@cherokee.k12.nc.us, arnold.mathews@cherokee.k12.nc.us, jason.murphy@cherokee.k12.nc.us, jeff.tatham@cherokee.k12.nc.us, keevin.woody@cherokee.k12.nc.us
Then copy the body of the email below and make any edits you'd like and sign your name.
We are writing to let you know we are very upset about the school board's recent decision to rezone the children in Cherokee County. Many parents feel this decision was made without clearly stating on the agenda that this was what they planned to vote on. It was unclear because "facilities" was printed on the agenda to notify the community of a decision to "rezone children." This "notice" fails to meet the requirements of Cherokee County School Board code 2330, which states
"Each board member will receive a copy of the proposed agenda four days prior to the meeting, and the proposed agenda will be available for public inspection and/or distribution when it is distributed to the board members. At the meeting, the board may, by a majority vote, add an item that is not on the proposed agenda before the agenda is adopted. After the agenda has been adopted, a two-thirds vote is required to add an item to the agenda. Any new policy or budgetary items presented as an addendum to the published agenda are not subject to action at the same meeting".
Code 2330 states that the board can't add something to the agenda and vote on it at the same meeting. The lack of transparency is further validated by the comment from the superintendent Keevin Woody, quoted from the story on foxchattanooga.com by Mary-Beth Mangrum
"We later spoke with Cherokee County Schools Superintendent Dr. Keevin Woody. He told us that public input wasn't required in this case, because no schools were slated to be closed."
This statement has added to distrust and a lack of confidence in the Cherokee County school system. We ask that the school board members hold off on implementing this decision and that the commissioners not fund this until the citizens have been heard. It is essential to consider all options before making a choice that affects families to this extent. More meetings with research, investigations, and input will help ensure that the decision is well-informed and that all possible consequences have been weighed.
We thank you for your time and hope take the time to hear what the voters have to say.
Cherokee County Schools
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The Cherokee County School Board voted to rezone our kids without notice to the parents. If you are against school board overreach attend the next School Board meeting on Feb. 15th at 5:30 PM 911 Andrews Rd, Murphy, NC 28906 and sign the petition at the link below.