(BREVARD, NC—March 26, 2019) The process of selecting architects and construction managers for school bond construction in Transylvania County Schools has begun.

Acting on the $68 million bond passed in November 2018, the Transylvania County Board of Education and Board of County Commissioners forged an interlocal agency agreement for the school board to establish a School Bond Construction Committee. The agreement, signed in February, assigned the school board to govern construction and renovation at Brevard High School, Rosman Middle School, and Rosman High School.

The committee convened for its first meeting Tuesday, March 19, at the Education Center on Rosenwald Lane in Brevard, to review their responsibilities as assigned by the two boards, set meeting dates, and outline the process for evaluating architectural and construction manager at risk (CMAR) firms before submitting their recommendations to the Board of Education.

Membership of the committee, as defined by the agreement, includes two school board members, two school staff (selected by the Superintendent, who may be one of the two members), two county commissioners, and the school finance officer. The meetings are public, and subject to all the provisions of the North Carolina Open Meetings Law.

Read below for a complete news release and the interlocal agency agreement between the Board of Education and County Commission Board.