1. To provide M/W/SBEs equal access to opportunity for participation in Capital Improvement Projects construction (additions, renovations, and new construction), procurement, professional services and system-wide purchasing contracts. 2. To encourage all Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ personnel involved in procurement and contracting activities to maintain good faith efforts and appropriate purchasing procedures. 3. To establish aspirational goals of participation for M/W/SBE firms capable of supplying those goods and services which are necessary for school system operations. 4. To provide procedures for determining and monitoring M/W/SBE participation and compliance with M/W/SBE requirements stated in the Board of Education policy and in contract documents. 5. To evaluate and report to the Superintendent and the Board of Education the results of contract activity subject to the provisions of the M/W/SBE Program. 6. To protect Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools from becoming a passive participant in any unlawful discrimination. 7. To promote awareness of the M/W/SBE Program throughout Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and the Community.
