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OWENS V/ILL RETIRE THIS YEAR Three Brunswick County Schools BY SUSAN USHER West Brunswick Assistant Prin cipal Sandra Robinson will take the helm at Shallotte Middle School, and three principals hired from out side the system will lead Lincoln Primary, Waccamaw Elementary and South Brunswick Middle schools next year. Brunswick County Board of Education members gave their unan imous support to a partial reorgani zation plan presented last Wed nesday night by Superintendent Ralph Johnston. "1 think a lot of people expected more," Johnston acknowledged after the two-hour meeting. "However, we feci all existing principals are needed where they arc." His decisions were tempered by several factors, one of them being that during a busy seven months on the job he has not had the opportuni ty to observe all administrators as closely as he would like. Instead, his efforts have been focused on getting in place new and stronger policies regarding student discipline and per sonnel, and helping develop plans for long-term improvement of the system and of student performance. He also tried to make assignments based on the strengths of the indi viduals concerned and the needs of individual schools. "We deliberated long and hard. It was a very intense process," he said. "I talked with all the individuals involved." Where schools have already be gun their own performance-based improvement plans, Johnston will allow them to continue to implement those efforts "out of a sense of tight ness and fairness." "We didn't want to base it on just declining test scores," he said. Change, or a concern with dealing system employees more than they could handle at once, was also a fac tor. "Change is difficult," he said af ter the meeting. "What we're about is affecting children's lives." "We think people have been say ing they arc seeing some positive change. We feel like this is a good move." Joseph Butler of Shallotte, Lin coln Primary School principal, will move to the central office staff as di rector of migrant education/parent involvement. William Shoemaker, Waccamaw Elementary School prin cipal, will join another former Waccamaw School principal, Jean Parker, on the central office staff. They will share responsibility for testing and accountability, special interests of Shoemaker's. The reassignment* leave one school slot unfilled. The board will post the vacancy and advertise for a second assistant principal at West Brunswick High School to replace Robinson. The board will also ad vertise for a new assistant superin tendent for curriculum and instruc tion, since Mose Lewis will retire next month. Freeman Gause, community schools and extended day coordina tor and a minister by avocation, moves out of the central office into the field as attendance counselor for the western school district. Coun selors for the other two districts will be named later. Also, Anne W. Mitchell, now JT PA coordinator, will return to her for mer position as dropout prevention coordinator. Nelson Best will contin ue as athletic director, but according to a staff chart will no longer be re sponsible for physical education. Few School Leaders Move Here's the leadership linAp al Brunswick County's 12 schools for the 1993-94 school year. The *rst person named is principal, others are assistant principals: V ?Union Elementary: Zelphia Gnssett, Harry Martin; ?Shallotte Middle: Sandra Robiifcon. Bill Dctrie; ?West Brunswick: Ed Lemon, Jerry Small, with one vacancy to be filled: ?Supply Elementary: Carolyn WillWns, Cliff Jones; ?Waccamaw Elementary: Dean Peterson, Terry Chestnuu; ?Bolivia Elementary: David Corley.VVanda Frazier; ?South Brunswick Middle: Richard Lawson, Tom Simmons; ?South Brunswick High: Sue Sellers, Gene Bowdcn and William Hargrove; ?Southport Elementary: Latty Stanley, frhil Tate; ?North Brunswick High: Bob Harris, ROinie Jenkins; ?Leland Middle: Diana Mintz, Doyle Brnson; and ?Lincoln Primary: Pat Camcy, Faye Nelson. health and drivers education. All three grade-level supervisors will remain in place?James Mc Adams, secondary school; Bob Rhync, middle school; and Christine Hall, elementary. While the newly assigned princi pals will be carrying out plans de veloped by others, Johnston felt that as seasoned professionals they would have the ability "to empower and enfold" their staff and to make changes in strategy to suit their own leadership styles. School system administrators who had been serving in interim posi tions will continue next year under probation, and will be eligible for tenure as administrators in their third year. Johnston said he isn't sure whether or not the interim year can be credited toward the three years required for tenure. New Administrators At Shallotte Middle, longtime ed ucator Mark Owens will retire some lime this year. His successor, Sandra Robinson, has been a school system employee since 1975. After teaching at Bolivia Elementary and South Brunswick Middle schools, she was named assistant principal at West Brunswick High in 1987. She has a bachelor's degree in in termediate education from Shaw University and a master's degree from the University of South Carolina. She has taken coursework in school administration at Faycttcvillc State University. New Waccamaw principal Dean Peterson lives in