HENDERSON â The building that was once the home of Henderson High School and Henderson Middle School is set to become a major focal point for Vance County later this year with the introduction of the Center for Innovation.
Vance County Schools Superintendent Tony Jackson spearheaded the Center for Innovation and sees the project as a way to further galvanize the countyâs trajectory when it comes to education and investment into the community.
âI think the Center for Innovation is going to be an incubator for ideas, thought, growth, professional development and community engagement,â Jackson said. âFor us, I think this will serve as a hub to begin bringing our community together around those things that are possible for the future.â
HENDERSON â VCS will share its plans with the Vance County Board of Commissioners on Monday evening for the Vance County Schools Center for Innovation, which will be housed in the former Henderson Middle School.
No action is required from the commissioners because the former middle school is owned by the school system, County Manager Jordan McMillen said. âAnd so this is really just [Superintendent] Dr. [Tony] Jackson coming and helping inform our board of what their plans â the schoolâs plans â are going forward for it,â McMillen said. âThe schools did reach out to us and they, I think they may have declared it surplus, that would be a question for them if they officially did that, but I feel like they did at one point, which requires them to come to the county and ask us if we will take it on. But I do remember them coming to us and we said no, weâre putting $4.5 million dollars into Eaton-Johnson. It would be a stretch for us to take on bot