Vance County Schools Superintendent Norm Shearin is going to push for a vote on new high school parking fees Monday night at the monthly meeting of the Board of Education, according to the agenda for the meeting.
The board’s Building and Grounds Committee proposed increasing the parking fee for students to $100 per year, up from $20, but the full board did not act on the issue at its August meeting. The proposal met broad public opposition.
Shearin also is scheduled to present a report on the Class of 2005 SAT results, released in late August by the state Board of Education. Southern Vance High School averaged 861, up 39 points, and Northern Vance averaged 874, down from 878 the year before. The county’s combined 868 average remained well below the state’s 1010 and the national 1026.
Other matters on the agenda include the recognition of Martha Thompson from Progress Energy and Ed Lingg from Jerry’s Artarama. Both businesses have been big supporters of the Vance school system.