Saturday, April 20, 2013
The Cherokee County School Board heard from two custodians who oppose the district privatizing its grounds and custodial services.
Two custodians pleaded with the Cherokee County School Board to keep its grounds and custodial employees in-house. The board on Thursday took comments from two men, William Exton and Ronald Carey, who opposed the board's decision to explore privatizing both grounds and custodial services. Exton, who said he's aware of the economic downturn's impact on the Cherokee County School District, added he isn't seeing the district consider cutting salaries of school administrators or central office employees. Carey, another custodian, added he was "begging for my job." The possible outsourcing, he added, was "disgusting to me." "They are not the cause of this board having a problem with their economic situation," he added of his co-workers. …
Saturday, March 23, 2013
The Cherokee County School Board's work session on Thursday yielded no good news going into the early stages of compiling the fiscal year 2014 budget.
While it could be a "flat year" for the Cherokee County School District when it comes to predicting revenue growth, there is still a chance that furloughs could be implemented for the 2013-14 school year. School district staff on Thursday during the school board's work session provided updated information on the financial outlook for the district. They also included information on how the sequestration could impact the district in the future. Candler Howell, assistant superintendent of financial management, warned the district on its dwindling reserve fund balance. To make up for state funding shortfalls, the district has had to dip into its reserves, and the fund currently has about about $28 million. Howell expressed his discomfort at …
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
The Cherokee County School Board sat down last week with most of the Cherokee legislative delegation to discuss the board's legislative priorities.
Members of the Cherokee County legislative delegation and the Cherokee County School Board came together late last week to discuss the school board's 2013 legislative priorities as well as to discuss what the state's plans were to shore up education funding. With the exception of Michael Geist, the entire school board attended last week's meeting with the delegation. Both State Rep. John Carson (R-Marietta) and State Sen. John Albers (R-Roswell), both of whom represent the southeastern corner of the county, also did not attend the meeting. The priorities, which were approved by the board last month, are: School board members asked members of the delegation if they would commit to ensuring each of the four points would be addressed during…
Donna
9:12 pm on Saturday, April 20, 2013
I have seen how hard the school custodians work, how they stay after school without pay to get a job done, how they come in on their days off when someone else needs help. They're there when the students need help. The custodial staff is dedicated to their schools, their jobs and their students. How well are the outsourced employees vetted? Are our children safe in their hands? We can only hope … more ›