White County School Board Member Dewayne Howard wants to change the board’s planning meeting dates to allow for more input and study. Currently, school board members hold a committee session just prior to the School Board Meeting each month. Howard said that means digesting a lot of information in a short amount of time. “So if we wish to have ... Read More »
A White County School Board member called Director Of Schools Kurt Dronebarger insubordinate Thursday night for refusing to bring a teacher before the board to answer for a controversial writing assignment. The August creative writing prompt focused on the killing of someone and the aftermath. Dronebarger updated the board Thursday on how the system handled the incident including a meeting ... Read More »
The White County School Board approved the hiring of a second school resource officer for White County High School Thursday night. Chairman Bob Young said the addition increases support at the high school without creating a budgetary stress. That’s because the state this year will begin paying for SROs across the state. White County currently has eight school resource officers. ... Read More »
A motion to add White County School Board members to the Teacher Advisory Board failed after discussion about how that would impact educators’ confidence in that line of communication. Board Member Dewayne Howard brought up the concept citing a desire to know when teachers want to have improvements in the system. He said he also wants to be aware when ... Read More »
White County Director of Schools Kurt Dronebarger received a 3.12 out of four on the school board’s yearly evaluation. School Board members answered over 50 questions on a wide range of topics such as test scores and graduation rates. Before the board approved the evaluation Thursday, Board Chair Bob Young said he would like the parameters reviewed. “I don’t think ... Read More »
The White County Board of Education made some changes to its committee meetings that are held before official business Thursday. A motion was unanimously approved to add budget discussions to the work session prior to business. School Board Member Dewayne Howard introduced the idea for change at a previous school board meeting. “It’s nothing that I have any desire to ... Read More »
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