Background on newest raises: Thousands in bonuses and raises already approved for ABSS employees
Alamance-Burlington school board members had previously voted to award employees thousands of dollars’ worth of bonuses and pay raises since the fiscal year started...
School board divided over when/whether to shorten quarantine periods for Covid-19
Alamance-Burlington school board members agreed this week to consider a four-day reduction in the amount of time students must quarantine following exposure to Covid-19.
Two...
New supt. search starting soon
Alamance-Burlington school board members agreed this week to start the search for a successor to superintendent Dr. Bruce Benson – nearly a month after...
Other nearby school systems also giving employees bonuses
Other nearby public school systems have also pointed to staffing shortages and increased responsibilities as their rationale for using a portion of their federal...
ABSS proposes spending nearly $400K to buy and renovate a used trailer for offices
Alamance-Burlington school board members have delayed voting on a proposal by the ABSS administration to spend $390,275 to buy a used modular unit that...
School board OKs $1.7M federal grant to expand Covid-19 testing
Alamance-Burlington school board members voted 5-2 during their latest meeting to seek a $1.7 million federally-funded grant that would be used to offer Covid-19...
School supt. to resign
ABSS superintendent William "Bruce" Benson has decided to resign his post.
Benson has notified school board members he intends to leave by Jan. 1, 2022;...
Another (fourth) COVID-19 cluster confirmed in an ABSS school
School officials announced Friday afternoon that the county’s health department has identified another school – the school system’s fourth this month – has a...
School board OKs bonuses for school nurses and bus drivers
Alamance-Burlington school board members have voted unanimously to award a $500 monthly bonus, which will be made retroactive to August, to 36 school nurses...
Supt.: Rebranding campaign, new logo will help improve school system
Matters of promotion and marketing are, at most, a mere marginal note in a strategic plan that the Alamance-Burlington school system has recently developed.
But...
