Putnam BOE Approves Bid For Park View K-4
The Putnam County School Board voted 5-1 Wednesday night to accept a bid to construct Park View School without the 5-8 wing. The cut was made in order to fit within the $44.6 million bond funding the project. School Board Chair Lynn McHenry said the K-4 school will cost $45.5 million. “It is still something […]
White Co School Board Approves Budget With Raises
A three percent raise for support staff and a $1,000 increase for teacher salaries included in the some $34 million White County School Budget. McDonald said the teacher raises come from the state. The state increased the minimum salary to $40,000. “I think with the money that we have set aside in our general purpose […]
Dronebarger Receives Good Evaluation From White Co BOE
White County Director of Schools Kurt Dronebarger received a 3.089 out of four on the school board’s yearly evaluation. School Board members answered over 50 questions over a wide range of topics such as test scores and graduation rates. Before the board approved the evaluation Thursday, Member Dewayne Howard said he would like the parameters […]
Van Buren BOE Reviews State And Federal Budget
In an effort to fully include Van Buren County school board members with state and federal grants, Director of Schools Cheryl Cole compared this year’s numbers to next year. Wednesday’s school board meeting was spent reviewing federal COVID money, salaries and instruction grants. Cole said the district’s auditor recommended the discussion for transparency purposes. After […]
Van Buren Leaders Discuss School Budget And Change In Practices
A Van Buren County Commission and Board of Education joint work session Wednesday resulted in new budget practices the school system plans to follow. Director of Schools Cheryl Cole said she does not include federal money and grant applications in the revenue line item but includes the money in expenditures. Commissioner William Maxwell said the […]
Central View Residents Say Reopening School Best Option For Community
Residents in White County’s Central View community want their school reopened. The future of the school property has been a subject of discussion throughout the fall. Resident Stephen Melton said the now vacant school was once the center of the community. “I think the only other option really is to open it back up as […]
Overton BOE Approves One-Time COVID Payment For Schools
A one-time COVID payment of some $310,000 will be coming to Overton County Schools through its school board. The Board of Education approved a $100 per pupil allocation. School Board Member William Abston said the money will serve as a supplement for when COVID halted fundraisers. “It will allow the teachers to get more supplies […]
Overton BOE Increases Pay For Different Substitutes And Assistants
Pay increases for several Overton County School employees were unanimously approved by the Board of Education Tuesday. Education Assistants, food service substitutes, certified and non-certified substitutes and bus drivers substitutes will benefit. Board Member William Abston said the pay change would be effective immediately. “Typically in the past what we have done is we waited […]
New Putnam K-8 School Size Trimmed To Stay Within Budget
The Putnam County Board of Education got a closer look at plans for the new Southwest K-8 school. The Upland Design Group showed exactly how they were able to cut roughly 5,000 square feet from the design while still keeping the same number of classrooms. Director of Schools Corby King said this was all an […]
Overton BOE To Consider JROTC Application Next Month
The Overton County School System has met the criteria to apply for a JROTC program. At least 10 percent of the student base needed to say they would participate. School Board Chair Mike Hayes said 130 students expressed interest, meeting the requirement. “Once we get approved, we have to maintain the 100 students or 10 […]
