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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
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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
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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.
Discussion includes recent legisla
tion passed and constitutional topics
that impact Georgia’s citizens.
Breakfast and registration are from
9 to 9:30; speakers from 9:30 to 10:30;
campaign material distribution 10:30
to 11; district and county executive
board meeting 11 to noon.
Cost is $10 per person. Cash or
check payable to The Glynn County
Republican Party. Info: Facebook
Glynn County Republican Party;
glynngagop@gmail.com; Dr. Ginny
Hall, Glynn County GOP Chair,
229-425-5060.
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Part of the dredged material will be
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