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Trion Tuition Fee Increases
By BUDDY ROBERTS
Associate News Editor
Trion City Schools have in
creased tuition for non-resident
students by sls.
The Trion Board of Educa
tion voted unanimously Mon
day_to increase the fee for
students who live outside of
the town to attend Trion
schools from S2O to $35.
Superintendent Bill Kinzy
recommended that tuition be
increased to S3O, but Lester
Griffitt said that a $lO increase
was “too low” and proposed a
sls increase. Russ Jennings
seconded Griffitt’s motion, and
the vote was unanimous.
In other matters, the board:
— Discussed a networked
computer system for the new
Trion School.
— Spoke briefly with
members of a parents’ group.
— Renewed the contracts of
Clarence Blevins, Trion High
School prindfal; Richard Lind
sey, Trion Elementary School
principal; and Sue Hayes, cur
riculum director.
— Heard reports about
Trion’s state champion wrestl
ing team, and its debate team,
which finished second in the
state this year.
— Adopted an ethics policy
proposed by Jennings. (see
related story).
FAIR SHARE
Griffitt suggested increas
ing tuition by more than $lO to
ensure fair representation of
Trion's taxpayers.
“Last year, our taxpayers
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Thursday, March 3rd. For your information
and file, if you’d like--here is a rundown of
our hours for all offices.
MAIN OFFICE LOBBY
Monday & Tuesday 9:00 - 5:00
Wednesday 9:00 - 1:00
Thursday & Friday 9:00 - 6:00
Saturday 9:00 - Noon
MAIN OFFICE DRIVE-IN WINDOWS
Monday & Tuesday 7:30 - 5:30
Wednesday 7:30 - 1:30
Thursday & Friday 7:30 - 6:00
Saturday 7:30 - 1:00
TRION OFFICE LOBBY
Monday & Tuesday 9:00 - 4:00
Wednesday 9:00 - 1:00
Thursday 8:00 - 5:30
Friday 9:00 - 6:00
Saturday CLOSED
TRION OFFICE DRIVE-IN WINDOWS
Monday & Tuesday 7:30 - 4:00
Wednesday 7:30 - 1:00
Thursday 7:30 - 5:30
Friday 7:30 - 6:00
Saturday 7:30 - Noon
LYERLY OFFICE LOBBY & DRIVE-IN
Monday 8:30 - 1:00
Tuesday 8:30 - Noon
Wednesday CLOSED
Thursday 8:30 - 4:30
Friday 8:30 - 6:00
Saturday .. CLOSED
MENLO OFFICE LOBBY & DRIVE-IN
Monday & Tuesday 8:30 - 2:00
Wednesday CLOSED
Thursday 8:30 - 4:00
Friday 8:30 - 6:00
Saturday 8:30 - Noon
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Board Approves A $35 Non-Resident Fee
paid an average of $62.03 in
school taxes. That's three
times as much as someone that
doesn’t live in the city and
sends their children to Trion
schools. I want these peogle to
pay their fair share, and S3O
won't do it.”
. Kinzy noted that no other
city school system offsets tax
money with tuition that way.
. Griffitt cited an expected
Increase in the tax digest this
year and said $35 woufii be suf
ficient *“if all the numbers jive
that should jive in the new
digest.”
Kinzy then discussed con
cerns about increasing tuition
drastically in one year.
“I’ve never been accused of
gambling with our school
system. I'll go on the conser
vative side every time,” he
said. “Our taxpayers have still
got a good cf:eal going with
Trion City Schools.”
“At one time, we had the
highest achievement at the
lowest cost of any school
system in the state. What else
can you want besides that? We
had the best of both worlds,
but we don’t have that any
more.
“We've got to get back to
that, and we have a chance to
do it without breaking the
system. But we have to be
careful.”
TUITION POLICY
The board adopted a school
admissions policy requiring
tuition to be paid in one full in
stallment. Vice Chairman
Johnny Ingle noted that the
school allows parents to spread
out tuition payments in cases
when the fee presents a finan
cial hardship.
