Tag Archives: School Board Chair Lynn McHenry

Building the fifth-eighth grade wing of the new Park View School would require county commissioners to pass a tax increase. The Putnam County School Board and County Commission discussed funding options for over an hour in a joint work session Monday night. The price tag for the middle school section of the school stands currently at some $20 million. As ... Read More »

Putnam County Schools will use a best value selection process to select the contractor for the new K-8 Southwest School. School Board Chair Lynn McHenry said the board plans to put out a request for quotes in February. McHenry said contractors will be graded based on their responses. The top two or three will be considered for the project. “The ... Read More »

The first renderings of Putnam County’s new K-8 school has School Board Chair Lynn McHenry looking forward to the project. McHenry said designs are close to completion for the Lee Seminary Road school. “The architect has done a great job so far, and some of the first views that we have seen have been really good,” McHenry said. “He’s been ... Read More »

The Putnam County School Board has decided to cover a some $655,000 budget deficit with fund balance money. The move was included in the third draft of the school spending plan approved by the school board Thursday. Director of Schools Corby King said the budget increased expenditures by about $4.1 million. “We feel very comfortable,” King said. “We have a ... Read More »

The Putnam County Schools will continue with its mask-optional policy as part of this year’s school opening policy. School Board Chair Lynn McHenry said the school system will continue to monitor local COVID numbers. “We have had zero hospitalizations for children under 19, and that plays a large part of the decisions that we make locally,” McHenry said. “But, we ... Read More »