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Burke County Schools superintendent Larry Putnam announced his resignation Monday night (March 8). According to published reports, he made the announcement duri
Longtime Burke County Public Schools Superintendent Larry Putnam announced his resignation at Monday eveningâs work session of the Burke County Board of Education. After nearly a decade altogether in the superintendent role, Putnam said he will join Hickoryâs Catawba Valley Community College in an executive vice president position. He doesnât yet know his final day with BCPS, but Putnam said he will start at CVCC on May 1. At CVCC, Putnam will be tasked with being a close associate of President Garrett Hinshaw. âIâll help President Hinshaw and the team at CVCC with an...
Schools nurses are among the public health nurses helping distribute the COVID-19 vaccine in Catawba and Burke counties.
With more than 1,500 comments and nearly 20,000 views on the school systemâs Facebook page, the school boardâs Dec. 14 meeting has drawn the attention of residents throughout the county. While the boardâs decision to begin the second semester remotely has generated the most discussion, a personnel move voted on by the board caused residents to voice their concerns as well. The Burke County Board of Education voted 5-2 in favor of promoting Student Services Director Mike Swan to become the Burke County Public Schools assistant superintendent. Board members Seth Hunt and Wendi Cr...
lemon. president obama is in new hampshire campaigning for support in another of the small but critically important battleground states. earlier in florida republican vice presidential candidate paul ryan brought his mom along to defend his medicare plans before an audience of mostly senior citizens. reports on both campaigns coming up in just about two minutes. the great recession is officially over but the budget cuts continue in public schools across the country. a new white house report finds 300,000 education jobs have been lost since the end of the recession in june of 2009. th...