OXFORD â Granville County School board members voted Tuesday to expand their discussion of potential school mergers to include the possibility of converting Tar River Elementary School into a replacement for G.C. Hawley Middle School.
The decision came after Superintendent Alisa McLeanâs staff briefed the board on merger scenarios that consolidate Granville Central and South Granville high schools, using whichever of those campuses becomes surplus as the new home of Hawley Middle School.
The possibility of consolidating high schools answers pressure in favor of the idea from the Granville County Commissioners, but Tuesdayâs school board debate indicated that three and perhaps a majority of its members are reluctant or outright opposed.
OXFORD — Granville County’s school board has asked administrators to size up the possibility of closing Granville Central High School, and to update existing closure studies that focused on Wilton
OXFORD â Granville County school board members have their eyes on reducing the length of the boardâs six-year terms.
The current term is unusual because a four-year term of office is the âdefaultâ for school boards in state law and what most school districts in North Carolina have at this point, said Eva DuBuisson, the Granville boardâs attorney.
About a year ago, a proposal was brought to the board to bring Granvilleâs term length in line with that of its counterparts elsewhere. DuBuisson said she thinks the concern was six year terms requires a level of commitment that may âdissuadeâ potential candidates from running. She added that the board also âhas had a lot of resignations.â