FROM FRANKLIN CHURCH SCHOOL LUNCH MENU WEEK OF AUGUST 30-SEPTEMBER Monday.-Brown Beans, Corn Bread, Kraut and Weiners, Sweetie Pie. Tuesday.—Cheese sandwich with lettuce, Baked beans, Spice cake, Apple sauce. Wednesday. Tuna salad sandwich, Carrot stick, Bag peanuts, Orange, Cookie. Thursday.-Sloppy Joes, Cole slaw (with carrott), Banana, Potato chips. Friday.-Hot dog with chili, Apricots, Candy. LETTERS PERTAINING TO COMMITTEE FOR BETTER EDUCATION Mr. FRANKLIN CHURCH, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, Chairman, Bradshaw Area Educational Group, DEAR MR. CHURCH: I shall be happy to meet with you at the Jolo Elementary P. K. MARTIN, Superintendent, McDowell County Schools. Doctor CARR, PARENTS OF THREE FORKS, HAGARMAN, AND JOLO SCHOOLS, BRADSHAW AREA EDUCATION COMMITTEE, Bradshaw, W. Va., April 24, 1970. President, McDowell County Board of Education, DEAR DOCTOR CARR: After meeting with the Superintendent of Schools and getting no satisfaction with our grievances hereto attached, we ask for an appointment with the Board of Education to discuss these grievances. Let us quote from the School Laws of West Virginia, Page 70, Article 5 “County Board of Education”. Section 18-5-13, "Authority of Boards generally". We know that it is within your authority: "(3) To close any school which is unnecessary and to assign the pupils thereof to other schools: Provided, that such closing shall be officially acted upon and teachers and service personnel involved notified on or before the first Monday in May *** (4) To consolidate schools;" Because of the short time before May 4, we insist that we meet with you and the Board on or before Friday, May 1, 1970. I will be waiting for you to contact me so that I can notify the Committee. I can be reached, or a message can be left at the Bradshaw Community Center Phone Number: 967-6821. Yours truly, FRANKLIN D. CHURCH. Chairman. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, THE COUNTY OF MCDOWELL, Mr. FRANKLIN D. CHURCH, DEAR MR. CHURCH: I received your letter dated April 24, 1970, but was postmarked at Jolo on April 28 p.m. and addressed to me at Welch. This was subsequently forwarded to me at War and received this afternoon on April 30. Due to the element of time, I regret to advise you it will be unable to have a special meeting of the Board on or before the first of May. However, the Board would be only too happy to discuss this matter with you at our next regularly scheduled Board meeting. I have previously been informed by Mr. Martin that you have met with him, and this matter is now under investigation. I am sure Mr. Martin will have a report of his findings available at the next Board meeting at which time we will be happy to discuss this. I suggest you contact Mr. Martin to make arrangements as to the day and time of meeting with the Board. DEAR MR. CHURCH: Due to Commencement Exercises, we have been forced to change our June 9 Board meeting to June 2 at 7:30 p.m. If you would like to appear before the Board, we will be glad to hear any statements you have to make; but due to the change of the date we will be unable to give you a definite answer. The next regular Board meeting will be June 23. If you would like to wait and meet with us on that date, it will be agreeable. Please let me know your decision. P. K. MARTIN, Superintendent, McDowell County Schools. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, Mr. FRANKLIN CHURCH, Bradshaw Education Committee, Jolo, W. Va. DEAR MR. CHURCH: The next meeting of the McDowell County Board of Education has been changed from Tuesday, June 23 to Monday, June 22 at 7:30 p.m. Sincerely yours, P. K. MARTIN, Superintendent, McDowell County Schools. SANDY RIVER DISTRICT COMMITTEE FOR BETTER EDUCATION, Dr. A. B. Carr. DEAR MR. CARR: We, the people of Sandy River District, have the following complaints: (1) We did not agree or submit to any decisions the Board made concerning the Hagerman, Three-Forks or Jolo Schools. (2) We have decided not to accept the Bag Lunch Program. Instead, we demand a complete Hot Breakfast and Lunch Program at all schools that do not have them. (3) We know that the Low Water bridge will endanger the community at Three Forks because it will act more as a dam than a bridge, letting water back up and then spill over onto people's property and into their homes. (4) We demand that the Board accommodate the people of Three-Forks and Hagerman areas with three (3) van-type buses to transport the children to and from school from these remote and outlying areas. (5) The Buckeye Hollow Bridge is unsafe and must be rebuilt before children could possibly be bussed across it. Also, the road must be repaired. (6) The Kennedy Fork road must be updated and bridges built to accommodate the children. (7) The Scott Hollow road is in an almost impassable state. There are no vehicle bridges or foot bridges in this hollow and all of these children must wade the creek in two places in order to get to school. Improvements must be made here. (8) We would like to know why that McDowell County is fourth in the State with revenue, but is thirty-seventh in the State to receive revenue for county problems. (9) We would like to know if you intend to reopen the Yukon No. 1 School If so, when? If not, why not sell the property and use the money to purchase the van-type buses we need. (10) We demand Special Education Classes in the Bradshaw, Jolo areas beginning with the 1970-71 school term. Your consideration in this matter will be appreciated. Yours for Better Education, FRANKLIN D. CHURCH, Chairman WAR, W. VA., September 17, 1970. Mr. FRANKLIN D. CHURCH, Bradshaw, W. Va. DEAR SIR: The next meeting of the Board of Education will be held in Welch at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 22nd and you may appear before the board at that time Yours truly, A. B. CARR, M.D. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, THE COUNTY OF MCDOWELL Welch, W. Va., September 17, 1970. Mr. FRANKLIN D. CHURCH, DEAR MR. CHURCH: I have been informed that you requested to meet with the Board of Education at its next meeting. We will be able to meet with a committee of three for any new suggestions that you may present to the Board We will meet with this committee from 8:00 to 8:30 p.m. Sincerely yours, P. K. MARTIN, Superintendent, McDowell County Schools. |