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Richmond County school board agrees alternative program students can walk at graduation

With high school graduations set for May 28 and 29, the Richmond County Board of Education voted Tuesday to clarify board policy that allows students assigned to the alternative program for discipline infractions to participate in their zone school's graduation.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/education/2013-05-21/richmond-county-school-bo
School system will not provide busing to Tubman

Richmond County school board members said busing students from across the district to Tubman Education Center would be too costly, adding that free transportation is a privilege that is lost when students misbehave and get assigned to the alternative program.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/education/2013-03-12/school-system-will-not-pr
Ga. Supreme Court rules against Richmond County school board

Margaret Hunt entitled to full amount of damages sought for breach of contract, according to state Supreme Court opinion

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/crime-courts/2013-03-04/ga-supreme-court-rules
Rants & Raves

...firing squad would make much more sense, including the "humane" part. WHAT IS THE MATTER with leaders? The Richmond County school board wants to spend $41,000 each year for an "assessment tool" to rate teachers and administrators. That's...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2012-12-22/rants-raves
City Ink: We must look back before we look ahead

...bribe Johnson and Commissioner Alvin Mason to vote for the convention center parking deck QUICKEST ABOUT FACE: Richmond County School Board Trustee Jack Padgett and Augusta commissioners Grady Smith and Jerry Brigham going to the state redistricting...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/government/city-ink/2012-12-29/city-ink-we-mus
Left out in the cold

...the students. But how could school officials have been so world-class gullible and negligent?Moreover, Richmond County School Board member Alex Howard tells us that The Chronicle story Sunday was the first he'd heard of all this."It bothers...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/opinion/editorials/2013-02-19/left-out-cold
Richmond County school board approves revised retiree work protocol to prevent another costly mistake

The Richmond County Board of Education approved a revised protocol that clarifies how human resources should monitor retirees returning to work so a recent expensive mistake does not happen again.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/education/2013-02-21/richmond-county-school-bo
Richmond County school board tables discussion on Gallup leadership assessment tool

In light of looming budget concerns, Richmond County Board of Education members voted to table a discussion about purchasing a leadership assessment tool from polling firm Gallup Inc. that helps identify candidates who could make the most successful principals.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/education/2012-12-11/richmond-county-school-bo
Pastors help Augustans grieve for school shooting victims

...the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection led a prayer for unity.Other local leaders also spoke, including Richmond County school board Dis trict 9 representative Venus Cain. She said it is shocking how brutal children can be to one another...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2012-12-17/pastors-help-augustans-grieve
Richmond County sample ballots for July 31 election

...beginning without regard to age, race, sex, health, function, or condition of dependency?6. Should the Richmond County School Board members be limited to serve only 2 four year terms?7. Should the sheriff, solicitor general, coroner...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/government/elections/2012-07-14/richmond-count