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Wayne County Board of Education members take oath of office SYLVIA MCGINNIS News Reporter It was the first regular meeting of the new calendar year for the Wayne County Board of Education, and there were some new faces at the table this time as four new board members served at their first meeting. New board members Donna Blevins, Larry Muse, Patty Roberts, and Melissa Upchurch were administered the two oaths of office by board attorney Gordon Germain and began their four year terms of office. The first order of business for the new board members was to elect a chairperson and vice-chairperson. The board decided to keep Perry Elam as the chairperson for the Wayne County Board of Education and elected Patty Roberts as the vice-chairperson. Elam and Roberts will serve a one-year term. The board members then set the board meeting schedule for the third Monday of each month at 6 p.m. in the board room of the central office. Following these routine business matters, the board then addressed the other items of business on the agenda. The board heard a report from Superintendent John Dalton who gave members a brief overview of the new middle school construction project. Dalton informed board members that after considerable study of the Wayne County Schoolsı campus, the architects and engineers are recommending that the new school be built close to the originally proposed location, the field between the football field and the former health department building. Dalton noted that the building has been relocated slightly to compensate for the soil quality issues and the site work has been redesigned slightly to accommodate the new building. Two other locations on the Wayne County campus were considered for the new building but following intense review it was determined that traffic congestion would be a substantial issue at these other locations. A bid package for site construction is expected in the coming months pending a state budget being passed. In other news, board members also recognized several students during the recognition portion of their meeting. The first group of students who were recognized by the board included the middle and high school students who had passed the Presidential Fitness Challenge Program. Each of these students were awarded certificates by board chairman Perry Elam. In addition, the public relations coordinator shared new approaches implemented in regard to school nutrition and physical fitness throughout the district. Also, physical education teacher Alvin Sexton shared the criteria involved in qualifying for the different programs in the Presidentıs Challenge Physical Activity and Fitness Awards Program. The second group of students recognized by the board were Turnerıs sixth grade academic team members. These students were congratulated for their recent championship in the sixth grade academic showcase event, which included six neighboring school districts. Although the sixth grade academic team has placed second and third over the past seven years, this was the first year they managed to place first overall. The team members were recognized individually after entertaining the audience with a mock quick recall match. Add a comment |
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