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BOE approves personnel recommendations
News Staff Report The Escambia County Board of Education approved the following personnel recommendations by Superintendent John Knott at the board meeting Tuesday, October 29. Leave of absence 1. Marilyn Allen, 6-hour lunchroom worker, W.S. Neal Elementary School, effective August 13, 2019 through September 16, 2019 Resignation 1. Dustin Kennedy, instructional teacher aide, Escambia County Middle School, effective September 26, 2019 2. Catrinna Reed, 7-hour lunchroom worker, W.S. Neal High…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
Star Chamber impeachment driven by Trump hatred, not American values
An abusive, unlawful practice of the English courts from the 15th to 17th centuries was so rampant and unfair that protections against it were written into our U.S. Constitution. This hated and feared practice took place in the Star Chamber. The creators of the Star Chamber described it as a tool to stamp out corruption and seek justice for those in English society who were so powerful that no ordinary…
by Submitted Article access_time5 years ago
School tax extension vote next Tuesday
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore’s registered voters will decide next Tuesday, November 12, whether a school tax that has been in effect for six decades will be extended for another 20 years. The tax is a 5-mil levy of which the proceeds are earmarked to help pay the salaries, payroll taxes and benefits for several administrative positions at schools within the city, as well as part of the…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
ECHS on failing schools list again
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer For the third straight year, Escambia County High School has been placed on the state’s “failing schools” list. ECHS was one of 74 schools in 28 school districts to earn such a designation under The Alabama Accountability Act. The legislation, enacted in 2013, requires labeling the bottom 6 percent of the state’s public schools — measured by the proficiency of 10th-graders on a standardized…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago