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PAGE 2, JUNE 21, 2010, THE ISLANDER
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School system looks at
new student behavior code
Last week the Glynn Comity Board
of Education policy committee received
a new Student Behavior Code which
was written by a committee that includ
ed elementary, middle school and high
school assistant principals and spear
headed by Melinda Jacox, Executive
Director of Innovative Programs..
The code covers K-12 and is broken
into two parts: K-5 and 6-12. The new
code includes a progressive disciplin
ary plan: K-5 code includes four levels
of offenses; 6-12 includes five levels of
offenses.
The Behavior Code, adopted in
1979 and revised in 2009, has been
rewritten. “It is,” said Board of Educa
tion attorney Andy Lakin, “more user
friendly. It offers more positive expec
tations of good behavior.” Lakin also
said the definitions have been adjusted
to reflect the state Board of Education
definitions.
Very detailed definitions of bullying
and bus misbehavior are included and
are expected to change due the state’s
own requirement of having to provide
model policies by Jan. 2011.”
The new code also includes positive
intervention which was not included
in the old behavior code. “The plan
includes interventions and maps to
get us through,” said Ricky Rentz,
Assistant Superintendent for Student
Achievement. “We have tried to allow
for common sense decisions. Every sit
uation is different. The new code is a
framework to help us in our behavior
decisions.”
The code is consistent between
schools in particular the satellite
schools.
The new policy will be presented to
the full board at the June 22 meeting.
Per board policy it will be tabled for 30
days. □
Vendors wanted for Brunswick Bazaar
and Farmer's Market
Because of the success of June's first
Saturday Bazaar and Farmer's Mar
ket, Golden Isles Arts and Humanities
(GIAHA) will continue the Brunswick
Bazaar and Farmer's Market the first
Saturday of each month. The next
event is scheduled for Saturday, July
3, 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. at Mary Ross
Waterfront Park.
“The farmers market has been
operating at the waterfront for many
years," said Heather Heath, execu
tive director of GIAHA. "People have
always gone there for great fresh pro
duce and other food items, much of it
locally grown.”
“But with the success of events like
the annual Holiday Bazaar in Decem
ber and the Peaches to the Beaches
giant yard sale every March, we’ve
also found there’s a demand out there
for a flea market setting where peo
ple can buy and sell arts and crafts,
household goods, antiques and col
lectibles, and other items that make
shopping in an open air community
market so special.”
Vendor space is $10 for roughly
a 10-by-10 stall under the covered
market pavilion. If demand is higher
than the pavilion will hold, merchants
can set up in the park’s grassy area,
provided there is not other conflicting
event scheduled for that space.
The Farmers Market will continue
to be open three days a week, year-
round: Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sat
urdays from about 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Produce sellers who want to be out
there every day can pay a special
monthly rate of $90.
Spaces on all three days are also
open to sellers of other items who
don’t wish to confine themselves to the
first Saturday of the month.
‘We hope that everyone, vendors
and spenders alike, will make this
a go-to destination for shopping on
a regular basis,” Heath said. “It’s a
beautiful setting, and there’s plenty of
free parkin.”
For information about the market
or to rent a space, call GIAHA at 912-
262-6665. □
Calendar
Saturday, June 26 13th Annual
Betty Ann Stroud Memorial Bridge
Luncheon at Magnolia Manor. 912-
638-3844.
Thursday, July 1-31 Watercolor
ist, acrylic painter, potter Ann Marie
Dalis' artwork will be the feature
exhibit for Jekyll Island Arts Associa
tion during July. Reception Sunday
July 11, 1-3 p.m. □
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CASA Glynn names Volunteer of the Year
Amanda Moore, left, was recognized as CASA Glynn's Volunteer of
the Year at the recent Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon. Advocate
Coordinator Jayne Monroe, right, presented Moore with her award.
Amanda was honored for her outstanding efforts since she became
a CASA in 2005. She has advocated for nine children, has completed
four custody evaluations, driven over 7,075 miles and given over 372
hours of her time in the past five years. Her perseverance, patience,
objectivity, and quiet strength are just some of the qualities that make
Amanda our Volunteer of the Year.
Let’s Put
Glynn County
Students First
As a concerned parent, neighbor, and Glynn County taxpayer with a passion for quality education,
I am committed to improving our schools with greater Accountability, Transparency and Consistency.
Consistency
School districts across Georgia, including Glynn County, are implementing a myriad of new programs
in an attempt to meet the federal goals of No Child Left Behind. Raising academic achievement levels
is a goal we can all support, but not with initiatives that are new and unproven or that have already
been tried and discarded in other communities.
Too much is at stake for our children and their futures. Our children and our community can no longer
afford a leadership philosophy of" let's just try it and see if it works
Did you know?
• The Board is drastically cutting arts, foreign languages and other extracurricular programs for Glynn County students.
Less than two years after its designation as the District's Academy fortheVisual and Performing Arts, Glynn Middle
School will no longer offer drama or foreign language programs.
• In the current fiscal climate, we do not have the luxury to create new programs, such as additional alternative or night
schools, at the expense of existing academic and extracurricular programs. Board plans for yet another alternative school
in a County with only 2 high schools can be a deterrent to economic recruitment efforts. A community with 3 times the
number of alternative schools to high schools sends up a red flag to potential employers who seek a quality workforce
and educational system for their businesses and families.
• Too many districts, including ours, launch new programs without adequate planning and preparation, without a
funding plan, and without a formal and open evaluation system in place to determine impacts on student learning.
• Stakeholder involvement - by teachers, parents and students - is too often lost in the rush to push these changes.
• A recent example is the drastic elimination of traditional grading for all Glynn County 3rd graders during the last school
year. This change was made without a new report card in place and no advance notice to parents and teachers. Despite
parent concerns, the District is piloting plans for the elimination of traditional grading for all 4th and 5th graders.
• The current"fire, aim, ready"approach results in too many new programs being cast aside after a substantial investment
of District time and resources. This wastes scarce taxpayer dollars, diverts valuable resources away from our classrooms,
and creates moving academic goalposts that frustrate parents, teachers and students.
• Our District needs greater consistency in planning, public participation, communication and program implementation.
Vote July 20 - Republican Primary
Burns for Better Schools Committee • BurnsforBetterSchools@comcast.net
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