At Tuesday night’s RRGSD Board of Trustees meeting, Halifax County Judge Turner Stephenson administered the oath of office to current RRGSD Trustees Valencia Davis, Michael Salanik, and Henry Ford, who were re-elected last month. The Board re-elected Dr. Mike Williams as chairman and Valencia Davis as vice-chair.
There was one public comment from Phil Hux of the Roanoke Rapids High School Alumni & Friends Association, who announced that the organization was selling blinds to place in the RRHS Senior building. The purchase comes with a commemorative plaque to be placed with the window covering and can be purchased for $250 by contacting the Alumni Association or Phil Hux.
The Board of Trustees recognized the Chaloner Lego Robotics teams; the Brickhe@ds and the Lords of Lego. These teams, coached by Jenny Shives, Mary Campbell, and Kay Allen are in their second year of competition in the First Lego League. They have been working hard this year on their innovation projects and robotic coding, which they presented at their Robotics competition in November. The Lords of Lego focused their innovation project on Lakeland Cultural Arts Center, and the Brickhe@ds focused their innovation project on raising funds and awareness for a new skatepark at Emry Park.
Superintendent Dr. Julie Thompson was also recognized at the meeting. The board and staff celebrated her for successfully completing her Doctorate of Education in Educational Policy, Planning, and Leadership with a concentration in K-12 Educational Administration at The College of William and Mary. Her dissertation was on A Program Evaluation of the Implementation of i-Ready Reading in a North Carolina Middle School. The meeting was paused for a short reception in her honor.
In other board news, Dr. Mike Williams presented a new committee structure for the Board, which will be implemented in January. The next Board of Trustees meeting will be Tuesday, January 16th.