Super pleased with efforts in RIF process

Super pleased with efforts in RIF process

The Barbour County Board of Education www.vehicule-occasion-toulouse.fr discussed its method of dealing with personnel issues during its meeting Monday at Kasson Elementary/Middle School.

Dr. Joe Super, superintendent of Barbour County schools, said he was pleased with the way county staff was dealing with the reduction in force/transfer process.

"I do think one of the things that helped was our tremendous staff sitting down with me," Super said. "I came to them with the idea that whatever jobs we had for the next year, let's get them filled as soon as we could. I believe we took care of some of them in the last board meeting, and we'll take care of some in the second round of that."

Super said he was attempting to find positions for the employees affected by the RIF process.

"As the year goes on and the board meetings go on, and the dominos start to fall, we'll be able to address more and more of those," Super said. "We got those jobs posted as quickly as we could. We divided up folks to go talk to the first round and when it became apparent that there would be further board action, I went individually and spoke with those folks.

"I do feel that going out to the folks and letting them know and trying to be as transparent as possible speaks to the trust they have in the system and that we're trying to get people placed as quickly as we can," Super said.

"It's never a good situation it's always an uncomfortable thing," Board President www.cerclevip.fr David Strait added. today at the board office in Philippi. The meeting was scheduled to accommodate any RIF/transfer hearings requested by affected staff, and the board also plans to discuss and vote on the last of Super's personnel recommendations.

In other board news:

Board member Bob Wilkins was unanimously voted vice president of the board, replacing Dave Everson, whose resignation was accepted earlier this month and will become final following today's meeting. Everson plans to run for the Barbour County Commission.

Parent Sheree Strickland approached the board on the topic of bullying. Strickland said her son, a ninth grader at Philip Barbour High School, has been "assaulted twice this year, once on the bus and once at school."

Strickland said she was unhappy with the way school officials handled the situation.

"Several times I've just wanted to give up," she said. "Doesn't anybody care?

"I'm concerned about the violence in our schools," Strickland said. "I'm concerned that we're preparing our children for orange jumpsuits. We need to teach www.marieclairedanen.fr them something different than attacking each other."

The board thanked her for sharing her concerns.

The board was treated to Kasson Elementary/Middle School's Local School Improvement Council presentation.

Principal Michelle Barb showed a video depicting how Kasson students from preschool to eighth grade worked together on a 21st Century Project. The 14 minute video drew applause and warm laughter from the audience.

Teacher Cindy Bolyard's kindergarten class stood before the crowd and presented information on tornadoes, the subject they studied as part of the 21st Century Project.