Published: January 19, 2010 12:12 pm      

Wayne County Schools Roberts re-elected as chairperson

Monticello — Patty Roberts has been re-elected as chairperson and Donna Blevins has

been re-elected as vice-chairperson for the Wayne County Board of Education.

The elections were held during the board meeting held on Thursday, January

14, which marked the first meeting of 2010 for the school board.

The board agreed to continue to hold its regular monthly meetings on the

third Monday of each month, unless that Monday is a holiday. Then meetings

would be held the Thursday prior to the third Monday. The regular meeting

time will be 6 p.m.

Also during the meeting, the board reviewed and approved the $14,057,347

draft budget for the 2010-2011 school year. This budget is the same as the

current year's budget and will be updated as financial projections are

released by the Kentucky Department of Education and the Kentucky General

Assembly.

The members of the Wayne County Board of Education were recognized with

certificates for the many contributions they make to the district. This was

part of January's Board Recognition Month that is sponsored by the Kentucky

School Board Association (KSBA).

A banner created by the Arts and Humanities High School class was

displayed during the meeting. The banner will be hung at the KSBA Annual

Convention to be held in Louisville later this month.

Also during the meeting, the board celebrated 60 different instructional

programs, learning initiatives and popular student activities happening on

the campus. Many of these activities were included in the annual School

Report Cards for the 2008-2009 school year, which document important data

about the school district each year. These report cards were reviewed by

board members.

In other business, the board:

€ Accepted an offer of assistance from KDE for $111,292 for annual debt

service for future construction/renovation projects.

€ Accepted an offer of assistance from KDE for technology funds in the

amount of $34,037.

€ Held an executive session to discuss pending litigation. No action was

taken.