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Marietta City Schools Board of Education met for almost three hours Monday covering vaccination planning, consolidation plans, options for an income tax levy and the impacts upon staffing both in staff reduction and ongoing contract negotiations.
Vaccination
“As soon as we’re able to get our folks vaccinated, we will get them the vaccine,” shared Marietta Superintendent Will Hampton. “One thing that I was encouraged by is I did a survey with staff … 270 people, I believe, responded to the survey we have roughly 300 employees. So I was happy with the response, but 83 percent of our staff wants to get the vaccinations so that was very encouraging and when I spoke to the health department they were surprised by the numbers.”
With the upcoming year, some local school districts are welcoming officials to new positions..
Marietta City Schools has a change in its board members as Russ Garrison is the new president with Doug Mallet serving as the vice president alongside board members Stacey Hall, Mark Duckworth and Bill Hutchinson.
A few committee changes took place as well.
Hall serves on the business advisory council, IT and curriculum committees; Hutchinson is the chair of the finance, buildings and grounds committees; Duckworth also works with the buildings and grounds committee along with the athletic council and city recreation board.
Garrison will serve on the records, security and curriculum committees.
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Marietta City Schools teachers line the sidewalk of Academy Drive on Monday on the route leading to the school board office where some of the districtâs board of education attended the regular business meeting in person. (Photo by Janelle Patterson)
After classes conclude this week, Marietta City Schools students will stay home the first two weeks of instruction in 2021.
Superintendent Will Hampton asked the district’s board of education on Monday to approve the option to remain fully remote for all students following the winter holidays.
He recommended the return of Cohort 1 to buildings on Jan. 19 and Cohort 2 on Jan. 25.