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BY TERRY POPE
A policy that will begin phasing in
all adult school bus drivers for
Brunswick County's 11 schools was
approved by a 3-1 vote of the
Brunswick County Board of Education
Monday night.
Under the new policy, the five
elementary schools will begin plac
ing emphasis on hiring all adult
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plan calls for phasing in adult drivers
at all 11 schools over a period of three
years, "provided that a sufficient
number of adult drivers can be obtained,"
said School Superintendent
Gene Yarbrough.
It will only "give preference" to
hiring adults under the new pay scale
also approved by the board Monday.
Under the revised pay scale, drivers
with one year experience or less
would earn $4.35 per hour while top
salary for 12 years or more experience
would be $5.38 per hour.
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new pay scale entirely, based on
merit pay for more experienced
drivers. In the past, the state would
only allow $4.2-5 per hour for all
school bus drivers, regardless nf age
or experience.
The policy does not rule out the
possibility of having to hire some student
drivers for elementary schools
next year, if enough adults are not
avauaoie to HU tne seats. The policy
will not affect student drivers who
already have their bus driver's
license. Middle schools would begin
hiring all adults in the 1986-87 school
year while high schools would seek
all adult drivers in the 1987-88 school
year.
Board members tabled the policy
at their meeting in late May, and
agreed to bring it back off the table
Monday by a 3-1 vote. Board member
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formation at the May meeting on the
rate of student driver accidents in
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Brunswick County, said she was
"satisfied" by the figures presented
by School Transportation Supervisor
Bill Turner Monday. She cast the
crucial vote in bringing the matter
back before the board.
However, board member James
Clcmmons, who voted against reviving
the discussion, also voted against
the policy. The figures Turner
presented to the board did not show
which drivers were at tault in the accidents
listed, which could "throw
the whole thing out of wack," Clemmons
said.
According to Turner's statistics, in
the 1983-84 school year there were W
accidents involving student drivers
under age 19 and four accidents involving
adult drivers age 20-55. In the
1984-85 school year, there were 11 accidents
involving student drivers and
five involving adult drivers
During the 1984-85 school year.
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adult drivers in Brunswick Oountv.
Tnat means 22 percent of student
drivers and seven percent of adult
drivers had accidents last \ ear, or a
three to one ratio. Turner said.
"Again, it's who was responsible,
or who was at fault that's
important." Clenunons said "That's
the way to get a true picture of it."
Turner said he had no way of obtaining
that information without digging
through court files of every accident
listed.
Clenunons said he could not vote on
the policy because the information
provided was "inconclusive. It's not
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Brunswick County Board of Education
members met in executive session
for nearly two hours Monday
night before voting unanimously to
hire Dr. David Corley of Columbus,
N.C., as West Brunswick High
School's next principal.
Corley, 46, will begin as principal
at the school Monday, July 8, said
Assistant Superintendent Stephanna
Tewey, who is in charge of personnel.
He will replace Principal Roland
English, who will work at the central
office in Southport beginning in
August until his retirement.
Corley was interviewed as the top
candidate for the job by the board
Monday night. He received his
bachelor's degree in zoology from the
University of Pittsburg and a doctorate
in education from William and
Mary University in Virginia.
A 24-year education veteran, Cor
Icy has served ns high school principal
at Columbus, N.C., and as assistant
superintendent for instruction
with the Harrisburg (Va.) City
School system.
In other personnel decisions Monday,
the board agreed to retain its
business manager, Samuel Adcock,
for another month until August 6. Adcock,
50, had earlier announced plans
to retire effective July 1.
The board also hired Mickey
Daniels, 27, a physical education
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fair." He added that the schools were
already hiring adult drivers
whenever possible, without the new
policy.
"The statistics show that student
drivers are having more accidents,"
Superintendent Varbrough said,
"whoever's at fault. And I think it
will quiet a lot of fears the parents
have out there, particularly the
parents of small children." c
Board member Doug Baxley, who
made the motion to approve the
policy, said the degree of traffic
along U.S. 17 was enough to justify
luring more mature adult drivers.
The program can be tested in the
first year, while the board has an opportunity
to monitor it, he added.
"But you're doing exactly what
you've said," Clemmons said.
"You're getting them (adults) when
you can. You can make all the policy
you want. If you can't get enough
adult drivers, you're going to have to
get student drivers."
The board also agreed Monday to
form a School Bus Safety Advisory
Board composed of one nominee
from each school board member and
one principal to be nominated by
Yarbrough. Baxley nominated
Holdcn Beach resident Judy Holden
to serve on the committee Monday.
Other nominations from school
board members will be presented at
the next meeting. The board is
scheduled to meet July 18 at 7 p.m. to
review the schools' four-year improvement
plan and again on July 23
with the county commissioners.
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for North Brunswick High School.
Daniels served as an assistant football
coach at UNC-Chapel Hill under
coach Dick Crum before announcing
plans to coach the NBHS Scorpions
next season.
In other business Monday, the
board approved a two-year energy
management contract with A.E.
LeBlanc Inc. of Raleich to install
energy management devices at three
schools in the fall.
The computerized controls will
cost $83,000 and will be installed at
I-eland Middle, South Brunswick
High and West Brunswick High
schools next year. They will provide
a guaranteed energy savings for the
schools of $46,000 a year, which will
be used to purchase the equipment.
At the end of two years, the board
has the option to add the remaining
eight county schools to the system for
an additional three years.
Installation of the equipment
should be complete possibly by midAugust,
but no later than Sept. 1.
Chairman Dr. James Forstner also
informed the board Monday that
Raymond Ludluin, who has been serving
as the schools' appointee on the
Brunswick Technical College Board
of Trustees, has resigned that seat.
The board will decide on a replacement
at its next meeting.
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