School board allocates SBDM funds, raises dropout rate, buys buses

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During the April 26 Ohio County School Board meeting, the school board approved the School-Based Decision Making Fiscal Year 2013-2014 allocation, raised the age a student can drop out of school to 18 years of age and bought three buses. — The school board was to approve the SBDM allocation, which is the allocation of [...]

School Board delays approval of drug policy

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The Ohio County School Board decided to delay approval of the school’s new drug policy after reviewing the policy and requesting there be changes. The school board was set to review and pass the new drug policy during their regular April 19 meeting. The drug policy had been cleared by both the board’s attorney, as [...]

School Board approves bids in renovation projects

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During the April 19 meeting of the Ohio County School Board, the school board approved the bids for construction work that will include the installation of new gym lights, boilers and HVAC replacement in many of the county’s schools. During the January 17 school board meeting, the school board heard the plans for several renovation [...]

School board hears student presentations

From L-to-R: Beaver Dam Elementary Principal Michelle Magan, Isaac Shepherd, Emily Sisk, Jalyn Anderson and teacher Bonnie Simpson stand in front of Ohio County Schools Superintendent Scott Lewis after the students received certificates of appreciation at the last OC School Board meeting.

During the April 19 Ohio County School Board meeting, the school board had the honor of seeing and hearing several presentations from Ohio County students. These presentations ranged from personal essays and creative writing to dioramas and foreign language demonstrations. The school board even got to see a commercial for a new cereal. The first [...]

School board discusses school safety, lunch prices, sequestration

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During the March 28 meeting of the Ohio County School Board, the school board heard of the safety procedures implemented by the Board of Education, discussed sequestration, approved the hiring of emergency substitute teachers and approved the school breakfast and lunch prices for the 2013-2014 school year. — Ohio County Schools Superintendent Scott Lewis presented [...]