– Photo by Dennis Brown
The Lewis County Board of Education approved a revised restructuring plan presented by Superintendent Belinda Forman during the March session Monday evening.
Last month the board approved a portion of a restructuring plan proposed by Forman but agreed to table any action on a part of that plan until the March meeting.
Board Chair Bryan McRoberts had asked Forman in December to develop a proposal for dealing with a projected budget shortfall of about $500,000.
Two areas of the plan presented last month were tabled until this month:
• Abolish director of district services/assistant superintendent position for a savings of $25,373.
• Abolish all elementary assistant principal positions for a savings of $120,032.
About an hour into the meeting the agenda called for members to “discuss and/or take action related to the Proposed Superintendent’s Restructuring Plan.”
Forman said she wanted to comment on a portion of the plan the board adopted in February.
Board members approved three areas of Forman’s original plan at that time:
