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Ail students and teachers are to
return to classes on Friday. April 4,
with exception made in case of fur
ther cancelled school. If one or two
days are missed, schpol will be held
on April 3 and April 2, as necessary. If
further days are missed, the County
Board of Education will inform the
state of its intention to waive the
180-day requirement.
the board also approved the bid
submitted by electrician Ron Martin
for the rewiring of eight rooms at
Mars Hill Elementary. Martin
reported that the upstairs rooms
showed exposed wiring, numerous
damaged switches and that a number
of light fixtures in classrooms and
hallways are in need of repair. Mar
tin said he would also need to replace
the upstairs breaker panel. Total cost
of the repairs will be $5,770.
Superintendent Edwards gave a
report on the school lunch program,
stating that he-felt it was in trouble.
"I need to know what avenue we wish
to take on this matter, as we have a
lot of equipment that is breaking
down."
One possibility Edwards offered to
the board was a reduction of in-kind
services between schools. As an ex
ample. he mentioned the school's
food services truck, which needs
replacing.
The board heard from Wally
Burnell, a U.S. Navy recruitment of
ficer. He requested a letter from the
superintendent and Madison High
principal David Wyatt, so he could
have dropout students that wish to
join the Navy enrolled in the Polk
County Adult Education program to
complete their high school diploma.
No student under 18 can be placed in
the program without permission from
school authorities. Superintendent
Edwards said that Madison County
would provide the letters.
The board was also advised by Ed
wards that the state will no longer be
providing funds through a juvenile
justice grant for Madison High
School's in-school suspension pro
studies with other suspended
students.
At a cost of approximately $16,000
annually, the program began as fully
state-funded, but has dropped to half
state-funded this year. The state in
formed Edwards that it felt the pro
gram was showing little or no benefit
to that age group and they will not
provide any funds for the 1986-87
school year.
In other business, the school board
approved numerous substitute
teachers for Mars Hill School and
Marshall Primary School. Those
substitute teachers are: Mary
Brumo, Jose Coda, Sandra Gentry,
Cindy Stanton, Deborah Cutshaw,
Larry Boone, Marsha Gosnell, Robby
Webb, Mary Shahbaz, Laura Coates,
and Faye Ramsey for the Mars Hill
School; Jose Coda, Eva Oliver, Nan
cy Hitt, Karen Branham, and Brenda
Elkins for Marshall Primary School.
The board also approved a leave of
absence for Peggy Anderson from
Madison High School. She will be
replaced by Diane Wells.
The board also approved the expen
diture of $5,500 for its insurance
policy, a reduction from the $6,100 of
last year. The school insurance is pro
vided by Nationwide Insurance,
through the Roy Reeves Agency in
Marshall.
The board approved the payment to
French broad Electric for its
utilities. Those bills were as follows:
Spring Creek School, $378.38; Mar
shall School, $1,425.07; Madison High
School, $15,202.80; Laurel School,
$1,087.06; Walnut School. $507.99; and
Mars Hill School, $1,265.38. School
Board Secretary Jan Franklin in
formed the board that the state allot
ment for their utilities was $5,121.46,
leaving the board responsible for a
total of $14,745.22 of these bills.
The next meeting of the board is
scheduled for April 2.
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to be down by almost 100 1
year. The state bases its t
ment on a ratio of one teacher for
every 26 students That means
Madison County could have at least
three less teachers next year, unless
the local school board wants to retain
them at their own expense.
Hut kind of news doesn't sit well
with Edwards, coming at a time when
he is trying to attain accreditation for
the elementary schools. Only
Madison High is presently accredited
by the Southern Association of
Schools and Colleges. To attain ac
creditation, the elementary schools
will need teachers for music, art, and
physical education, as well as
counselors and librarians.
School Board Chairman Bobby
Ponder says the state is considering
exempting counselors, librarians,
and other specialized teaching posi
tions from its one-to-26 allotment.
Currently Madison County relies on
the state to provide over $5 million for
education, a figure that accounts for
76 percent of the total budget, and a
PPE ranking of 10th in the state.
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Local revenue sources have gone
up recently with the passage of the
special half-cent sales tax in 1964. By
state law, counties receiving the half
cent tax revenues are required to
give 40 percent of it to education.
While some other counties are giving
more or all of the half-cent sales tax
monies to education, Madison is giv
ing the minimum required by law.
That is why, when Edwards holds
up neighboring Yancey County in
comparison, School Board Chairman
Bobby Ponder takes exception. The
difference. Ponder says, is the
amount the commissioners give the
board from the sales tax revenues.
By comparison, Yancey County
shows $2,184,000 in total county tax
resources, ranking them 98th out of
100. Madison has $2,681,000 for a rank
board." 1
Ponder,
county
can."They have to deal with every
single <
its hands out looking for more and
more funds. There is no doubt we
need more and more money each
year for education, with old buildings
to fix, new programs and texts to up
date, but the County Commission is
feeling the pinch too. Federal cut
backs are hitting us all. That is Just
the disadvantage of living in a poor
county."
Yet the figures Edwards points to
when he compares Madison with
Yancey, also show Madison with a
higher per capita personal income
average. While a ranking of 89th out
of 100 does not make Madison rich
with an average income of 16,972,
Yancey has a per capita income of
$6,583, ranking 95th.
"We certainly aren't at the bottom,
as far as revenues in this county,"
Edwards says, "but education is just
being left behind."
Last year Edwards presented to the
County Commissioners a school
budget request for $1,627,000. The
commission granted $620,000. Ed
wards then has to tailor his budget
down which, he claims, is becoming
more and more difficult with the
school 's need to expand the education
program and bring it up to national
standards.
Madison County voters were given
the opportunity to improve their
schools with a school bond referen
dum in the late 1970's, according to
Ponder. That bond issue was voted
down.
"Overall, though, I'm well pleased
with the progress we have made,"
Ponder adds. "Things are moving
slow but now, with most of our major
school repairs behind us, we are cer
tainly making progress."
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