OFFERED — The Brooke County Board of Schooling has agreed to carry a public public sale for the previous Colliers Elementary Faculty, though a date has not but been set for the constructing. The college was inbuilt 1985, however a piece of an earlier faculty that occupied the positioning in 1922 was saved and positioned close to its entrance entrance. — Warren Scott
WELLSBURG — The Brooke County Board of Schooling has agreed to place the previous Colliers Elementary Faculty up for public public sale and authorised a number of insurance policies that tackle its members’ participation by cellphone and remark in government periods.
Superintendent Jeffrey Criminal confirmed that the varsity property points look like settled following a declaratory judgment within the 1st Judiciary Circuit Court docket that the varsity board can proceed with the public sale.
Positioned on the intersection of Harmon Creek and Mechling Hill roads, the constructing sits on property donated to the varsity district by greater than a dozen residents.
For the reason that faculty has been closed, state legislation permits the constructing to be bought again to these people or their heirs, however neither has responded to the board’s petitions.
Consequently, First Judicial Circuit Choose Jason Cuomo issued a declaratory judgment permitting the board to proceed with the sale.
Criminal stated the board was informed it needed to wait 30 days earlier than holding the public sale after three weeks’ public discover, however wouldn’t promote the public sale till mid- to late September.
He stated no date has been set for the public sale, however a minimal bid of $250,000 has been authorised.
Criminal stated he isn’t conscious of any events which have expressed curiosity within the property.
The 21,253 sq. foot constructing is situated on the intersection of Harmon Creek and Mechling Hill roads. An earlier faculty had been constructed subsequent to the positioning in 1921, however was demolished to make manner for the present constructing in 1985.
The Colliers faculty is the fifth faculty property in Brooke County to be auctioned lately.
The sale of Follansbee Center Faculty, LB Millsop and Beech Backside elementary faculties and a Wellsburg double-wide trailer as soon as utilized by the Different Studying Heart and their adjoining properties introduced in $647,000 for the varsity district.
The choice studying heart moved into the previous Wellsburg Center Faculty, which, together with the others, was closed underneath a earlier administration, which cited declining enrollment and the price of sustaining it.
The college board additionally agreed to alter an present compensation coverage that may restrict the variety of conferences a member attends by cellphone to 4 per yr, after which the member wouldn’t be paid.
In lieu of wage, county faculty board members are paid $160 for every assembly they attend, the quantity obtained annually to not exceed $eight,000, no matter what number of conferences are held.
Additionally authorised was an modification to the board’s government session coverage stating that these taking part by phone could not take part in an government session or vote on a matter introduced up in that session.
Some members expressed concern about sustaining confidentiality at hearings on scholar expulsions or layoffs, on the request of the events concerned, and whether or not an unauthorized individual may very well be inside attain of a board member’s cellphone.
The board additionally authorised one other coverage assertion “Board members ought to, when talking about faculty issues with the media, legislators and different officers, make it clear that their views don’t essentially mirror the views of the board or their fellow board members.”
Additionally authorised was a coverage that permits the board to file a grievance with the West Virginia Ethics Fee in opposition to a board member who violates the latter coverage, and the member would face a tremendous of as much as $5,000 and a public reprimand.
Requested to touch upon the unanimous adoption of the insurance policies, Pauls stated: “We proposed the 5 insurance policies and all have been authorised with out controversy. It should strengthen the varsity system and hopefully accountability and transparency.”
Additionally, the plate:
— A request from the Wellsburg Council to extend its contribution for salaries and bills for town police officer who serves as useful resource officer at Brooke Center Faculty was accepted. The quantity will improve from $45,000 per yr to $50,000 per yr.
— Permitted a three-year renewal of the Hudl Web platform, used for sharing info and video footage amongst sports activities personnel, at a value of $6,525 for the primary yr, $eight,700 for the second yr and $eight,700 for the third yr.
— Permitted an settlement with Pennsylvania Western College that permits speech and language pathology college students from the varsity to realize hands-on expertise in Brooke County faculties underneath the steering of workers there.
