Vance County Board of Education meets in Henderson, N. C. 27536 November 9, 2015 7:00 p.m. in the Administrative Services Center
I. Call to Order
II. Moment of Silence
* III. Approval of Minutes
* IV. Approval of Meeting Agenda
V. Recognitions/Announcements
VI. Comments from the Public
(Citizens who would like to address the Board may do so by completing Form BDDH-E, Public Participation at Board Meetings. This request must be made by noon one working day preceding the regular Board meeting. The form may be obtained by calling the Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent at 492-2127, ext. 2202.)
VII. Superintendent’s Report
A. Schools’ Open House Tours
VIII. Board of Education Standing Committees
* A. Personnel: Margaret A. Ellis, Chair (Attachment)
B. Finance: Gloria J. White, Chair
* C. Building & Grounds: Ruth M. Hartness, Chair (Attachment)
D. Policy: Darlynn P. Oxendine, Chair
* E. Curriculum: Emeron J. Cash, Chair (Attachment)
F. Community Relations: Dorothy W. Gooche, Chair
IX. New Business
X. Recurring Items
A. Overnight Field Trip Request
B. Out of County Transfer Request
* XI. Executive Session
Approval of Minutes, Property, Legal, Personnel Matters
* XII. Adjournment
* Requires Board Action
Wonder if the Board of education member whose husband is on leave from carver while the Police investigate things will have a comment about Whats going on? Or about the student who was Life Flighted b/c he supposedly Fell down stairs @ HMS? Or about the gun on NVHS Campus? SMH!!! No Wonder kids are scared to go 2 school!!!!
Thanks for the reminder, Decept. You’re a swell fellow.
No problem Publius……I guess it’s good to have ‘friends’ in high places? Why no mention of the incident with the PE Teacher at Carver? Last I heard it was being investigated by members of the Sheriff’s Dept. If it comes out that nothing was found then at least report it……why should parents feel safe sending kids to school with the 3 previous incidents mentioned in the above post? Let me guess……free “babysitting”? SMH!!!!
What happened at HMS? My grandson goes out there.
Triple H….can you read? Last week a student was pushed(slipped…depending on whose account you believe) down the stairs and had to be be taken by Life Flight to Duke due to the seriousness of the injuries. Did you see VCS PIO mention it? NOPE!! Was it in the local paper? NOPE!! What about the gun that was found on the campus at NVHS? PIO mention it? NOPE!! Local Paper report it? NOPE!!! Wake up parents b/c VCS are becoming more and more unsafe each and everyday!!! Prove it if it isn’t so!!!! SMH!!!
as much as this pains me to say … I agree with you Deception. I believe people need to speak up more often about things like this and speak out when they feel they have been done wrong.
You raise a good point there, Deception. Now, if you truly knew what was going on with these matters, you would know that they have been taken care of. Especially the one of the most serious nature. (All are serious, just to be clear, but you choose which is most important)
Way back when I was in school kids had their hunting guns in their trucks a lot of times. Also, we had a student shot at NVHS while I was there. Nothing new here. It actually happens all over the state sadly enough. Guns do not belong in school!
How about you contact your local BOE and find out the answers for yourself? All you have to do is go to their website and get the email address OR contact the Central Office on Graham Avenue and request their contact information. Better yet, ask to speak to the Superintendent and go about it that way. Even still, you could call NVHS, HMS or any other school you have a concern with and ask their Principal.
If I had a child and they were out there, I would call the CO and find out. My first instinct would not be to come on here and complain. Haha! That’s like watching your neighbors house burning down and you run across town and yell FIRE-FIRE!!!
I do not think there is cause to be alarmed since it has not been reported publicly. Had any of these been found to be a threat, the public would have been notified.
It is really not that hard. But complaining about it here will do nothing to find the answers you so desperately seek. Nor will posting gossip that has not been found to be true. Unfortunately. But, that is the easiest thing to do. Keep fighting the good fight, Deception. We are all still rooting for your recovery!
