Bertie BOE Is Honored By State

At the Board of Education meeting last night one of the highlights was the announcement of the attainment by our Board of Master Level 1 Training achievement. This training is indicative of the dedication to our children of the current board members, who have all worked very hard to finish the training in a timely fashion. Their work was recognized by a plaque from the state organization. We are one of only two boards so recognized. Superintendent Chip Zullinger holds the plaque up after announcing the award.




Rickey Freeman (shown below) was one of two Board members personally recognized, the second being Melinda Eure, for their individual training achievements.




There was also a special presentation by East Carolina Nursing School representative Dr. Alta Andrews (shown below), who was accompanied by Dr. Nellie Droes. They were present to complete the contract signing for a new program to provide nursing care for our children, including assisting our nurses with training and backup support. Thomas Ruffin was the Bertie County representative who worked so hard to get the contract details worked out.




Our new Distance Learning capabilities were described by Carol Atkins (shown below), including a description of the new 20 desk Virtual Computer Classroom Capability. It is already impressing everyone with the fantastic capabilities it provides.




Director William Peale, Jr. (shown below) of the Shaw University Ahoskie Campus made a presentation on a special program to assist teachers in getting additional training towards their credentials and accreditation.



When the BOE was going in to closed session, I took a picture of the entire Board with their awards. (I apologize to Gloria Lee for taking her picture before she was ready.)



Al Parker, Emma Johnson, Melinda Eure, Rickey Freeman and Gloria Lee