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February 2014
Schools Update
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Board Recognition Month” in
Arlington. In his comments to
the board, Wissman remarked
that “it is gratifying to see the
emphasis placed back on the
students. This is a very proud
moment for Arlington.”
“We want the school board
to know that we appreciate
them,” Wissman added.
A
revised Inter-Local
Agreement with Lakeland
will be presented at a special
called meeting at 6:30 pm on
Thursday, February 13.
Superintendent
Mason
reported that she is working
with SCS Superintendent
Dorsey Hopson on joint
student and teacher intent
surveys for 2014-2015
projections.
An Open Enrollment Policy
will be presented at the
February 13 meeting. Current
projections show 4,370
students enrolled in ACS
schools for next year.
Superintendent Mason will
receive an updated feasibility
study from the consultants on
Thursday.
M o me n t s l at er , t h e
Arlington Community School
Board returned the favor,
surprising Wissman with a
recognition of his own. ACS
Chair Dale Viox said that the
Board intends to recognize the
accomplishments of students and
staff at its meetings: “Without
the hard work of Wissman, both
on the Shelby County School
Board and as the Mayor of
Arlington the Arlington
Community Schools would not
have happened.”
Notes from the January
28 ACS Board Meeting:
Kay Williams was selected to
serve as a liaison with the
Lakeland School System
Board.
The
ACS website: acsk12.org will go live on
February 18. Employment
applications will be accepted
through the website.
The ACS 2014-15 Calendar
will wait until the approval of
the SCS Calendar, which will
likely be the end of February.
The ACS Board approved the
first reading of multiple
policies. The Corporal
Punishment Policy was
removed from the consent
agenda for further discussion.
Arlington Community
Schools announces new
staff
Superintendent Tammy
Mason
named
former
S C S
Human
Resources
Director
J e f f
Mayo as
the ACS
Chief of Staff, bringing with him
26 years of education experience
in the classroom and school
administration.
ACS Chief Financial Officer
Miracle
Meeks,
CPA, was
with SCS
for eight
years as an
accountant
before
leaving to become the Director
of Financial Reporting &
Internal Controls for LemoyneOwen College.
Arlington High
School Secretary
Jana Gore joins
A C S
a s
Administrative
Assistant to the
Superintendent and
the Board.
Mason reports that two
Instructional Supervisors, Todd
Goforth and Faye Werner will
be joining the ACS staff in midFebruary.
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Lakeland School System
Asking Residents for Input
Special to The View 38002
The Lakeland School
System (LSS) is asking
residents to provide input that
will shape the new municipal
school system.
Dr. Ted Horrell, Lakeland
S c h o ol
S ys t em
Superintendent expressed that
“One of the most exciting
things about a smaller school
system is the opportunity to
really use community
feedback in our decisionmaking process. The school
board and I feel like it is
important to have both formal
and informal ways for
Lakeland citizens to give
input into the priorities and
goals of the Lakeland School
System.”
The Lakeland School
Board has also developed a
survey to identify the most
crucial concerns beginning
with the inaugural 2014
school year.
Among the items being
surveyed include the
educational experience thus
far, school uniforms, school
hours, building new schools,
and what should be the top
priorities in starting the LSS
(curriculum, leadership,
school security, teacher
quality, etc.).
Horrell emphasized the
importance of the Lakeland
School Board having input
from the community, saying
“We understand that we won’t
always find unanimous
support for the decisions we
make, but we can be sure we
have made those decisions
thoughtfully and with input
from the community.”
Though the Lakeland
School