Kinzy said that the policy
needs some flexibility.
*‘Sometimes to do what'’s best
for the kids, you have to bend
rules a little.”
Blevins said that the policy
gives schools the option to take
action if tuition is not paid. He
added that most tuition is col
lected in A{)ril and May for the
next school year, and payment
spreads have usually geen ful
ly collected by the time the
school year starts.
The board voted unani
mously to include a computer
networking system in plans for
the new school. Tfie vote
authorized the contractor to in
stall conduits for fiber optic
cables for the networking when
constructing the new school
building.
If the networking (froject is
approved, it will add about
$106,000 in local ex(;)ense to the
project, Kinzy said.
“Trion is technologl);lpoor,"
he told the board, adding that
a model elementary classroom
includes six computers. Trion
has 15 computers for 29
classrooms, as compared to
other nearby systems that
have one computer for every
three students. Trion’s ratio is
one to 12.
FIVE COMPUTERS
Kinzy said he hopes to have
five computers in each
classroom in the new
kindergarten through 12
school, with each computer net
BOE Ethics Code
Following is the Trion
Board of Efiucation’s ethics
policy, as proposed by member
Russ Jennings and unanimous
ly approved.
The Trion City Schools
shall accept no bids nor do
business with any company
which is partially or wgolly
owned by a member of the
Board of Education or the im
mediate family of any Board
member.
No school administrator or
staff member shall purchase
anything for the school from
companies in which either they
or members of their immediate
family have an ownership
interest. g
Immediate famildy for this
purpose shall include spouse,
parents and children.
worked to a data base in the
media center. Students would
be able to access any informa
tion from the megia center
without having to leave the
classroom, he said.
“I know we're not tgoing to
open that school with five com
puters in each class, but I want
to give the staff the of¥onum
ty to move this school forward
with a giant step in technology
when we're able to do it.”
He added that the Trion
Town Council must approve
the cost of networking the
school, which could be about
$135,000. He has received one
price already, and expects
three more soon.
“I feel that we need to make
this an important part of our
instructional program rather
than just a supplement. We've
got to catch up,” Lindsey told
the board. ‘‘Eighty percent of
the jobs being created now re
quire people to be technology
ready.”
“*And Red Food Store has
more technology in it than we
have in Trion City Schools,”
Kinz¥ added.
Blevins said that com
puters in schools must be net
worked if students are to real
ly benefit from them. ‘“At the
high school, we have enough
computers in classrooms, but
they're just there. They can't
be used as teaching tools
bgcause they’re not network
e .1’
“Networking is as impor
tant as the roof, the doors, and
the windows in this new
school,” Kinzy said. “It’s an
important part of your educa-
Exceptions may be made in
times of emergency or when no
other reasonable supplier is
available. In such case, a writ
ten report should be made to
the ?:ferintendent and
gresen at the next regular
oard meeting.
No Trion City Board of
Education member or
employee shall acctf{:t any gift,
trip, meal, service, discount, or
any other thing of value from
a school system mg)plier or
contractor or potential supplier
or contractor or any other per
son or company seeking to in
fluence school decisions.
Any item received un
solicited through the mail or
delivery service should be
reported in writing and turned
in to the Superintendent for
return to the source or put to
best use in the school system.
tional program.” He added
that while networking will in
crease the local cost, so will
gayin for bleachers and
asket%)all goals in the school
gym.
FEEDBACK?
Wayne Parker spoke to the
board on behalf of a parents’
group that has offered sugges
tions to the board about sports
and academic programs. “We'd
like to get some feedback on
what we discussed earlier,”
Parker said.
He added that parents of
non-resident students do not
o¥Fose a tuition increase and
oftfered to help “‘contribute to
the needs of the school.”
“We appreciate your sup
port,” Jennings said. ‘‘The
school needs all the help
anybody can give it. We en
courage you to stay involved
and work with the superinten
dent and principals. You
brought up some great ideas,
and we appreciate your will
ingness to pay more than
Lester wants you to, but a lot
of the ideas were details that
the administration is responsi
ble for carrying out.”
Two Charged In Chases
Two motorists involved in
high-ffieed chases with Sum
merville gflice face multiple
charges this week.
Brian M. Leonard, 20, Lyer
ly Rte. 1, was charged with
speedini, driving after his
license had been suspended,
five counts of failing to stop at
a stop sign, failing to yield the
right of way, an out-of-state
tag violation, reckless driving,
and attempting to elu(fe
officers.
He was arrested on Feb. 16
after a chase through Summer
ville while driving a 1986 model
car.
Police officer Tracy Mad
dux and Sgt. Tony Cobb of the
Chattooga County Sheriff’s Of
fice stosped the car driven bK
Leonard in a rolling road bloc!
on North Commerce Street.
Leonard told them after his
arrest that he had fled because
he didn’t have a driver's
license, the officers said.
Maddux and other Sum
merville police were holding a
road check on Bellah Avenue
at Town Branch when the vehi,
cle driven by Leonard ap
proached, backed up, turned
around, and fled at a high rate
of speed, the officer said.
SLIDING
It turned onto Jones Street
and then onto South Elizabeth
Street before sliding sideways
into Rome Boulevard, forcing
several vehicles to take evasive
action to avoid a collision,
Maddux said.
The chase continued onto
University Drive and College
Street and then ontc Pink
Dogwood Lane, the officer con
tinued. The chased car turned
left onto East Washington
Avenue and raced across the
railroad crossing and nor
thwest to Commerce Street,
where it turned north, Maddux
added. A few seconds later,
Maddux and Cobb boxed in the
car and forced it to stop.
The Leonard car ran several
vehicles off streets and caused
others to slide sideways to
avoid accidents, the officer
continued.
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Invitations were being addressed this
week for the annual Friends of the Chat
tooga County Library fund-raising ban
quet. It will be held at 7 p.m. Monday,
March 28, at The Lookout, Cloudland.
Proceeds will be used for various Friends
POLICE
REPORTS
Assisting Maddux were Of
ficer Tom Kendrick, Lt. David
Westbrooks, and Capt. Mary
Bullard.
DUI CHARGE
In another incident, Gerald
L. Farmer, 31, Rocky Hollow
Road, Trion, was charged
Saturday with drunk driving,
attempting to elude officers,
driving after his license had
been suspended, not having
proof of insurance, and im
proper lane use.
Officer Scott Dial said he
saw a 1983 model car driven by
Farmer weaving back and
forth on Bellah Avenue about
11:40 p.m. Friday. The vehicle
turnecs) onto OalYt Street and
then onto McGinnis Circle
where it stopped and the driver
fled on foot, he continued.
After the car was towed
away by police, Officer Tim
Fulmer returned to the scene in
his personal vehicle and spot
ted Farmer going into a near
by apartment, Dial reported.
Fulmer and Dial arrested
Farmer while he was chan%'ng
clothing in the apartment, Dial
said. Farmer posted a .17
alcohol level in a test con
ducted by Sgt. Stan Mosleéy of
the sherif‘;' s office, Dial said. In
Georgia, a level of .10 is con
sidered drunk.
S6OO TAKEN
In other police matters, Of
ficer Maddux said a burglar
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Friends Banquet Invitations
took six SIOO bills from the
mobile home of Larry J.
Rivers, Ramey Street, on Feb.
15 or Feb. 16. Entry was gain
ed through a screen at the rear
of the mobile home.
A gurse containing $1,240
in cash or valuable items was
reported stolen or lost Sunday
morning by Margaret Lister,
Rome, between the Golden
Gallon convenience stores on
North Commerce Street and
Lyerly Highway, reported Of
ficer Brian Ozment.
It contained S9O cash, S3OO
in jewelry, and SBSO in other
items, the report stated.
Officers Clint Young and
Ozment, along with Sgt. Terry
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