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ICour BY SLSAN USHEF. County officials "will work tcgetlici to seek state Department of Transportation funds to improve safety at all 11 eountv schools Following the lead taken by county commissioners earlier th.s month, the Brunswick County Board of Education voted Thursday to pursue a plan suggested by Rep. David Redwine. Under the plan, N.C. Department of Transportation engineers will be asked to conduct a study and come up with recommendations for improving safety conditions at the schools. In tum, the county and the school system would provide half the funds for implementing those suggestions. Redwine said that by offering to share the bill, the county should move to the top of the list for 50 percent matching funds from the state's "spot safety" program. Redwine drafted his proposal after a Iceland Middle School student was killed while crossing the road near the school. The incident focused attention on safety conditions at that school in particular as well as others. o-; ? I rM :j -M I l nil lj7i.ll V ldl d V_ vl 1 ICI JKIIU 1 day that DOT responses to that situation have helped. Speed limits have been reduced, a crosswalk and leftturn lane marked and orange jacket provided for volunteer school crossing guards. Parking has been banned along the shoulders of Old Fayetteville Road in the vicinity of the school. An additional measure will be in place by the time students and staff return from the Christmas holidays following board approval Thursday. A staff parking area off the front circular driveway will be set aside for parents to load and unload their children, said Bill Turner, assistant to the superintendent for planning operations and pupil transportation A circular driveway on the south side now used to unload and load bus passengers w ill be converted for staff use. Buses will load and unload, under the same supervision as now, in their t><u niiu: <11 en. To help ease overcrowding on county buses, three additional buses are being added on loan by the state, with a possibility of three more, said 1 Turner. None will be assigned to Inland Middle School, however, because overcrowding is more serious at other schools, he said. Kide reports show a total of 732 available seats on the middle school's buses, with only an average of 706 riders per day The state allows up to 25 percent "standees." A 60-seat bus, for instance, could actually transport as many as 75 students. Tin- number of buses the state will help the county operate depends upon a formula based on the number of At Thomatboro BRING HOME &THE ^BEACON On Sal* At j THOMASBORO TRADING POST rs WAR PoTxxr-i press r eoom Seeder sfx err-.rea To? T>e *er'ia fir? hia, ccafcs ar c i Iojocs so<e?y. u ^eose re\rn a I I 'egarae pourt Press re*II c-rcrase fc/ f'jti r 1 Must Si Carson Ca RETURN TO OR! TWIN CREEK P I, ity Officials students who actually ride the buses according to driver's uionihiy reports, rather than the number assigned, board members were told. However n.ember James Cletnmons, formerly principal at I.incoln Primary School, said Uncoln's buses weren't overcrowded because he got all the buses needed by assigning every student to a bus. I xmg-Range Plan Saying they don't agree with all the suggestions it contains, school board members Thursday night accepted building program recommendations from the state as "information only." James Clemmons cast the only "no" vote, saying "it is contrary to everything we've done." Chairman James Korstner and Vice-Chair Doug Baxley disagreed. \ saying that while the board might not agree with everything in the study, it should be accepted for information purposes and discussed. "The people have a right to know ;? nn..? tu ' : f? :? vriuii ii aaja. mcv if paying lur n and they have a right to know," said Baxley. Approximately two years ago a prior school board had asked the N.C. Division of School Planning for its long-range planning advice. In October the division recommended building a new primary school in the western attendance area and adding classrooms at Lincoln and Union primary schools tu replace 1951 construction there, as well as classrooms at Bolivia Elementary, South Brunswick Middle, West and South Brunswick High schools. It also recommends gradual change-over to a particular student mix?grades kindergarten through five at elementary schools, grades six through eight at middle schools and keeping high schools with grades nine through 12. Sam Adcoek, school system finance officer, said the proposal isn't entirely contrary to the board's existing four-year plan. The main difference Ls that several board members?including Cleinmons?want Union and Lincoln primary schools completely replaced, rather than only the oldest buildings being replaced. Board members also had not discussed adding classrooms at several of the schools mentioned. The board meets Jan. 6, at 5 p.m. at Lincoln Primary School, with plans ^ THE BRUNSWICK^BEACON Established Nov. 1. 1962 Tolophono 754-6890 Published Every Thursday At Main Street Shollotte N. C 28459 SUBSCRIPTION RATIS IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY On? Year $5 23 Si* Months S3. M ELSEWHERE IN NORTH CAROLINA On? Yeai S7.32 Six Months $4 18 ELSEWHERE IN U.S.A. One Year $10.00 Si* Months $6 00 Second class postage paid at the Post Office in Shallotte. N C 28459. USPS 777-700 F*j I NING! r<jr?jfocrixe< o* ^e jv/r ooove. ros oe rem- car oe a do rarcJ unaer some n me 'r'efes* c' me i fecaiiimQ me i'em ^crpcxfrs P'ets Roorr ? of design era Potccr <Sei :o o-oce 0/ efura top Shop n Brarh rds & Gifts illottr &0N CARDS 1 GIFTS LAZA, SHAUOTTE \ Wi!! Seek J to begin interviews at 7 p.m. with architectural firms in relation to the building program. The meeting is oDen to the Diiblic. Other Business In other business, the board: Adopted as "information only" a draft copy of a high school curriculum guide for the 1986-87 term. Adopted a new time of 6:30 p.m. for regular meetings unless otherwise noted. Approved the following personnel actions: employment of Thomas Willetts. mechanic I; Ada Jovner, custodian, South Brunswick Middle School; transfer of special education teacher Mary Abernathy from Union J.M. Parkei Your Complete Bui 754 HWYS. 211 & 17 HBnHHHH Evan's Gr?x Goods and F Hwy. 130 As -JCN TO ALL ;J V. a t We think Christmo to tell you how rr friendship Visit us of R.E. Billft Shollotte rar j our *_nn PAID DIRECTLY TO YO ANY WATER CONDIT NO DOWN PAYMI LOW MONTHL ELIMINATE WATER Wl FOUL ODORS. HARDN AND RUST FOREVER Give Your Family The Gift That Keep Giving All Year Ro best soft water buy in town CALL COLLECT 762-1158 FOR A WATER TEST CAJlas COASr. VTT Walrr Systc / JjT' MARKET r \jJ WILMINGTON. M state Help C Primary to Lincoln Primary, tor- v mination of Nancy Hemminger, s cno/^inl wlnpaUnn utrl?i ChullnHn MiM die (Interagency Program) due to a t lack of funding; medical leave of absence to Kossie Ballard, teacher's 1 aide, Lincoln Primary; and resigna- e tion of Karen Kirk, teacher, d Brunswick Interagency Program. Heard from Jesse Bryant, president of the Cedar Grove Branch of the NAACP. that the group is "much disturbed" by the racial makeup of those chosen from each school to lead teacher effectiveness workshops for fellow teachers. In-service coordinator I/Tanya Sloan said that four of the 29 chosen were black. They t & Sons, Inc. Iding Headquarters! -4331 Supply I Thrrc'n nil bellrr timr lo *uv "Thank our ji 11*I patronage! fry, Sporting Ixxon ProduriH y Jp (t i' is a jolly opportunity i u c h we value your ten in the cominrj yoor! 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