Leland and has been assistant principal of Blair Elementary in New Hanover County since 1988. She holds a bachelor's degree in education from UNC Chapcl Hill, and a master's degree in learning disabilities, an educa tional specialist degree and adminis tration certification from East Carolina University. Pal Carney, Ph.D., Lincoln Primary's new principal, has been employed in the Fairfax County, Va., schools since 1970 as assistant prin cipal of 700-studcnt Foxmill Ele mentary. She has special interests in the use of computers and technology in learning, has published extensive ly and has successful grantwriting experience. She holds bachelor's and master's degrees in education from Keane College in New Jersey. She completed special diploma (equivalent to a doctorate) studies at Oxford University, England, in psy chology and education, focusing on linguistic theory and computer-as sisted learning. She received a doc torate in administration and negotia tion from Vanderbilt University in 1985. During a 1984-85 internship she helped implement a computer sys tem for the White House. South Brunswick Middle princi pal Richard Lawson, Ph.D., has served as assistant principal of Griffin Middle School, High Point, since 1989, where he earned recog nilion for a 70 percent decline in discipline problems his first year on the job. He has previous administra tive or classroom experience at the elementary and high school levels and has been involved in curriculum development at the national level. He received his bachelor of science from Old Dominion University, Va., in social studies, a master's degree in educational administration from the University of Virginia, where he is a visiting lecturer, and earned an education specialist certificate and doctorate in education administra tion from Coast University in California. His outside interest is high school and football officiating. Johnston said he plans to olTcr more staff development for princi pals during the coming year, giving them an opportunity to learn from each other through sharing, and plans to invite principals from each grade level to sit in on his "cabinct" meetings on a rotating basis, to im prove communication within be tween the central office and schools. Will Get New Principals Spanish Classes Offered Anyone interested in learning /Learning Resources Center Build quickly to communicate in spanish ing. Room 162, on the main campus may enroll in Brunswick Comm- in Supply. unity College's conversational Span- Spanish I for beginners will be ish classcs. . taught on Tuesday. Spanish II is also Designed to help clinical person- offered on Tuesdays for advanced nel, teachers and store managers, the students continuing their study of course is also available to anyone the language. who works with Spanish-speaking Registration fee is S35, and can persons or has Spanish-speaking be paid at the first class meeting, friends. For more information, call the The continuing education course Brunswick Community College will begin Tuesday, June 8. It will be Continuing Education Department at taught on Tuesdays from 6:30-9:30 754-6922 or instructor Paul Hem p.m. in the college's Administration andez. at 754-2032. NO TAX RATE HIKE SOUGHT Sunset Beoch Eyes $ 1.56 Million Proposed 1993-94 Budget BY SUSAN USHER No changc in the property tax rate at Sunset Beach is expected next year, but several fees would increase under the S1.56 million 1993-94 budget proposed Monday night to the town council. A 5951,253 general or operating budget (up from $819,429 this year) includes S175.000 set aside for fu ture town hall construction or reno vation, replacement of two police department vehicles and a computer terminal for the building inspections department, said Councilwoman Julia Thomas, finance officer, and Town Administrator Linda Fluegel. Also, for the second year in a row, the town plans to set aside $33,000 in a capital improvement reserve fund for use following a disaster. The S609.949 water department budget, up from 5596,863, includes 5100,000 toward the town sewer project, S57.000 set aside for future replacement and repair of aging dis tribution lines, and expansion of one part-time position to full time. The budget also reflects a 23 per cent increase in health insurance costs and 3.5 percent cost of living raises for all 13 employees. A public hearing on the proposed budget will be held Monday, June 7, at 7 p.m. at the town hall. "1 think we have a good budget, one that will benefit the town in years to come," said Mayor Mason Barber at the conclusion of a combi nation special meeting and budget workshop Monday evening. The budget is based on one of ihe lowest municipal properly tax rates in Brunswick County?16.7 cents per SI,000 of property value, based on 100 percent valuation. For exam ple, town property taxes on a SI50,000 home would be S250.50. The bulk of the town's general fund revenue is expected to come from two sources. Current property taxes arc expected to account for S335.176, while accommodations taxes?paid on cottage rentals and other types of lodging?are expect ed to generate S300.000 in revenues. To more closely reflect cost, the town has proposed charging a re-in spection fee of S25 any time an in spector has to repeat an inspection. as when corrections are needed be fore approval. Also, a