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Dr. Criss ends 15 years as Principal of HHS
"Mr. Penland you have been so wonderful to work with," Dr. Criss commented. "You are the reason this school system is so great." Penland thanked Criss, adding that it was having great principals, like her, to work with that make his job so easy. Criss wished in-coming principal Matt Rogers all the best. Rogers currently serves as Principal at Hayesville Elementary School. In other business at Monday night's meeting, Executive Director of the Clay County Community in Schools Theresa Waldroup shared her yearly report with the board. Over the last year, CIS has partnered with 41 community agencies, organizations and businesses and served 113 children in temporary crisis. CIS also provided services for 112 adults. A total of 121 volunteers provided a total of 3,047 hours of volunteer service for CIS, Waldroup's report stated. The 2007 CIS budget totaled $243,038 with $20,410 coming from Clay County and $47,358 from the Clay County School System. Waldroup thanked the school board and Sup. Penland for their continued support of CIS and said that CIS is a partnership between the community and the schools designed for helping local children. Waldroup specifically thanked Dr. Criss for all her help over the years and said she appreciated all the opportunities she has given CIS to work with her students. One project completed by CIS during the past year was the Spike Buck Mound project which includes a walking bridge and observation deck. Waldroup said the community involvement with the project and the unprecedented number of volunteer hours made the project a great success. The only remaining portion of this project, Waldroup reported, is a website which will allow for distance learning. Currently, Waldroup told the board that CIS is working with Truett Baptist Association who will open a foster home in Hayesville at the first of the year. Waldroup said fund raising efforts are on-going and the first home will open at the end of January and house up to 6 area foster children. Waldroup said this is one more way that CIS is trying to help local children by partnership with other organizations. The other project currently underway is the relocation of the pioneer village. Waldroup told the board that a recent architect graduate is in Hayesville as part of a grant received by CIS and will be working on the project this year. Learning opportunities will be available to the local students as the project progresses, Waldroup added. Students from the high school art classes and wood turning class will have the chance to participate in art work projects at the village and be involved in the planning stages. Two items of business were completed by the school board Monday. An action plan for teachers was unanimously approved by the board. The plan is for those teachers who fail to maintain high levels of performance. The plan states that "each licensed employee who receives a rating of below standard or unsatisfactory on any function in the employee's performance evaluation will be placed on an Action Plan designed to improve performance, unless the Superintendent recommends dismissal, demotion or nonrenewal of the employee."
The board also passed, on final reading, a residency affidavit which must be signed and notarized by parents of children entering the Clay County School system. The affidavit states that the parent/ guardian is a legal resident of the county.
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