Snarky…..it hasn’t been reported b/c it brings bad publicity to what evidently is a serious issue. If not…why not let the PE Teacher con’t to work until things are resolved? From a reliable source who happens to work at Carver Elementary it is reported that numerous Law Enforcement Officials have visited the school and have talked to many teachers and administrators. If it isn’t true what the lil’ girl has alledged then by all means scream to the high heavens and let it be known that it was a LIE!!!! His wife is on the BofE so why doesn’t she step aside as it becomes a conflict of interest!!! That would be the HONONABLE THING to do…..but once again…….we are talking about Vance County….and HONOR usually isn’t mentioned in the same sentence. I hope for all parties involved that it isn’t true but until the investigation is completely done then we can only wonder.
My question is why hasn’t the local paper mentioned this just in case other students have something to add to this story….tragic as it may be!!!! Can you say “COVER-UP?”
Where is the lady with the cushy job a.k.a. known as the Public Information Officer……shouldn’t she be reported these instances? The student at HMS that was pushed or fell down the stairs could have easily been killed. I bet she would have been all over the local news stations voicing her opinion if that had happened!!! It’s time for things to change in VCS and if not you will con’t to be the laughingstock of the Tri-County area……SMH at the ignorance of some of the citizens of Vance County. Did they teach you how to become ignorant in VCS or were you born that way?
Guns at school……no big deal according to Snarky….they even had one when he was in school!!! That’s probably one of the many that he just so happened to be aware of…..for everyone you are aware of…..I’m sure their are 4-5 more sitting in other areas waiting for something to “pop off”!!! WAKE UP!!!!! or not……it is your kids/grandkids!!! Not mine…..got mine away from the dump you call home!!!
it seems are brothers have caused the missouri top white dogs to quit because we bring in all the money through sports it is time for the white priviledge people to quit and elect black presidents and faculty we will be doing this throughtout the country as we are tired of repression you white supremists must fall and the blacks will rise to take over this country
and u deshition you falsely accuse ateacher because he is a minority american indian of slander you are headed down the road as interesting did and they hopefully will shut you up for spreading inuendo which is nothing but racial propaganda
So Brenda Peace wrote a Letter to the Editor in Tuesday’s edition of the Daily Dispatch…..in it she seems as if she is upset with losing the election. Here’s some advice Brenda…..PAY YOUR TAXES that you owe on the CHURCH over on Flint Hill that you are the Pastor of!! That would be leading by example. She claimed she was “blackballed” b/c she endorsed Mr. Kearney for Mayor? Who cares who she endorsed? Run on your own RECORD…..not who you endorse!!! Needless to say her record speaks for itself and it’s not very flattering!!
And for a Pastor to put people on blast saying that “I do know the length of the handle I should use on your spoon” sounds like a comment someone would make who was MAD b/c she LOST!!! FACT be known she rode in on the “new direction” train and if you can name 1 or 2 things she did to make Henderson a better place to live……I’m listening!!! I say GOOD RIDDANCE!!! Spend more time in your Church and pay the TAXES you owe to the city!!!!!! The letter to the Editor was very informative as to her mindset and was helpful in understanding why the city of Henderson past council couldn’t get anything done……too many egos and too many under qualified members.
P.S. Enjoy your retirement!!!! I’m sure JESUS wouldn’t approve of you bad-mouthing the people that you claimed “stabbed you in the back”!! But…..maybe that’s what is taught in your Church? SMH!!
JJ……I didn’t accuse anyone of anything!!! I only repeated what was told to me my a staff member of Carver Elementary School. Call over to the County Office and ask if this teacher is currently working at Carver! Or better yet….call Carver and ask who is the PE Teacher working now! I didn’t say anything wrong in my post other than to make the readers of HiH aware of the ugliness that is happening in VCS that the PIO seemingly doesn’t want to discuss. The job of a PIO is to talk about all the goings on in VCS…….both GOOD & BAD!!!!
