Overton Board Opens Investigation Of Schools Director
The Overton County School Board opened an investigation Tuesday night into the alleged misconduct of Director Donnie Holman. Supervisor of Instruction for Grades 7-12 Kim Dillon said that Holman illegally recorded a conversation between her and a principal in the district in August 2022 and held onto it for nearly two years. Dillon said she […]
Overton Schools Adding Security Cameras To Cover More
New security cameras will help monitor more blind spots across the Overton County School System. Overton County Schools Supervisor of Technology Brent Thrasher said School Resource Officers have pointed out the blind spots in larger spaces of multiple schools. He said the new cameras will monitor monitor both outdoor and indoor spaces, depending on the […]
Overton Schools Add ESL Supplement As Numbers Rise
An increase in English As A Second Language students led the Overton County School Board to approve a $2,500 teacher supplement plan Tuesday night. Director Of Schools Donnie Holman said ESL students have not only increased, but the number of schools with students has also risen. The system must provide one hour per day per […]
Overton Schools Looking To Add SRO For REACH Academy
The Overton County School Board wants to add a School Resource Officer at REACH Academy. Director of Schools Donnie Holman said REACH Academy is a three-component school housed in a building on the Livingston Academy Campus. He said it functions as a behavioral school, alternative school, and a credit recovery school. He said when Governor […]
Overton Schools Looking For A New School Bus Mechanic
Overton County Schools are looking to supplement their short-staffed school bus garage with an additional mechanic. Overton County School Board Member Ricky Dodson said the county has 33 buses in its fleet that complete 26 routes every day. Dodson said the garage only has one certified mechanic on staff who is also having to fill […]
Overton School Board Agrees To Program To Help Kids With Vision Issue
Overton County School officials agreed Tuesday to participate in a program designed to correct a vision issue often confused with dyslexia. It’s called Intermittent Central Suppression. Symptoms are identical to dyslexia, often causing misdiagnosis. Director of Schools Donnie Holman said one hour of wearing special glasses each day while reading, writing, or puzzling can correct […]
Overton School Board Votes To Terminate Tenured Teacher After Erratic Behavior
The Overton County School Board unanimously voted to terminate tenured teacher Elizabeth Maxwell Tuesday night. Director Donnie Holman had suspended teacher Maxwell in October for erratic behavior. That same month the school board voted to send a letter to Maxwell informing her of the investigation into termination and inviting her to speak before the board. […]
Overton School Board Match Substitute Pay To Base Salaries
The Overton County School System will now pay substitute teachers according to a full time teacher’s base salary. A non-certified substitute teacher will now earn 50 percent of a teacher’s base salary. A certified substitute will earn 60 percent of that base. That works out to $105 per day for non-certified and $126 per day […]
Overton Schools Moved Forward With CTE Building Despite High Costs
Overton County Schools will move forward with a new CTE building despite costs that came in some $600,000 over budget. The school board approved $1.3 million for the project, but bids came in at $1.9 million. School board member Mike Hayes said school officials looked at changing from a brick building to a metal building. […]
Overton School Board Votes To Begin Termination Process On Tenured Teacher
The Overton County School Board unanimously voted Tuesday night to begin the termination of tenured teacher Elizabeth Maxwell after a series of erratic behaviors. The behavior started over the summer when Maxwell was reprimanded for allowing a student access to the school’s basketball court unsupervised. It was later discovered Maxwell had missed several required in-service […]
