Brunswick County school board approves 12-item consent agenda, renews three-year SRO partnership

The Brunswick County Schools Board of Education on June 2 approved a 12-item consent agenda that included a three-year memorandum of understanding renewing its School Resource Officer partnership with the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office and several service agreements that fund student supports and training.

Board members moved and approved the consent items by voice vote. Lieutenant TK and a deputy representing the sheriff's office described the SRO agreement as a daily operational partnership intended "to ensure the safety of our students throughout the entire district," and Sheriff Chisum sent regrets because he was traveling.

Why it matters: the consent package covers direct services to students (mental-health day treatment and Project Search transition-to-work supports), clinical training placements for nursing students, and a Title I Pre-K interagency agreement that the district said is necessary to secure federal Title I funding for 2026 61. Those agreements maintain or expand supports for vulnerable students and supply pipeline opportunities for staff and community partners.

Key items approved:
- A three-year SRO memorandum with the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office, presented by Lieutenant TK; the document was placed on the consent agenda for approval.
- An agreement with Coastal Horizons to continue an elementary day-treatment program for students K 65 who need additional mental-health supports; the regional day treatment director identified no substantive changes from last year's agreement.
- A clinical agreement with Brunswick Community College to restore nursing-student clinical rotations with school nurses.
- A renewal of the long-standing Communities In Schools partnership (executive director Bonnie Jordan spoke) and Project Search transition-to-work collaborations with local hospitals and BCC that reported seven graduates this year.
- A Brunswick County Health Services memorandum of understanding tied to a $150,000 Department of Health and Human Services nursing funding initiative, which helps partially fund up to three school nurse positions.
- A Title I Pre-K interagency agreement formalizing collaboration with Smart Start and Head Start; staff said approving the agreement allows the district to receive required federal funding starting in 2026 61.

Some items were introduced as "priority items" so the community could hear about them during the meeting; staff said most are renewals or continuations of existing partnerships rather than new programs. The board chair and superintendent emphasized the partnerships support student safety, mental-health services and early-childhood transitions.

The board approved the package by voice vote; the transcript records members answering "I" to the roll call for approval. The meeting later moved to closed session for personnel matters and returned for a revote on last month's personnel list (see separate action).