February 10th, 2007
On 5 February, the Board of Education met to discuss and assign responsibilities for presenting certain facts about the Jack Bennett Road site during the joint meeting with the Board of Commissioners. The scheduled joint meeting is 12 February at Pittsboro Elementary School beginning at 6:30 p.m.
After a walking tour of the land on 18 December by the BOEd, media, central office staff and concerned citizens, three professionals in botany, soil science and Department of Transportation made detailed presentations about the site in their respective fields. The joint meeting was scheduled to ensure both elected boards shared considerations about the potential site.
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January 24th, 2007
During the past month I have been able to personally visit five of our schools. The teachers and staff continue to be impressive because of their dedication and hard work but certain conditions in two of them are less than impressive. More about that later.
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December 27th, 2006
| The redistricting committee for the Siler City and Silk Hope areas met on Monday, December 18, at 4:00 p.m. at Siler City Elementary School. The committee had planned its next meeting for January 4, but the OR/Ed. Lab requested an additional meeting for map suggestion clarification. The suggestions were made during the December 13 meeting.
During the December 18th meeting Mike Miller, Program Manager with the OR/Ed. Lab, worked with the committee to clarify and adapt the optimal elementary scenarios for the 2007-08 Siler City area re-districting.
Miller will now take the suggestions and create updated maps from them. The maps will be available at Siler City Elementary School, Silk Hope School, the central office, and on the district website as soon as they are completed. The goal of the school system is to have the maps accessible for families to view over the holiday and give feedback before the next redistricting committee and Board of Education meetings. The district website contains an email link for making redistricting comments and suggestions.
The redistricting committee meeting scheduled for Thursday, January 4, remains on the calendar. The meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m. and be held at Siler City Elementary School.
The Chatham County Board of Education will have redistricting on its January 8 work session agenda. |
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