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PLAN TO BE PRESENTED MAY 19 Resolution Smooths Johnston's Way For Staff Reo rganizotion BY SUSAN USHER Brunswick County school board members cleared the deck Monday night for Superintendent Ralph J. Johnston to reorganize his administrative and superviso ry staff, adopting a resolution of authorization and en couragement. Johnston is finishing work on a plan of reorganiza tion he is expected to present at the board's next meeting Wednesday, May 19, at 6:30 p.m. at the central office in South port, said Chairman Donna Baxter. Since joining the system seven months ago he has been observing the structure of the system and assessing the capabilities of its administrators, he said. The resolution written by Johnston and adopted unanimously Monday by the board will allow Johnston to reassign personnel within the system without having to post or advertise the positions. Once reassignments are completed, any vacancies that still exist will be post ed, advertised and filled in the usual fashion. The resolution reaffirms the board's intent to allow the superintendent "a large degree of flexibility in as signing administrators to positions best suited to their talents and abilities" and to meeting system goals. It also notes that the board has "an inordinate num ber of principals and assistant principals" employed in interim status, a kind of lengthy probationary period. That happened partly because of the change in superin tendents and the possibility that a new superintendent might want to create his own team of administrators. Monday night the board also accepted a new plan by the superintendent for presenting candidates rccom mended for employment. In future school board members will be sent resumes and applications of qualified persons. They are to call Johnston if they have concerns about a particular candi date and that person would be taken from the list of can didates which would be considered in open session, in stead of behind closed doors. "Then only the things that really need to be dis cussed in executive session would be discussed there," said Johnston. "1 think that is in keeping with the spirit of the state's Open Meetings Law. It's a better way to be open in what we do." In other business the board addressed these issues: ?Education Foundation: Former school board member Robert Slockctt, president of the reorganizing Brunswick County Education Foundation, requested 1) a resolution giving the foundation "partnership status" with the schools and 2) Superintendent Ralph Johnston calling a joint meeting of the school board and Brunswick Community College Board of Trustees re garding an action plan proposed a year ago for develop ing the Brunswick County Math-Science Alliance. ?Presidential Classroom: West Brunswick junior class president Dan Martin of Sunset Beach, reported on his participation in the Presidential Classroom, which pro vided an "insider's look" at how the federal government operates. ?Classroom on Wheels: JTPA Coordinator Anne Mitchell and tcachcr Harold Johnson reported that the grant-funded "Classroom on Wheels" is providing gen eral after-school tutoring for more than 80 students in Navassa, Bolivia and Town Creek and that the bus that is to serve as the actual classroom is nearly ready for use. ?MATCH Program: Carol Midgctt of the county Geometry Team's MATCH (Mathematics Ambassadors Teaching Children How) program for middle and ele mentary school teachers said next year training will fo cus on geometry, measurement and probability and sta tistics, areas teachers said they felt least prepared to teach. An 518,250 grant from the N.C. Public School Forum will provide week-long, tuition-free summer sci ence day camps for 20 teachers and 60 Brunswick County students in grades 3 through 5. ?A+ Arts In Schools: Southport Elementary School has been awarded a grant to participate in the A+ regional arts program, contingent upon approval of matching funds included in the local budget. ?School Calendar A 1993-94 school calendar was adopted (See related story in this issue.). ?Lincoln Primary: Assistant Superintendent Bill Turner that several other ventilation- and leakage-related prob lems at Lincoln Primary School have been corrected and that a professor from A & State University is ready to bring in a team of experts to test and inspect the building and make recommendations in early June for improving indoor air quality. ?Passing Stopped School Buses: A motion was adopted supporting state legislation to make it easier to prosccutc drivers who pass stopped school buses, with William Fairley voting against the measure. ?Rcaccrcditation: A motion was adopted to pursue rcac crcditation of the county's high schools by the Southern Association for Colleges and Schools in spring 1995. ?Office