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The Feb. 17 meeting of the Jackson County Board of Education saw an unusual sight. Dozens of parents and students attended the meeting due to the mask mandate discussion.
“If things go well, and we don’t run into supply issues, we hope to break ground in the spring and be ready to open in the fall,” said Dick Waybright.
Suzette Lowe As a result of the Jackson County Board of Education’s decision at the May 6 meeting, class size for grades kindergarten-3 will be reduced to no more than 17 students. Superintendent Blaine Hess and Assistant Superintendent Jay Carnell explained this change was made possible by funding source changes. “We are able to use Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief Fund (ESSERF) for this,” said Hess. “This stimulus money will go to good use in adding additional positions and keeping others.” The premise behind lowering class size according to Hess is “to recaptur...
BOE approves COVID Leave Policy and band uniforms for Ripley High Suzette Lowe Reporter The Jackson County Board of Education meeting began as it has so many times before, hearing concerns of teachers regarding the return to five-day a week in-person classes. Adena Barnette, president of the Jackson County Education Association, spoke to the board regarding a poll of all county personnel completed last week. Barnette said around 200 employees had responded to the survey. The questions regarding how comfortable employees are in returning with the current re-entry plan and any fear related to i...