Why not mention the fact that the student at HMS fell down the stairs and was airlifted to DUKE via Life Flight due to the seriousness of the injuries? Too much bad news and/or bad publicity? If you wanna report the goings on in VCS…..report all things….both good and bad!!! Hopefully the student that was taken via Life Flight will make a full recovery but if not I hope his parents SUE Vance Co. Schools for everything they can get!!!! If it were your child….what would you do? So…..with that being said…..if you don’t know of what you speak….don’t speak!!!
I agree with Deception. All these incidences are real and have happened yet NO one reports on it. Is it because you (whoever does the reporting) knows those either involved or those if reported on and folks found out it would hurt? Thats not fair journalism! Not at all!
Well….I am going to leave something as serious as the trio of incidents Deception pointed out to have allegedly occurred, be. I have no idea and do not want to caste any feelings about them either way. After all, they have not been reported on.
As for local politics, is anyone surprised that we have a candidate who lost their election appealing to the masses through a letter to the editor? Did it not appear they were pretty upset they lost even though they said they weren’t? If you were not mad, who would you end your essay with scripture that talks about cutting down evildoers like blades of grass? Why would you choose to quote scripture that says people will be harmed because of their actions? That is what they did. It is right there in print!
What do you call that type of behavior? Vindictive? Meaning, they want revenge. And in this case, will leave it up to the Lord to go about taking out the ones who wronged them. Is revenge seeking thoughts and desired actions the kind of mentality we want leading the City of Henderson? Let alone someone who is supposed to be the leader of their church who holds the title of Pastor???? Would you want your good reverend to pray harm upon other people? I would not! But that is what we have right here in our very own hometown press!
Romans 12:19. This tells us not take revenge but to leave it up to the Lord. Why would a church leader need to say something that directly tells followers not to worry with such action or thought? The human condition is making damp some local clergical cloth.
Why would endorsing another candidate be the cause for any other candidates fall? Would the campaign itself along with prior record be actions enough for the loss? Apparently not.
This is a prime example of how I can disagree with one posters take on a subject and then turn around and be in agreement on another. I wonder where all of the Pastors in our County went to school to earn their title? Can anyone tell me that? I know the leaders of my church over the years attended Divinity School to earn their occupation. We have so many Pastors in town. Where did they go to get qualified to lead a church?????
Thanks for clueing me in on this. I have always wanted to know.
Rev. Brenda Peace’s comments were quite shocking. I have to wonder how many ministers find her tirade uncalled for.
Deception. I have noticed that for someone who cares so little for our “dump” town as you call it, you have so much to say about it. Why?
Billy Boy……for lack of a better explanation buddy……i Do it b/c i can!! & your powers that be dont Seem to want to report on the “dirt”…..the gun @:NVHS….kid having to be taken via life flight to DUKE b/c of incident @ HMS!!!! U drink the Kool Aid they give u & hope things change!! I call it like i see it……if that bothers u…..get over it!!!!!! SMH!!!
the paper does not report every thing. That’s obvious to anyone with any common sense. They dont report all the crime reports, they dont report on divorces etc etc. There’s 100’s of things every day ‘good’ and ‘bad’ they dont report on. If you want to have something particular in the paper, write a letter to the editor. If the paper reported every little thing that bothered the citizens of Henderson it would have Deception on the front page every day.
Anon3……is this your 3rd battle w/AA? Seemingly so with your comments. So you suggest writing a letter to the Editor? That went over like a box of rocks with brenda peaces letter 2day!!! SORE LOSER!!!
If guns on Campus……teachers put ON leave while the Police investigate aren’t big deals…..then….so be it!!!!!66t
Well, I haven`t called Decept a nasty old hag recently, so here goes. Decept, you’re a nasty old hag.
Deception. It doesn’t bother me in the least. I was just curious. There really isn’t any reason for you to be rude about it.
