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Page 2, August 20, 2018, The Islander AG IE '2 BOE tribunal policy to change By Pamela Permar Shierling During their regular meeting last administrative and one criminal, may week (Aug. 14) the Glynn County Board of Education (BOE) placed the student tribunal policy on the table and plans to vote on the policy chang es at the next regular meeting which is scheduled for Sept. 11. One of the main changes in the policy would be to allow retired educa tors with specific qualifications to take part in a tribunal. This would allow current adminis trators to remain in their building as well as reduce conflict of interest, bias, or undue influence. Other changes include: allow par ents the opportunity to use a social worker as a liaison; allow limited min isterial accompaniment at the tribu nal; develop a parent’s guide to tribu nals; multiple trained hearing officers will be available; a statement will be read to parents / students involved in the tribunal that due to the nature of the violation, parallel actions, one JWSC - Ellis Point Continued from Page 1 Friendly Express will pay for the water and sewer extension from the intersection of Old Jesup Road and Highway 341 north to the location of the new store. The JWSC will then extend wa ter and sewer from Friendly from the Blythe Island Connector to across Highway 303. In other business: • The JWSC approved The Fred erica Township’s ‘Unsolicited Pro posal’ agreement which will allow the Frederica Development Group, LLC to fund the necessary improvements to the sewer infrastructure for a planned development of 200 residential lots on the north end of St. Simons Island. Jekyll Creek Continued from Page 1 be required. The cost for additional tribunal members is budgeted at $12,000 per year. In other business: • The BOE also approved spending $66,000 on the ITBS (Iowa Test of Ba sic Skills) and the CogAT (Cognative Abilities Test). These tests have been used since 2016 to screen all first and third graders in the school system. • The BOE approved $50,000 for Read 180 and System 44 programs for 16 schools. • They approved the Aug. 9, 2018 Gude report which shows $52.3 mil lion in ESPLOST revenues received through July. The total budgeted amount through July is $47.4 million. • During the Special Called meet ing on August 16, the BOE approved the 2018 millage rate at 16.157. The rate has remained the same since 2014. • After 45 days of data collected Andrew Burroughs, Deputy Execu tive Director, told the commission that the Academy Creek Odor Control trial that the dosing of three upstream lift stations worked fine at first and then did not work. Burroughs said, “We are using a Magnesium Hydroxide Lime Slurry at three upstream locations.” What Burroughs believes happened is that with the influent flow jumping all over the place and the slurry dose not flow paced, that the dosing needs to increase as the flow increases. “During the second month of the trial, staff will work with the trial provider to improve flow pacing. With the improved flow pacing the results should be closer to the initial trial re sults,” Burroughs said. The cost of the trial is $20,000 a month. Dosing is occurring at three lift stations upstream from Academy Creek that carry the most waste. GOP to hold breakfast meeting The First Congressional District will hold a breakfast meeting and 2018 campaign kickoff Saturday,August 25 at 9:30 a.m. at The First United Meth odist Church of Brunswick, 1400 Nor- wice St., Brunswick. Guest speakers are Congressman Buddy Carter and Magistrate Judge Alex Atwood. 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