Tag Archives: White County School Board

The White County School Board approved its 2023-2024 school calendar Thursday night with minimal changes. Director of Schools Kurt Dronebarger said the draft considered was selected by the majority of teachers. Dronebarger said the main difference are two Saturday school dates for abbreviated days before Christmas and the end of the school year. Teachers selected that instead of coming back ... Read More »

White County School Board approved an interim district strategic plan at its Thursday night meeting. Director of Schools Kurt Dronebarger said a strategic plan is now a major component when applying for grant monies, particularly at the federal level. He said in order to keep that funding flowing, he formed a committee and solicited input from faculty, staff, and community ... Read More »

Assessing facility needs will be a focus for the White County School Board leading up to its next meeting. The item is a part of the school board’s annual agenda that was approved Tuesday night. School Board Chair Bob Young said the agenda provides a list of items for each month of the fiscal year for the school board to ... Read More »

White County School Board Chair Jayson McDonald told the School Board Thursday night the vacant Central View Elementary School is currently being inspected by the fire marshal’s office. McDonald said the feedback will determine how the school board moves forward with use of the building. “That took place on election day,” McDonald said. “There was three fire marshals there, Mr. ... Read More »

The renovations of BonDeCroft Elementary School have taken a step forward with the White County School Board approving an architect Thursday. The School Board voted for Upland Design to lead the project. Director of Schools Kurt Dronebarger said the contract will be paid through federal COVID funding. “We’ve worked with them in the past, and I know they will do ... Read More »

The White County School System has removed its mask mandate for the remainder of the school year. One member of the board of education voted to keep the mandate Thursday night, with one member abstaining. Board Chairman Jayson McDonald said his vote to make masks optional was based on public sentiment. “I had several calls from my constituents, just expressing ... Read More »

The White County School Board Thursday approved next year’s school calendar with one minor change. Director of Schools Kurt Dronebarger said the last day of school will be May 21st, which is on a Saturday. “That’ll be a 9:30 on a Saturday, and that’s just to avoid coming back on that next Monday,” Dronebarger said. “After you have kind of ... Read More »

White County Schools have lost nine drivers over the last two years and dropped two routes due to staffing issues. This was said during the Thursday night school board meeting’s maintenance and transportation presentation. White County School Director Kurt Dronebarger said it has forced the school system to make some difficult decisions but is proud of the staff making transportation ... Read More »