Jun. 13—The Cumberland County Board of Education will not have an executive committee from Sept. 1-26, for now. Chairwoman Teresa Boston, 8th District, and Vice Chairman Robert Safdie, 2nd District, will leave the board after Aug. 31. In their places will be, Travis Cole, 8th District, and Scott VanWinkle, 2nd District. Cole and VanWinkle will […]
The Norwich Board of Education has extended the contracts of Acting Norwich Superintendent Susan Lessard and Acting Norwich Assistant Superintendent Jamie Bender to the end of December. The contracts were set to expire this month. There were no changes to their compensation or other terms, Board Chair Mark Kulos said. The extension was set for […]
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Greene County Commission appointed George Frye to the school board seat vacated by Tom Cobble last month. Frye was chosen from a field of six candidates during Monday night’s commission meeting. He will hold the District 2 seat for the remainder of Cobble’s term, which ends Aug. 31. “I have […]
May 16—The Monongalia County Board of Education has quickly moved on after the overwhelming defeat of the Renaissance Academy bond measure during Tuesday’s primary election. Meeting in regular session that following evening, BOE members approved proposed rates for the district’s $176.8 operating budget for Fiscal Year 2024-25. In contrast, the bond call for the academy, […]
(Updates prices at 0550 GMT) By Stella Qiu SYDNEY, May 9 (Reuters) – Asian shares were mixed on Thursday but solid Chinese trade data helped China stocks outperform, while the yen stabilised after three days of decline as Japanese authorities hinted at the potential for currency intervention. Europe looked set for a subdued open, with […]
Apr. 18—While Monongalia County Schools is engaged in the marketing of the Renaissance Academy, the proposed standalone school for science, technology, engineering and math that would be the first of its kind in West Virginia, the day-to-day business of the local district goes on. BOE members moved to adopt regular and excess levy rates for […]
Feb. 15—KINGWOOD — Members of the Preston County Board of Education voted to opt back into the McKinsey and Company LLC opioid settlement. The decision was made after receiving a memorandum from attorney Ben Bailey of Bailey Glasser LLP, concerning school boards and the opioid litigation updates. Bailey previously said school boards that opt out […]
Feb. 8—The Cumberland County Board of Education approved changes to its cellphone policy for students during the Jan. 25 meeting. The policy adopts the model policy for personal communication devices in schools developed by the Tennessee School Boards Association. Under the policy, students may possess personal communication devices and personal electronic devices at school so […]
Jan. 14—Randy Lambert has stepped down from his position as one of the Republican representatives in the Lawrence County Board of Elections. According to Mary Cogan, an official with the Lawrence County Republican Party, Lambert, who maintains a practice as an attorney in Ironton, is taking a job as assistant county prosecutor and resigned his […]
Jan. 3—KINGWOOD — Members of the Preston County Board of Education (BOE) began their Thursday meeting with an executive session. But that wasn’t the only one, the board went into executive session two more times before adjourning. The first was to hold an expulsion hearing diversion plan for a student. The hearing for a second […]