Lenoir County Public Schools is in the process of applying for federal funding for the 2019-20 school year through the following Federal Programs: Title I, Part A - Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged; Title I, Part C - Education of Migratory Children; Title II, Part A – Supporting Effective Instruction; Title III—Language Acquisition; and Title IV – Student Support & Academic Enrichment. If you would like to review and/or to comment on any of these federal applications contact Abbott Hunsucker, Director of Federal Programs, at (252) 527-1109.

Las Escuelas Publicas del Condado de Lenoir Solicitarán Financiamiento Federal

Las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Lenoir están en el proceso de solicitar fondos federales para el año escolar 2019-20 a través de los siguientes Programas Federales: Título I, Parte A - Mejorando el Logro Académico de los Desfavorecidos; Título I, Parte C - Educación de niños migratorios; Título II, Parte A -Apoyo para una Educación Efectiva; Título III-Adquisición del idioma; y Título IV - Apoyo Estudiantil y Enriquecimiento Académico. Si desea revisar y / o comentar sobre cualquiera de estas solicitudes federales, comuníquese con Abbott Hunsucker, Directora de Programas Federales, al (252) 527-1109.

The Lenoir County Board of Education is seeking to fill a vacancy on the Board of Education due to the resignation of Mr. Jon Sargeant, who resigned after accepting an appointment as District Court Judge. The Board of Education is required to appoint an individual from District 3 who is of the same political party as Mr. Sargeant, a Democrat. The appointee will serve until the next school board election (November 2020), at which time the District 3 seat will be filled by an election for its standard four-year term.

In order to be eligible for this office, you must (1) be 21 years of age or older; (2) be qualified to vote in North Carolina; (3) have been a resident in District 3 for at least 30 days; and (4) have been a registered Democrat for at least 90 days. Other legal restrictions may apply.

If you wish to be considered for this office, please submit a statement of your interest to the Office of the Superintendent of Lenoir County Schools, P.O. Box 729, Kinston, North Carolina, 28502-0729. Your statement of interest must be postmarked no later than Friday, August 10, 2018. Please include the following information in your statement: name, address, telephone number, affirmation that you meet all the above qualifications for the office, the specific reasons you wish to be considered for the office, and other appropriate background or biographical information.

If you meet the eligibility requirements for this office and submit a timely statement of interest, you will be given the opportunity to present in person the reasons the Board should appoint you to the office. The Board will hear these presentations at its regularly-scheduled meeting on Tuesday, September 4, 2018. You will be given 5 minutes to make your presentation.

Please see the public notice NC Application for IDEA Grant -- Federal Fiscal Year 2018 -- through April 20, 2018.

Lenoir County Public Schools is interested in receiving proposals for mental health agencies to provide mental health services to students in the school setting in Lenoir County Public Schools. Lenoir County Public Schools is only interested in proposals from licensed independent practitioners, outpatient therapy practices of East Pointe MCO network providers. The provider(s) selected will need to demonstrate the capacity to implement evidence based or best practice models, the capacity to develop relationships with the school system in order to co-locate services within the school settings. Applicants may select to provide services for all schools in Lenoir County or an individual school.

The primary focus of this initiative is to provide school based services to address the treatment needs of children, through co-location of a MH/DD/SA clinician in each school with identified needs. This call for proposal will develop the Partnership for School Based Mental Health services. The clinician working in each school(s) would be identified as the local contact to provide assessment and treatment for children in the school(s). There is no funding from the school district attached. Providers will be responsible for billing the parent/legal guardian/insurance/Medicaid for the services rendered. These services will provide greater access to assessment and treatment for children in Lenoir County Public Schools.

It must be clearly understood that this call for proposals is being used as a vehicle to obtain applications from agencies that are capable of providing a full continuum of services to the target population. Interested clinicians should submit a letter of interest including their professional disclosure statement to Vivian Roach at vroach@lenoir.k12.nc.us by July 28, 2017. Candidate’s applications will be reviewed followed by an interview for the selected candidates. Candidates selected will be notified of selection by August 4, 2017. This should not be interpreted as a contract (implicit, explicit, or implied), nor does it imply any form of an agreement to any potential candidate. In addition, no inference should be made that Lenoir County Public Schools will purchase and/or implement in the future any of the programs or services proposed by the respondents.

The respondent cannot eject or reject any client in need of services and must meet the criteria outlined in the credentialing process and service definition for these services. It is not the intent of the call for proposals to limit choice but instead to assure access to care. The agency or individual must have access to physician services 24/7/365 when applicable. The provider(s) approved must be in compliance with all applicable rules of licensure to include Clinical Coverage Policy 8C and eligible to apply for credentialing endorsement if required. All applicants must be credentialed with East Pointe MCO in order to be allowed to continue in the selection process.

If you have questions, you may email Vivian Roach, Exceptional Children’s Director, Lenoir County Public Schools at vroach@lenoir.k12.nc.us.