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School Calendar Goes Back To Drawing Board BY SUSAN USHER A proposed calendar for the 1991-92 school year went back to the drawing board Monday night for the second time The Brunswick County Board of Education rejected the latest version on 2-3 split As recommended by the county's association for principals and assis tant principals, the calendar calls for teachers to start back to school on Aug. 12, with the first day of class es on Aug. 21. Classes would let out June 3. Students would be released from school at 11:30 a.m. on four Wed nesdays during the first semester to accommodate school-based staff de velopment for teachers, with one falling the same week as the Veterans Day holiday. "I have no objections to staff de velopment; I just have some con cerns about doing it in this fashion," said Doug Baxlcy of the proposed schedule. One of his concerns was for parents having to arrange child care for those extra half-days when students are out of class. West Brunswick High School Principal Ed Lemon, president of the association, said the idea is to provide "top quality" staff develop ment. If sessions are completed dur ing the first half of the school year teachers could apply the new ideas in their classrooms before the end of the term. While at least one board member wondered if the mid-week schedule might disrupt classrooms, Gloria Yount, director of staff develop ment, said a midweek afternoon is the best available time. Teachers arc distracted and have their minds on other concerns during sessions held after school or on Fridays or even on the days immediately before the start of school, she said. And, some veteran teachers take annual leave on staff development days unless at tendance is required. "I have employees too," said Bax ley. "And when their minds aren't on their work I have ways of getting their minds back on it" A motion regarding the calendar was already on the floor when member Yvonne Bright said she had been approached by organizers of a countywide chemical-free gradua tion party about scheduling gradua tions for the three county high schools on the same day next year. The times could be staggered, she said. Other Business In other business, school board members: ?Finalized plans for all/2 day re treat April 26-27 at the Institute of Government in Chapel Hill, where they will discuss curriculum and management issues and work on team-building. ?Appointed Anthony Aweeky, a re tired school administrator now liv ing in Boiling Spring Lakes, as the community representative on the Teacher of the Year selection com mittee. ?Heard a proposal from Nelson Best, athletic coordinator, to allow schools to raise funds for their ath letic programs by selling Affinity Fund private long distance tele phone services in cooperation with the N.C. High School Athletic As sociation. ?After a 1 1/2-hour executive ses sion on personnel and attorney client matters, conveyed a lot in town to the City of Southport for its use; conveyed the deed for a third tract of property to Brunswick Community College, subject to ap proval of county commissioners; and adopted the personnel lists as presented (See related story in this issue.). The deed is one of thrce for the site of BCC's Southport campus and was overlooked at the time the others were transferred to the coun ty for conveyance to BCC, said board attorney Glen Peterson. ?After discussion, approved a lengthy consent agenda that includ ed a trip by 33 Lincoln Primary School third grade students to Washington, D.C. Board member, Yvonne Bright said she heard com plaints that other third grade classes did not have the option of taking that trip or any other. Principal Joseph Butler said the complaints apparently resulted from a misun derstanding about restrictions on outings for which the schools cover the cost of fuel. ?Heard that staff will be checking to see if the system qualifies for federal impact aid, money intended to offset demands created by the presence of a military installation in a local community. ?Learned from Assistant Superin tendent Bill Turner that while the slate has no rule on whether a school can have a shooting range on campus, state agricultural education consultant Charles L. Keels has suggested there "arc serious impli cations and dangers" in having one. West Brunswick High School agri culture teacher Tracy James and certified safety instnjctor/N.C. Wildlife Enforcement Officer Fred Taylor had asked for a range at the high school, so that rifle team mem bers and hunter safety education students don't have to commute elsewhere to practice and can host competitions. The team took top honors at a recent district meet and will advance to state competition. ?Learned from Turner that part of a boiler cracked at Union Primary School and will have to be replaced, possibly helping solve a problem of irregular heating there. ?When substitute bus drivers occa sionally forget to pick up students along their routes. Turner also re ported, someone with the trans po nation department will take the child to school. ?Set the next regular meeting of the board for 6:30 p.m. May 6 at South Brunswick High School. Board Okays Personnel Actions Brunswick County Board of Edu cation members approved the filling of two positions on an interim basis at their meeting Monday. Dorothy Stanley of Long Beach will fill in until June 12 as a sixth grade science teacher at South Brunswick Middle School, replac ing Ernest Johnson of Wilmington, whose resignation was accepted Monday night. Marion Fine of Yaupon Beach will serve as computer coordinator in the central ffice until June 30. The board granted a year's per sonal leave of absence to Pam Pahl of Holden Beach, central office sec retary for operations and finance; and a shorter mcdical leave of ab sence to Beatrice Bcatty, a custodi an at Lcland Middle School. Filling in for Ms. Bcatty will be Brcnda Joyner of Bolivia. The board also accepted resigna tions from Karen Cooper of Shallot te, a school nurse; and Henry Smith of Ash, a heating and air condition ing mechanic in the maintenance department. These new substitute teachers were approved: Trecia Barber and Mary Gurganious, Wilmington; Tony Bonyanian, Sunset Beach; La Chawn Daniels and Neala Hardie, Ricgclwood; Jerry Merrick, Leland; Gerald Nance, Southport; Amy Mor ton, Holdcn Beach; Mary Scott, Calabash; Larry Simmons, Winna bow; Brcnda Spencer, Shallotte; and Julie Walters, Lake Waccamaw. 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