I guess when you hide behind your keyboard it is easy to talk smack to everyone because you haven’t put your real name out there.
I haven’t “drank the Kool-aid” as you call it, even though grape Kool-aid is my favorite. I haven’t had any in a quite few years.
Keep griping on HiH, Deception. You are really making a difference in our community doing so.
I thought about adding your signature “SMH” but instead I am just lol’ing
Billy, Try and we might, there is no changing someone with a personality complex like Deception has. They are the clown in the room. Entertaining most of the time but a little bit goes a long way. Do not let her deter you from posting. She is harmless. Like most people who hide behind things and run along at the first thought that pops in their head. Miss Deception is honest, I will give her that. I did not say RIGHT…..I said honest. Those are two different things.
Deception: What do think will happen now that there is some new leadership in town?
Publius….i have not called you smart…ever….reason being…b/c you aré not!! Your posts offer no information other than to prove your ignorance!! I have forgotten more things than you have ever known lil’ boy!!! So…until i pull your strings again do us all à favor & keep your pie hole closed!!
Have you ever had à post on HiH that was informative or do u just sit back like most cowards & talk smack knowing you won’t get confronted in person?
You told à lié & was supposed to meet me in oxford b4 i left the area but i guess you couldn’t muster up enough courage? SMH!!!!
Deception ,Have you really left the area??
Elmwood…Yes…still have relatives who are stuck there but they are trying to get away also. If you are not sucking on the govt. nipple then what does Henderson have to offer?
Here’s an assignment for the HiH cult……call over to graham ave & ask what happened to the PE Teacher @ Carver!!!! If what i was told by an employee from carver it will make your head Spin!!! Let’s hope it is not TRUE!!!! But the longer the Lady with the cushy job of PIO refuses to address it people will con’t to add their own Spin on it!!!!! SMH!!!!
Here is a suggestion, Deception. Why don’t you make the call. You seem to be the most concerned about it.
Billy…..b/c I already know the answer. But the bloggers on HiH such as yourself have to hear it from someone other than myself to believe it b/c I could tell you the sky was falling and you would look up and see that indeed it was falling but you wouldn’t believe it simply b/c I said it!! Get my point? Certainly you learned something being educated in VCS?
I am amazed at the number of people who visit HiH who want to “nit-pick” about certain things but when it was pointed out that a sitting Board of Education Member’s spouse was put on LEAVE from his position as a PE Teacher at a local Elementary School nobody seems to care? That boggles my mind. Either you don’t have kids/grandkids in VCS or you don’t care about kids in general. I don’t have all the details involving why he was put on LEAVE but usually employees don’t get put on LEAVE unless it’s something pretty serious. You draw your own conclusion……
Also, your former council member Brenda Peace showed her true colors when she lost in the run-off election didn’t she? WOW!!! And she calls herself a Preacher/Pastor? No wonder their Church has a history of not being up to date on paying their taxes. Have a good day Mr. Billy……
Well from all the clues we all know who you are referring to. ( I actually heard about this shortly after it happened) Henderson is a funny town, you should know this deception. If its someone most in town are friend with (aka the town crook) they don’t talk about it. I don’t understand it. Its a crime committed against us as citizens and in some cases YOUNG children. What is he accused of? I assure you most on this site KNOW who you are talking about and have HEARD what he is being accused of. I’m all for loyalty but be for real people!
Another point that has me puzzled is why hasn’t the family that it affected come forward. If that had been my child I would be fighting tooth and nail to make sure he was convicted yet it seems the family either doesn’t care, or doesn’t really believe it themselves. Either way this mans reputation is tainted now whether its true or false. He has a label now. Of course that doesn’t mean to much in VC obviously
It sounds like a personnel problem and those are not usually brought out to the public until an arrest is made
Deception, I am pretty smart to make my observations. I do not come here to nit pick. I come here to read the articles that are posted on here everyday because they are usually quite informative. I never take what you have to say to heart. I am sure a lot of what you post is true. There are just better ways to put it out there than to be a ass about it.
