Northside Elementary School Launches “Together We SOAR” (View videos here)

August 9, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

Northside Elementary School hosted a “Together We SOAR” Assembly Friday to launch a new program promoting and rewarding positive behavior among students.

(View video of assembly program below)

SOAR Assembly at Northside Elementary from dwayne page on Vimeo.

Positive Behavior Support (PBS) teaches students appropriate behavior, rewards good behavior, and addresses misbehavior by helping students learn from making poor choices.

“SOAR” stands for being “SAFE”, “ON TIME”, “ACCOUNTABLE”, and “RESPECTFUL”.

(Video below is Northside Elementary School Principal Karen Knowles)

IMG_9194 from dwayne page on Vimeo.

A unified set of rules have been adopted under PBS for students to follow in all settings from the time they arrive at school until when they leave including the classroom, cafeteria, playground, etc. and those who follow them may earn “Eagle Bucks” which they can use in exchange for rewards throughout the school year.

During Friday’s assembly Liliana Judkins was awarded the first “Eagle Buck” of the year by Principal Karen Knowles.

Teacher Kristen VanVranken, the Kilgore’s Restaurant Teacher of the Month for August at Northside Elementary School was also rewarded with an “Eagle Buck”.

Two partner businesses, Liberty State Bank and Liberty Machine Shop were recognized for sponsoring field trips for Northside Elementary Summer School students and the Smithville First Baptist Church for adopting Northside Elementary School this year and doing projects like landscaping, providing the teachers coffee and chocolates, etc. Jacob Parsley of Liberty State Bank, J.D. Bratten of Liberty Machine Shop, and Pastor Chad Ramsey of Smithville First Baptist Church received certificates from Assistant Principal Beth Pafford.

August 9, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

Director of Schools Patrick Cripps presented his monthly report on personnel moves to the Board of Education Thursday night.

The following have been employed since last month:

Emily Geist, teacher

Aaron Shirah, teacher

Meaghan Humbert, teacher

Allyson Trapp, teacher

Jackie Overbey, teacher

Carson Speck, teacher

Logan Vance, teacher

Callie Brown, interpreter

Wanda Phillips, teacher

Isla Potts, education assistant and bus driver

Judith Hale, bus driver

Peggy Adcock, cafeteria employee

Leave of Absence as requested:

Tina Gash, Courtney O’Conner, Allison Taylor, and Ginger Wenger

Transfers:

Melba Farmer, teacher from Smithville Elementary to DeKalb Middle School

Bethany Poss from educational assistant at Smithville Elementary School to teacher.

Resignations:

Justin Coats, mechanic

Cynthia Miller, ESL assistant

Joe Ruch, teacher

Juanita Thomas, bus driver

Erin Martin, teacher

Gabby Turner, teacher

Katie Haggard, teacher

Norma Dyer, cook

August 9, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

The DeKalb County School District needs more bus drivers.

Director of Schools Patrick Cripps put out the call during Thursday night’s monthly Board of Education meeting.

“If you or someone you know would like to drive a school bus we are taking applications. We are in dire need of bus drivers and you can call the main office here at 615-597-4084 or go on-line to apply to drive a bus. If you don’t want to drive full time we will accept substitute drivers as well,” said Director Cripps.

To be a school bus driver you must be at least 25 years old and have a CDL license, Class A or Class B. You must have a Passenger and School Bus Endorsement, carry a current medical card, have a clean DMV record, and you must be able to pass a background check and drug screening. After a bus driver is hired, there are random drug tests at the bus garage for all drivers.

The Transportation Department has also been without a director since the departure of Jimmy Sprague who resigned several weeks ago but an announcement on a successor is expected soon.

There is also a need for mechanics. Temporary outside mechanic help has been brought in to help staff maintain and make repairs to the school system’s fleet of buses.

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