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Lake BOE approves classified employees contract Carolynn Mostyn Suburbanite correspondent LAKE TWP. – During its regular meeting on April 19, the Lake Local Board of Education went into executive session for Collective Bargaining Matters to prepare for, conduct or review a collective bargaining strategy. After returning, the board unanimously ratified the agreement as negotiated with the LLEA, effective for two years beginning July 1, 2021 through and including June 30, 2023, with the certified staff. The new contract includes a 1.5 percent base increase each year with employees continuing ...

Monday meeting KEY ACTION: Hired Joseph "Joey" Brightbill as principal of Lake Elementary, beginning Aug. 1. DISCUSSION: Brightbill, who was awarded a three-year contract, has been an administrator for the past eight years in the Northwestern Local School District in West Salem, most recently serving as elementary principal. “Joey is a student-centered educator with outstanding communication skills," Superintendent Kevin Tobin said. "I believe he will be a great fit at Lake Local as we continue to strive for excellence in all that we do.” Brightbill is replacing Donna Bruner, who will bec...

This week, the Volusia County school district announced it will welcome volunteers back to campuses on a limited bases as well as permit some academic field trips. Large events like proms and graduation bashes are still not allowed. Flagler County's spring break was the week of March 15 and Volusia's was last week. Now, officials are watching to see whether there will be an increase in cases after the break similar to when students returned in January. The state's numbers include a breakdown of how many cases are in each school — information the districts have been unwilling to provide. Ne...

Another pair of Thompson-Okanagan schools report COVID-19 exposures Another pair of schools in the Thompson-Okanagan have had COVID-19 exposures. According to Interior Health, Kelowna's Aberdeen Hall Preparatory School and Logan Lake Elementary had confirmed cases of the virus. Aberdeen Hall's potential exposure took place on March 29 while the incident at Logan Lake Elementary occurred on the 29th and 30th. Logan Lake Elementary becomes the third institution in the Kamloops-Thompson School District to have an exposure. It joins Norkam Secondary and Westmount Elementary. Aberdeen Hall is t...

State: 2,432 cases of COVID-19 in Volusia, Flagler schools The report from the Florida Department of Health includes cases reported at private schools.  Flagler County's spring break was the week of March 15, and Volusia's was this week. Now, officials are watching to see whether there will be an increase in cases after the break similar to when students returned in January.  Both districts are collaborating with local health departments to vaccinate teachers, although the  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says teachers don't need to be vaccinated for schools to reopen safely. L...