S50 deposit will be required on small repairs or building projects, to make sure the site is clean up. For larger jobs con tractors already provide a letter of credit as security. Also, instead of paying a flat S25 for a residential plumbing inspec tion, a 525 fee will be charged for each of the three inspections re quired, slab, rough-in and final. The water department budget is based on increased water sales with the addition of an estimated 100 taps next year, as well as a 15 percent in crease in tap-on fees to better reflect the actual cost. It would be the first increase since the town system be gan operation in 1979. The fee for a tap-on in town would increase from Fire Department (1 percent of tax S260 to $300 and in the cxtraterrito- levy), $20,691; inspections, rial area, from S300 to S375. S61,017; Calabash Emergency Med Thc town council is expected to ical Service, $7,500; streets, act on the proposed fee changes at $96,400; sanitation, S89.200; drain its June 7 meeting. age, S3,000; planning, S30.420; cco Proposed expenses by department nomic development, S15,000 (to arc as follows: governing board. South Brunswick Islands Chamber S5.710; administration, SI 17,673; of Commerce); health (mainly mos Icgal, $6,700; postage, S5(X) (includ- quito control), S15.618. The town ing a proposed quarterly newsletter); also proposes to allocate for beach elections, $500; public buildings, and land renourishment, $3,000; S188.471 (including the S175.571 beach access, S1.00; Hope Harbor set aside for town hall); police. Home, S300; Lower Cape Fear Hos S252.447 plus $4,306 for auxiliary pice, S300; and Brunswick County personnel; Sunset Beach Volunteer Literacy Council, S200. Sunset Agrees To Allow Miniature Golf If Strict Regulations Met BV SUSAN USHER Miniature golf courses will be al lowed in Sunset Beach, if they can jump a scries of hurdles regulating hours, noise, traffic flow, lighting and other design elements. They will be permitted as a spe cial use only in mainland business districts, and only if certain condi tions are met. At its May meeting. Sunset Beach Town Council sent proposed miniature golf course regulations back to the planning board, citing fears about noise, possible beer sales and late-night revelry. Still expressing concerns over potential traffic congestion and lack of specific site approval, council members Monday night adopted the package as recommended by the Sunset Beach Planning Board on a motion by Councilwoman Cherry Check. The requirements include only one addition, limiting operat ing hours to 10 a.m. to 11 p.m., with all play to have ended and the course closed by 11 p.m. Other requirements include a one-acre minimum site size, ap proved landscaping plan" for course and parking lot, two parking spaces provided per hole, approved traffic flow plan, "unobtrusive lighting," restrooms and sound systems that do not "disturb or annoy" neigh bors. Structures can be no taller than 16 feet, cannot emit smoke or steam or have animated figures. It does allow "inanimate life-size replicas of birds or animals indige nous to the area". "Regardless of where it is in the business district, if the planning board determines it meets all of the requirements, they have no choice but to approve it," Councilman Bud Scrantom reminded fellow council members prior to the vote. While he has objections to the proposed sites, Scrantom added, "We can't really stop people from having a legitimate business." Noting that the two miniature golf courses being proposed would be located along a state highway, Mayor Pro tern Ed Gore said that traffic congestion was a concern to "We cant really stop people from having a legitimate business ?Bud Scrantom be worked out between the busi nesses and the N.C. Department of Transportation. Right-of-way is al ready available along N.C. 179 for adding a third lane if needed, he said. In other .business the board: ?met in executive session briefly to discuss a personnel matter, taking no action: ?heard frori: Julia Thomas and Cherry Cheek on their committee's efforts to come up with a plan for renovating or replacing the town hall, which was built in 1971, en larged four years ago, and is not ad equate for the town's current and future space needs. The two had talked with a local architectural firm, Johnson and Renaud, and pre sented tentative sketches to the council of a possible floor plan and site layout. Council members and town em ployees will review the sketches and offer suggestions and the coun cil will decide whether it wants to pursue the project before the com mittee decides how to select an ar chitect 'This is just scratching the sur face," said Mayor Mason Barber. "We want to look at this very close Darla's Crafts and Novelties Consignment Shop Mon-Sat 9-8, Sun 1 -6 Holden Beach Causeway ES842-8787E3 CH990 THE BRUNSWICK BEACON SHALLOTTE VFW #11275 Thanks! to everyone who came out to enjoy our May 21st Fish Fry. Special Thanks to: Jimmy Bellamy-Coastal Printing, Greg White-Coble Ward-Smith, Jones Dept. Store and Speedway for their support. ?1983 THE BRUNSWICK BEACON . ly to make sure it will meet the needs of the town for a long, long time. We want to consider the exte rior very carefully, also." The board's next meeting is Monday, June 7. 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