ELIZABETHTON â Although a former employee of the Carter County School System was indicted last week on one count of theft over $2,500, the problems reported by the state comptroller of the Treasury has already been corrected, according to Director of Schools Tracy McAbee.
The investigation was limited to selected records for the period from July 1, 2017 through January 31, 2020. That was prior to the time when McAbee assumed the role of director of schools. He said it was also prior to the appointment of LeeAnn Carr as the new director of the Head Start program in Carter County.
The results of the comptrollerâs investigation was released on Monday. It reported that Joyce Parsons, a former administrative assistant of the Head Start program had misappropriated funds totaling $8,657. She is accused of using Head Start purchases to make at least $8,657 in unauthorized personal purchases that included clothing, groceries, cosmetics, household goods, and personal hygiene produc
ELIZABETHTON â One of the most ambitious summer school programs in the history of the Carter County School System is currently being worked out.
On Monday evening, the Education Committee of the Carter County Commission was briefed on the plan by Director of Schools Tracy McAbee.
McAbee said about 600 students in grades kindergarten through eighth grade have expressed interest in attending the program designed to provide additional person-to-person teaching in a year impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. McAbee said summer school plans for the high schools are also coming along.
McAbee said the summer school program for K-8 will be a month long. The daily school will be 6 hours long and will go from Mondays through Thursdays. Fridays will be reserved as field trip day. The summer school high school program will be specialized, with courses in English, math, science and history. The summer school is set to run from June 7 to July 1.