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Superintendent supports state teacher mentoring program Gerald Stephens, Clarke County Schools superintendent, praised Sept. 27 the new state-mandated Teacher Mentoring program. "We're training a person from our system to handle the mentoring program," he said. "…They (the state) feel like it may help us keep the people we have employed by walking them through some steps that will make them a better teacher." Stephens said many teachers leave because of discipline issues at a school. Teacher orientation in Clarke County Schools is already held before the first day of school and then at certain intervals during the school year, he said. System officials monitor teachers "to see where they are and where they need to be." Through this new state program, "we can keep some good personnel by walking them through this training and keep them from falling through the cracks," Stephens said. "…It will keep us from having such a turnover." • The board approved the establishment and maintenance of a reserve fund, mandated by the state. The fund should include a one-month operating balance. The establishment of such a fund has never been officially in the school system board policy. • Bills for August totaled $844,715.01, and payroll totaled $1,936,469.34. • The following personnel changes were approved: Resignations: Debbie Miller, teacher at Clarke County High School, and Luretta Taylor, maid at Gillmore Elementary; Employment: Anderia Morris, instructional assistant at Jackson Middle School, Ronald McCants, social studies teacher at Clarke County High School, and Leslie Graves, Special Education preschool aide at Grove Hill Elementary School; Family medical leave: Wendy Neal at Gillmore Elementary. • The lighting and construction of the restrooms and concession stand at the new baseball/softball fields will be rebid, and the board will likely hold "a special called" meeting Oct. 12 to open those bids, Stephens said.
• The next regular meetings of the board will be held at 4 p.m. on Nov. 1 and Dec. 13.
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