Barrow Journal

Barrow County School System officials are hoping voters will continue their support for the Educational Special Local Option Sales Tax during the July 20 voting.

The Barrow County Board of Education has formulated a list of priorities for the new ESPLOST, should it meet voter approval Tuesday, according to Jake Grant, assistant superintendent for facilities.
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School officials held the second charter system town hall meeting Tuesday night with meager turnout from county citizens. [Full Story »] 

The Barrow County Board of Education filled the vacant principal position at Winder-Barrow Middle School by promoting from within the system.

The BOE voted at its Tuesday night meeting to name Jennifer Wood as the new principal for the middle school. Woods currently is an assistant principal at Russell Middle School.

Superintendent Wanda Creel said seven candidates applied for the position and all were already employed within the Barrow system.

“As we look at ways to keep our overall budget down, we decided to keep this hire in house,” Creel said.

The promotion of Woods was not unanimous as BOE members Connie Wehunt and Lynn Stevens voted against it. [Full Story »] 

The new budget for the Barrow County School System was termed “the toughest we’ve ever had” by school officials.

The FY2010 budget, which was approved Tuesday night, will also have an impact on athletics in Barrow County for the upcoming 2009-2010 school year, superintendent Ron Saunders told the Barrow Journal recently.

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