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BCC, School Leaders Discussing Math/Science Technology Center BY SUSAN USHER A proposed maih/scicncc technol ogy ccnier is gelling a closcr look this week from iwo local education al institutions. Following an exploratory meeting earlier this month on the possible joint venture, officials of the Bruns wick County Schools and Bruns wick Community College were to meet Wednesday to discuss in great er detail the proposed center, its mis sion, organization and staffing, school board attorney Glen Peterson Monday niihl at the school I VJ'VJ' IVV1 "'O board's regular meeting. The meeting which was held in the media center at North Brunswick High School. More than 1(X) parents, school employees and others packed the center, in sharp contrast with the last such board meeting held at a Leland area school. That last meeting was attended only by meeting regulars. More Details Sought < While generally supportive of the proposal, said Peterson, collcgc offi cials said more information on the organization of the promised center is needed before BCC could endorse the project or take part in it fully. Participants in Wednesday s meeting in addition to Peterson were to be Superintendent o! Schools P.R. Hankins, BCC President W. Michael Reaves, Board of Education Chair man Donna Baxter, and BCC Board of Trustees Chairman David Kelly. They will be reviewing bylaws and organizational materials for a center at Aiken, S.C., that is the model for the local proposal, as well as proposed mission statements be ing drafted by the BCC staff. Only after this group reaches con sensus, indicated Peterson, would any recommendations be presented to their respective boards, such as a barcboncs outline for the center or appointment of an organizing com mittee. In response to questions Irom board member Robert Slockctt, who has pushed for establishment of such a center, Peterson said the director of the Aiken, S.C., center would be contacted later in the organizational process and that initial staffing needs would be considered at Wed nesday's meeting. Slockett said he thinks it is "ovcr ridingly important" that a lull-time director for the center be hired im mediately. Letters Worked High attendance at Monday's meeting was attributed to a letter sent to parents from the Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs) of the three local schools urging a show of support for the PTAs at the board meeting. "You have tremendously shown your support," Lincoln Primary School PTA President Tina Chillis told ihc group, saying the PI'A would forward to Ihc school board at a future meeting conccms and needs relating to the local schools. Her comment came aflcr one au dicncc member questioned the agen da, saying he thought most of those present were interested in discussion of an "imbalance of distribution of equipment" among the county's schools. Ms. Childs asked that the parents meet with PTA officials while the board was in executive session, behind closed doors. Lcland Middle School PTA President Glenda Browning said the group agreed that it would talk to gether, identify parents' concerns and needs, then find positive ways to address them. Finding Solutions "We're going to find solutions, not just point fingers," she said. Like her, said North Brunswick High's PTSA President Polly Grady, some of the parents are "frustrated." wanting to help improve their chil dren's schools and not always know ing how to go about it. "It doesn't matter who you are or what you have, everybody wants something better for their children," she continued. "The PTA is going to be the vehicle for making requests to the board, but we realize we're not always going to gel everything we ask for." The PTAs plan to appear before the school board at a Feb. 8 policy workshop. According to Ms. Child, the high turhout reflects changes in the over all northern Brunswick County area ? greater organization of its res idents, emerging of new leadership and increased involvement and in terest in improving the community as a whole. An increased level of parental in volvement in the schools is evi denced in volunteers painting cafete rias at both Lincoln Primary and Lcland Middle schools, participation in parenting workshops and in ether PTA functions. "We know we're not at par with some of the other schools and it's time to gel on track. I think that's what we're ready to do," she said. "We want to find out ways to help the schools improve." As an example, she cited one par ent who reccndy videotaped activi ties at Southport Elementary School, just to give fellow PTA members a glimpse of what their own local school could be like. Other Business In other business the school board: ?Set a workshop Saturday, Feb. 8, starting at 8 a.m. to review proposed Yuupoii Beoch Man Hit By Car Dies A pedestrian was killed Friday evening after being struck by a vehi cle on Yaupon Drive in Yaupon Beach. Grover Puc, 73, of 212 Sellers St., was crossing Yaupon Drive at Norton Street when he walked into the path of a car driven by Earl Cranford Fann, 53, of Long Beach, Yaupon Beach Police Chief Aubrey Hickman reported. Investigating Officer C.W. Scwcli indicated the driver did not see the victim until after he had been struck. Puc was thrown approximately 35 feet from the point of impact, the re port stated. Hickman said Tuesday afternoon that no charges have been filed. I. eland Wrecks Two accidents were reported at the same location Friday afternoon on U.S. 74-76 at Lcland. One in volved two cars around 5:20 p.m. and another involved five cars around 5:45 p.m. In the first iccidcnt, Barbara Dclcna Moore, 2i, of Clinton was charged with an unsafe movement violation, State Highway Trooper D.B. Harvell reported. According to Harvcll's report, Ms. Moore was traveling west on U.S. 74-76 when she switched lanes in front of a 1977 Chevrolet driven by Robert