Saturday's Internet Edition, May 17, 2008.
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She’s not alone.
Superintendent Dr. Steve Lane said he is focusing his energies on getting the current school year closed out, but the issue of the overcrowded school isn’t far behind.
“My job is to look after the administration, the staff and the students. That is my primary responsibility and the responsibility of the board of education as well. That’s why we put forth the option of the second high school, because when you look at all the data, clearly the second high school was the right answer.
“But that’s not what the majority of voters felt they could support, so we now have to find the one option that will make it.”
Options range from restructuring the schools to kindergarten through sixth grades, 7-9 and 10-12 , to building a mega school, to completely renovating Davie High School.
“Whatever option we look at will involve money,” Lane said.
He has no timeline for when options will be explored, but that it is his “highest priority.”
In the meantime, two new mobile units will be placed at the high school this summer. That will bring the total number of mobile units at the high school to 22.
Graham said she was shocked at the outcome of the bond vote, having believed it would be closer, possibly within 100 votes. Last week, she said she needed time to process what had happened and wanted to give her board members time to do the same.
Despite rumors about a May 9 board meeting, Graham said the board met simply to discuss items for the upcoming budget. The meeting was not an emergency meeting, as the rumor went, but was scheduled Monday, before the bond vote.
“We didn’t even discuss the bond while we were walking out to our cars after the meeting,” she said ... subscribe to the Davie County Enterprise Record, P.O. Box 99, Mocksville, N.C. 27028.