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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL Houston County Homecoming Court Jill I | 1 |■' I | f ■ ’ '*f!fßi ■■ 'I |fli«?| *■:'•' . |H Bffi jHH Bj* ] Georgia Department of Education seeking input on classroom rule Special to the Journal According to a release, the Georgia Department of Education is seeking input on the first pub lic draft of the state’s Minimum Direct Classroom Expenditures Rule. During its 2006 session, the Georgia State Legislature enacted the “Classrooms First for Georgia Perdue educator receives Yates scholarship Special to the Journal Rhonda Wilkin Moulder, David A. Perdue Elementary School assistant principal for instruction, was awarded a SSOO scholarship recent ly. She was presented the Yates Scholarship in August by the Georgia Association of Educational Leaders at a conference held in Jekyll Island. The award, according to a release, is presented annu ally to a GAEL member who continues to develop leader ship skills through enroll ment in postsecondary lead ership programs. Moulder has completed coursework for her doctorate in educa tional leadership and is now working on her disserta tion. Moulder began her col lege education with a music scholarship to Wesleyan College in Macon. She has earned a master’s degree and a specialist degree from Mercer University in Early Childhood Education. In addition, Moulder has earned an add-on in Educational Leadership at the University of Georgia. After graduating from Wesleyan, Moulder taught music education for seven years and then worked as an assessment specialist with the Regional Assessment Center of Macon for three years. She has been with the Houston County School System since 1991. Married to Guy Moulder, the couple has two children: Macy, age 14, and Nicholas, age 9. cftß * B|P —--.. y 1 :» MOULDER Act.” Beginning with fiscal year 2008, and for every year thereafter, local school systems are required to either spend a minimum of 65 percent of their total operating expenditures on direct classroom expenditures, or increase their direct classroom expenditures as a percent of total operating expen ST’ILL SWIT/GO'bfG! SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 i# a «• .% * t % ‘.. [ • ,'5 [ THE KMS SfttL M<Q BJOSTP HOMER J. WALKER CIVIC CENTER WATSON BOULEVARD, WARNER ROBINS, GEORGIA DOORS OPEN AT 6:00 P.M. SHOWTIME 7:00 PA SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY JACK TALENT Professional Christian Break-Dancer from New York City 'Sujll i sMomoo i each i ." Srass-s. , prta* I 0r O|lp D °° Mayor Donald S. Walker, the City of Warner Robins and wMIH i m J&Jfj/Y the Houston County Certified Literate Community Program y—^ f Jm JrrrrfS \sSr*J (CLCP) proudly presents an unforgettable evening featuring Vpl js/Kl if * X 1 11 Atlanta’s top musicians & vocalists, plus Exhibition Dancing •<& u Ja 1 J by the Atlanta Swing Era Dance Association SCHOOL ditures by two or more percent age points over the previous fiscal year. School systems which do not meet the requirements of the law may quality for either an achieve ment waiver or a hardship waiver. Written comments and questions can be sent to the GaDOE’s Policy Division via email at policy@doe. kl2.ga.us or by mail to: Minimum Direct Classroom Expenditures Rule c/o Georgia Department of Education Policy Division 2053 Twin Towers East 205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive Atlanta, GA 30334 The following documents can be downloaded at: http://pub WEDNE3DAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2007 ♦ lic.doe.kl2.ga.us/pea_policy. aspx?Pageßeq=PEAExßvde. ■ Proposed Minimum Direct Classroom Expenditures Rule - ■ Proposed Minimum Direct Classroom Expenditures Rule Guidance - ■ O.C.G.A. § 20-2-171 (“Classrooms First For Georgia Act”) Houston County High School recent ly announced its Homecoming Court for 2007. Wes Johnson was selected as king and Brittany Scott was chosen queen. They are joined by their court Kelly Wilson, Tiffany Daniel, Jessica Glover, Jaya Parris, Janesa Johnson, Danielle Burkette, Stephanie Adcock, Brittany McCarty, Richie Wimsatt, Ryan Bartz, Ben Long, Alex Wilhelm, Jace White, Wesley Guenthner, Nick Adkins and Tyier Hall. Contributed 9A 53954