Oliver Walker Jr., 31, of Lcland. Walker applied his brakes but struck Ms. Moore's car in the rear, Harvell reported. There were no injuries. Damage was listed at $2, (XX) to both vehicles. The second accident occurred in westbound traffic that had stalled from the first accident. Three cars collided when one driver failed to slow down, reported Harvell. Two other cars later struck the pile-up around 5:45 p.m. Two drivers, Franccs Strickland Cartrette, 31, of Rcigclwood, and Jonas Lee Webb, 74, of Delco, were both charged with failure to reduce speed, Harvell reported. According to Harvell 's report, Ms. Strickland's 1976 Oldsmobile struck the rear of a 1986 Buick driv en by Alton Leo Raynor, 63, of Leland, whose vehicle then ran into the rear of a 1984 Ford driven by Beatrice Parker, 29, of Wilmington. The three cars came to rest par tially on the shoulder of the road way, Harvell reported. A fourth vehicle, a 1989 Ford driv en by Kimberly Wilson Overton, 18, of Wilmington, had slowed for that accident when her car was struck in the rear by a 1979 Chevrolet driven by Webb, Harvell stated. Damage was listed at $800 to the Parker vehicle; S4.000 to the Raynor vehicle; $500 to the Cartrette vchi clc; S3, (XX) to the Overton vehicle and SI ,000 to the Webb vehicle. Ms. Parker received minor in juries and was taken to New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington by ambulance. Two Injured Two people were injured Satur day evening in a two-car accident on U.S. 17 less than a mile south of Shalloilc. Harvell charged an Ash resident, Henry Mack Daniels, 78, with an unsafe movement violation follow ing the 5:45 p.m. accident. According to Harvell, Daniels at tempted to make a left turn into a driveway when his 1981 Ford was struck by a 1988 Pontiac driven by Charles Mclvin Collins, 16, of Fairfield. Both Daniels and a passenger in Collins' car, Hcllcner Collins, 45, received minor injuries and were taken to The Brunswick Hospital in Supply. Damage was estimated at S2.000 to the Collins vehicle and SI, 500 to the Daniels vehicle. policy changcs. The board's next regular meeting is Feb. 3 at 6:30 p.m. at the central office. ?Announced it would present its five-year construction plan to the Brunswick County Board of Commissioners at that board's regu lar meeting Tuesday. Jan. 21 , at 6:30 p.m. in the commissioners' cham bers at the Brunswick County Government Center. The plan calls lor expansion and renovation of North Bninswick High School and construction of a new elementary ?a;hnn! in the north ailcp.dsncc 9fCV*, among other projects. ?Viewed a multimedia presentation bv an Apple Computers sales repre sentative on the "classroom of to morrow". ?Heard that the new clcctrical con tractor for Supply Elementary School, Robeson Electric of Lum berton, put more than 30 people on the job and has the project back on schedule. The previous contractor defaulted, putting work three to four weeks behind. The school is to nc ready for occupancy in August. ? Heard that the central office School Improvement Team will make presentations at each county school over the next lew weeks, fol lowed by a retreat for school prin cipals and their School Improve ment contact persons and then orga nization of similar teams by each school. ?Adopted a resolution from the North Carolina Parent Teacher Association supporting mandatory drug and alcohol testing of bus drivers. Brunswick County already has a testing program in place. mi mi A<vi<ir.r.; #vr intendent Bill Turner that the schiKil system is recommending that the state Department of Transportation install Hashing lights at two Lciand area intersections, U.S. 74-76 and Lanvale Road and Old Faycttcvillc Road and Lanvale Road. ?Heard from Turner that construc tion of bleachers at North Brunswick High School will begin before Jan. 28 and will be completed within 90 days. This schedule should allow the school more time to raise its S25,000 share of the pro ject cost. Board Expected To Name Supply School Principal BY SUSAN USHER A principal for the new Supply Elementary School was cx pec ted to be chosen Wednesday night by the Brunswick County Board of Edu cation. After meeting behind closed doors for one and one-half hours Monday night discussing personnel and attorncy-clicnt matters, the board reccsscd its meeting (held at North Brunswick High School in Lcland) until 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the central office in Southport. Superintendent RR. Hankins said he hopes the board will select a principal at that lime. Citing l!.e abscncc of District I board member Dotig Rax Icy, attorney Glen Peterson said he thought Hankins wanted to give the full board an opportunity to consider the candidate he is recom mending for the job. Of about 21 applicants, Hankins said 10 met the qualifications. Seven were from within the county system and three were from outside. The school system is looking for an administrator to take a creative lead in making the school a model, innovative facility. "We don't want one like we have," said Hankins. i ic didn't ailc out tiic possibility, however, that a iocai educator might be chosen for the job, saying, "It is possible for it to be someone local who has a v ision but hasn't had an opportunity to express it." With the school scheduled to open in August, Hankins said, "There arc a lot of things to be done and time is moving away. "We want this person to have ample time to dream, to project and to plan." Among other things the new school administrator will be touring oth er exemplary schools to sec what is being done elsewhere, pulling togeth er a staff and planning the structure of the school and its instructional ap proaches. Once the superintendent makes a recommendation regarding a per sonnel matter, the board considers it and either approves the candidate or rejects him or her. 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