School Board Meets
July 20 2020
DCE (double chin eliminator) at work for Dave Mullins, not so much for Dave Pierson
County Clay's Board of Edumacation held their
public meeting on July 20, 2020 beginning at 6pm. With
social distancing pretty much practiced by all and with face
masks affixed, here's dull stuff
Substitute personnel Megan Logue, Samantha King, Josh McKitrick, and Brooke Jones were fired due to not working enough.
Bryan Taylor was hired to be a bus driver for Dille Wilson Ridge
Danny Berry is the bus driver for Glen Bomont
Melissa McMillion, bus driver for Calhun County line to Nebo Big Otter
Stormin' Norman Ramsey is the activity bus driver Clay Antioch
Jo Carver moved to a Cook III perch at Clay Middle
Dorothy Childers and Jo Carver were hired as the Fall Sports cooks
Dustin Fitzwater hired as full time substitute activity bus operator to insure social distancing
Joshua Huffman was hired as a 2nd grade teacher at Clay Elementary
Principal and Asst Principal salary supplements approved Dave Pierson abstained from the vote
Brian Collins is the new volunteer football coach at Clay High
The new Virtual School Policy was revised. Superintendent Paxton said the policy would be available later this week on their website
Teacher Linda Jarvis is moving tot he 2nd grade slot at Bit Otter Elem
Brandi Pierson is leaving the 3rd grade teaching position and sliding down to the Kindergarten perch at Big Otter Elem.
Substitute personnel Megan Logue, Samantha King, Josh McKitrick, and Brooke Jones were fired due to not working enough.
Bryan Taylor was hired to be a bus driver for Dille Wilson Ridge
Danny Berry is the bus driver for Glen Bomont
Melissa McMillion, bus driver for Calhun County line to Nebo Big Otter
Stormin' Norman Ramsey is the activity bus driver Clay Antioch
Jo Carver moved to a Cook III perch at Clay Middle
Dorothy Childers and Jo Carver were hired as the Fall Sports cooks
Dustin Fitzwater hired as full time substitute activity bus operator to insure social distancing
Joshua Huffman was hired as a 2nd grade teacher at Clay Elementary
Principal and Asst Principal salary supplements approved Dave Pierson abstained from the vote
Brian Collins is the new volunteer football coach at Clay High
The new Virtual School Policy was revised. Superintendent Paxton said the policy would be available later this week on their website
Teacher Linda Jarvis is moving tot he 2nd grade slot at Bit Otter Elem
Brandi Pierson is leaving the 3rd grade teaching position and sliding down to the Kindergarten perch at Big Otter Elem.
Most of us are interested in the Corona
Bug virus's affect on the start of the new school year. Paxton
did a bunch of talking but in the way of specifics, not much.
The new year has been delayed state wide until Sept 8th with teachers reporting for duty August 25th. Due to the late start, a shortened Christmas break is coming this December.
Sounds like, the student population will be divided up into smaller returning segments for a couple days each week. Wednesdays will be the day to hose down each school with disinfectants.
Mouldagraph Corp is building clear protective barriers for tables to keep the rug rats separated.. or at least try to do that.
Compliments Fed $$$, for those without internet service at home, a wireless set up may be employed so kids can do assignments in each school's parking lot. Some classroom work will arrive via jump drives.
For riding on the bus, windows will be down except if it's raining. Kids have to wear face masks but drivers only need to wear the thangs when riders are getting on and off the bus.
The new year has been delayed state wide until Sept 8th with teachers reporting for duty August 25th. Due to the late start, a shortened Christmas break is coming this December.
Sounds like, the student population will be divided up into smaller returning segments for a couple days each week. Wednesdays will be the day to hose down each school with disinfectants.
Mouldagraph Corp is building clear protective barriers for tables to keep the rug rats separated.. or at least try to do that.
Compliments Fed $$$, for those without internet service at home, a wireless set up may be employed so kids can do assignments in each school's parking lot. Some classroom work will arrive via jump drives.
For riding on the bus, windows will be down except if it's raining. Kids have to wear face masks but drivers only need to wear the thangs when riders are getting on and off the bus.
Donna Salisbury
How many of you are taking bets on the numbers of students that will remain away from school... home schooling for instance. The Pentagon doesn't want that due to loss of revenue. To keep at least some in their seats, a that just mentioned virtual policy has been implemented. But, is that good enugh to keep the $$$ coming thru their door.
Donna Salisbury is the average parent in the county and one willing to show up for a meeting and let her concerns be heard.
Donna informed the group, there's a bunch of kids that will NOT be in the school system this year and instead will be using their own learning material. Paxton did not like the sound of that and instead offered the virtual learning plan as a better substitute for edumacation. He included, if they participate via the puter, the kids could also participate in school events. Well, that's exactly what Ms Salisbury did NOT want to hear.
She wants to keeps her wards as far away from Corona as possible.
Mentioning how well the schools will be cleaned, went over like a poop in a punch bowl.
Donna was very keen on: how bad the use of cancer causing chemicals would be for kids health. Nothing would change her mind.
Readers, these are tough times for sure and the Pentagon is doing its best to comply with demands to reopen schools. No matter how much they try, buses and the schools are nothing more than a waste land for the Corony bug. There's no way from keeping the small fries from playing together on top of one another ditto for the high schoolers who want to suck face during each class change. How about those classrooms changes several times a day and all of em crowding into restrooms.
IF somehow you could hose down every inch of the school with Lysol, the bigger problem may be bus riders who sit side by side for hours each day.
What do you do when they get on Big Yeller with a temperature? Turn around or let the other riders come in contact with the sicky kid all the way to school?
It's a no win situation for sure.
Finally, so schools get open and up pops a Corony bug here, there and way over there. What is the Pentagon plan for that scenario. What if it's the teacher contracting and spreading the virus? What if the teachers start bailing out, the cooks, drivers, janitors?
Boardster Cheryl White
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