And we’re done. This article is complete. Thanks for making this another terrific SouthsideCentral day!
That’s right, folks! SouthsideCentral is going to start covering meetings of the Danville School Board, and we’ll be doing it LIVE! Tonight’s meeting starts at 7 PM and we’ll start our LIVE! coverage around 6:30 PM. Remember to refresh the page often for the latest happenings and photos.
LIVE! coverage starts around 6:30 PM.
Sharon Dones & Steven Gould will take their oath of office tonight as new school board members, and Philip Campbell will start his second four-year term.
6:30 PM – Two people in the audience. What a difference from last time.
Nameplates up for Sharon Dones and Steven Gould.
I was going to do a public comment, but acting superintendent Kathy Osborne has already addressed my concern. Wow.
Tonight’s gallery.
And we’re about ready to start.
Ed Polhamus reelected as chairman. Philip Campbell nominates Renee Hughes for vice-chairman. Steven Gould nominates Terri Hall. Terri Hall wins on a 4-3 vote. Well, that wasn’t a harmonious start. The vote was right on the same dividing line as before.
School board meetings will now be on 1st & 3rd Thursdays at 6PM.
We’re having major connection issues in this dungeon. Ugh. We will have Wi-Fi available next meeting. Thanks, Dr. Osborne!
disciplinary meetings will be scheduled at a later date.
No public comments from the gallery tonight.
Acting Superintendent Kathy Osborne introduces the new organization chart. Lots of blah blah title changes and no new positions.
7:20 PM – Still going through job title changes.
Steven Gould tries to pin Osborne down on these “savings” and gets his answer on the second time around.
Cheryl Bryant pulls two personnel decisions from the consent agenda to be discussed in closed session. These positions are numbered and not referred by name, so I have no idea who Bryant didn’t like.
Tanya Jackson to remain as Johnson principal, reversing an earlier decision. “We need her in the school more.”
Second assistant principal position restored at Westwood.
Physical trainer from DOAR contract is continued at $24 per hour.
Student code of conduct is unchanged from last year and approved.
Renee Hughes looks bemused with her iPad after being steamrolled in the vice chair election.
Amazingly, a sound system is being used tonight. That would have came in handy at the last meeting. I wonder where it was. Hmm.
Danville Public Schools is introducing a new website tonight for recruiting teachers. Go to http://teachindanville.com to check it out. Also at http://teachindanville.org.
Click on that link now to see the new site! Then come back for more.
7:50 PM – Around the horn session. Kathy Osborne says summertime isn’t downtime for schools anymore.
Steven Gould thanks everyone for the warm welcome. Nice politically correct way of ignoring the fact that he and Sharon Dones were locked out of the Newsome situation until the very end.
Sharon Dones speaks nicely about being elected.
Cheryl Bryant thanks the audience for being here.
Philip Campbell says the job is a labor of love and time as well. He also mentions the death of a GW student.
Terri Hall speaks about vice-chair and I see a cold reaction from Dones, Hughes and Campbell.
Renee Hughes speaks with more grace than I would.
Ed Polhamus closes the meeting with the same thing that everyone else talked about.
Closed session coming up and we’re done. Thanks for reading our first LIVE! Danville School Board meeting coverage here at SouthsideCentral.
Will you post pictures up this time too? Who all is at school board meeting
I’m working on that. Mostly school board staff now.
so yvette smith is going to stay the assistant superintedent? she didnt get demoted then?
what is happening now?
I saw Avon going down the rd dress up . I wondered where he was going . Now I know!
What is the list of the board members name from left to right.?
From the 2nd picture: Gould, Hughes, Polhamus, Osborne, school board attorney, Dones, Hall, Campbell, Bryant is not pictured, secretary.
Here’s the final rundown for now (superintendent may change). Left to right: Steven Gould, Renee Hughes, Assistant City Attorney Alan Spencer, Acting Superintendent Kathy Osborne, Chairman Ed Polhamus, Sharon Dones, Vice Chairman Terri Hall, Philip Campbell, Cheryl Bryant, Deputy Clerk Liz Jordan.
What concerns did you have?
So did the new school board members replace two of the old ones…Were they voted out or what?
Were the other school members voted out. Or was it decided upon that they get demoted?
Rebecca Bolton didn’t run for re-election and George Wilson finished last in the five person election in May (top 3 got seats).
so what was the rumor that Dr. Newsome had demoted two executives during office. That was a rumor then?
I don’t know. I don’t really deal with rumors like that because they’re almost always false.
FYI: I tried to respond to your response on the YouCentral page but you put in a fake email.
I thought that email was correct. I don’t utilize that email that much…Why do you need an email anyhow. You know that I am real…
I was trying to answer a few of your questions. No worries.
Bruce, why didn’t you address the elephant in the room? Why didn’t Hughes, an 11 year veteran on the school board get the vice chair as opposed to Terri Harris, a 2 year member?
That’s coming in Wednesday’s analysis article.
Terri HALL was elected Vice Chair, not Harris.
Don’t you think the fact that Hughes has been on school board for ELEVEN YEARS & never been elected for either position is telling?
No, I don’t think that. I’m writing a BreakDown article on the meeting now.
We shall see….
I know u can’t be everywhere but with what is going on at the county school board it would be great to get your play by Play there. Great job tonight
@South Central-I will try to get an alternative email for you. My questions were good discussion questions. I am the philosopher…HAHA
What ever happened to “BonnerIsHell”… I wanted to ask him his perception about Bonner for the upcoming school year? Will Bonner be better?