I really do not care what happens in other Vance County schools as long as it is not the one my son attends. God knows they have enough problems trying to keep teachers past the two month mark at his.
Keep being a bitter Anon keyboard warrior. I will continue to just sit back and chuckle at your comments.
I won’t be posting on this thread anymore unless you have something else worthwhile to talk about. Have a good day.
Sorry to hear that Billy…..but if you only care about “your” son then you are part of the problem and not the solution. Did you read what I posted about a student at HMS who was either pushed or fell down the stairs and had to be taken by LIFE FLIGHT to DUKE in order to save his life? If you have 1/2 a heart you should feel a little bit of sympathy for the student as well as his parents. But…as you said….if it doesn’t directly have anything to do with my son then basically you made it clear that you don’t care about other’s kids!!! That was for lack of a better word…..a very DUMB COMMENT!!! Let’s move on past that.
I guess you don’t care about the lil’ 4 year old Pre-K student at Carver Elementary either huh? The student that was taken to Maria Parham to be checked out b/c someone(not saying it was the employee of Carver) had violated her? But until the lady with the cushy job..a.k.a. the Public Information Officer comes out and at least makes some sort of announcement about the goings on then the public and HiH will con’t to speculate and rumors will con’t to spread like wildfire!!! It is a fact that the PE teacher is on Leave from the school until further notice. If he is innocent then he needs to be screaming to the High Heavens that he has been falsely accused!!!! I know I would!! What about his wife? She’s on the Board of Education……has she been allowed to sit in on Closed Door Sessions when they discuss this issue? It seems like a conflict of interest since it is her husband that has been placed on LEAVE from Carver.
As far as you not reading anything else on HiH….I can promise you that you will find more information about the goings on in your area than you will by reading that poor excuse of a local paper you have. It’s up to you to decipher what is credible and what’s not!!!
As far as the COUNTY CROOK…….like I said months ago….this is Dist. 9…..she will NOT SERVE 1 DAY BEHIND BARS!!!! and it wouldn’t surprise me if she isn’t rehired within the County doing another job!!!! SMH at just how far Henderson/Vance have fallen in the past 20-30 years. You have more Bail Bonds Businesses than the 4-5 neighboring counties combined!!!
I said I wouldn’t post anymore unless you had something interstering to say on this thread. I said “post” anything else not “read”. I have a heart. There is a lot that goes in Vance County that eventually you become numb to it. I know first hand.
So keep using those exclamations points. Keep on shaking that head.
By the way, I don’t waste my time ready the so called paper Henderson puts out.
Well, I’ve got what I came for; my daily dose of Deception. All is well with the world.
Decept is kinda amusing, in a train wreck sorta way.
Publius….will your neighbors not talk to you? Or are you scared to venture out into the neighborhood in fear of getting shot at? Certainly you must get your kicks out of coming to HiH and searching for my latest posts and add your dumb comments. You are kinda amusing also lil’ man…..when I picture you I laugh!!! You were so BIG & BAD and were supposed to meet me in Oxford before I left the area but as most cowards do…..you were all talk and no action!!! BOO!!!! Did that scare you? SMH!!!!
Bring something to HiH that’s informative or interesting and not the same ole’ comments you posts since you can’t think of anything to posts. If you need any ideas I can give you a few…..but you would have to put your big boy pants on and be willing to meet me the next time I come through your area. I will be back soon for the Holidays due to relatives n the area……I just have to remember to bring my bullet-proof vest!!!! Have a nice weekend lil’ man!!!
Decept; You keep referring to some alleged meeting in Oxford. Sorry. I don’t remember any plans to do that. Are you prone to audio or visual hallucinogens?
Publius…..dont use BIG words you dont know the meaning of!!! Get a grip lil’ man!!!