Support Personnel Pay Schedule: A revised pay schedule for office support personnel was adopted, retroactive to April 1. Committee member Polly Russ said the plan realigns jobs with like duties regardless of whether they are at the central office or a school, is "fair to everybody," and will make the school system more at tractive to qualified candidates when filling vacancies. Among other changes, school secretaries will be called administrative assistants, to better reflect their actual du ties. The retroactive pay will show up on employees' pay checks at the end of May and in mid-June, said Finance Officer Rudi Fallon. ?School Improvement: A proposed policy drafted by member William Fairley outlining content and submittal procedures for individual school's Performance Based Accountability Plans in the future was approved, with a second reading required next month. The policy address es weaknesses in the system used this year. ?Summer School: Summer school will be offered for specific students in grades 3, 6 and 8 from June 21 through July 29, with no program for high school stu dents. No money was available to provide courses with out charge and Superintendent Ralph Johnston said there wasn't enough interest to offer a tuition-based program. Most of the county's summer school funds have been used to provide ongoing remediation during the school year after school and on Saturdays. New School Calendar Avoids Mid-Week Starts And Stops BY SUSAN USHER Maximizing "time on task" for teachers was the driving force in creating a 1993-94 school calendar adopted on a 4-1 vote by the Brunswick County Board of Education. Meeting four hours Monday night at South Brunswick High School in Boiling Spring Lakes, the board ap proved a school calendar that calls for tcachcrs to report Aug. 23 and students Aug. 30. June 10 would be the last day of classes, with high schools having the choice of holding commencement June 11 or June 12. Board member Polly Russ voted against the motion by Yvonne Russ to adopt the calendar, saying teach ers had expressed concerns to her. In discussion prior to the vote, Russ questioned scheduling only four workdays at the start of school, with eight at the end, and starting the school year near the end of the month. She said teachers would have to change their budgets be cause, under the new calendar, pay day will move from the 13th of each month to the 22nd of the month. Pay day is set based on the date tcachcrs begin work cach school year. However, William Fairlcy, a member of the calendar committee, said the tcachcrs who served on the committee did not express much concern over cither issue. He said the calendar was devised to get "a full solid week out of virtu ally every calendar week," eliminat ing as many mid-week starts and stops as possible. For example, stu dents arc dismissed at their usual times on Fridays, Dec. 17 and April 1, for the winter and Easter holidays. "We wanted a calendar that would maximize time on task for tcachcrs," said Fairlcy. "That was the driving force. I view this as a very compact and efficient calendar for the school year." The concern about payday, he 7 993- 7 994 Brunswick County School Calendar Aug. 23 First day for teachers Aug. 30 First day for students Sept. 6 Labor Day holiday?no school Sept. 8-9 Pre-testing days Sept. 17 Teacher workday?no classes Nov. 5 Teacher workday?no classes Nov. 11 Veteran's Day holiday? no school Nov. 12 Report cards issued Nov. 25-26 Thanksgiving holidays Dec. 17 Students dismiss at regular time for holidays Dec. 20 Teacher workday?no classes Dec. 21-31 Christmas, New Year's? no school Jan. 17 Martin Luther King Jr. holiday ?no school Jan. 28 Teacher workday?no classes Feb. 4 Report cards issued March 4 Teacher workday?no classes April 1 Students dismiss at regular time for holiday April 4-8 Easter holiday?no school April 15 Report cards issued May 30 Memorial Day holiday? no school June 7-8 Post-testing days June 10 Last day of school for students June 11-12 High school graduations said, "doesn't seem to be an appro- the 15th, rather than lying payday to priate driving force for designing a the date school begins. calendar. It ought to be what is good The county principals' organiza for the students." lion had submitted an alternative While it may be too late for any calendar for ihc committee's consid changc to take effect this school year, eration. It called for students to re Fairlcy said the calendar commiucc turn to class Aug. 23 with the last wants to seek passage of a local bill day of school around June 6, South that would ailow the Brunswick Brunswick Middle School Vice County Schools to issue paychecks Principal Tom Simmons noted after on a given day of the month, such as the meeting. Such a Fresh Place For Seafood. 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