Greene County Board of Education

A courtyard is being designed for the new Greene County Elementary School. It will surround the school building for security. FILE ART

A courtyard is being designed for the new Greene County Elementary School. It will surround the school building for security. FILE ART

BOE approves spending allocation toward new school

Maureen Stratton
Thursday, January 26, 2023
Last week, the Greene County Board of Education voted to approve the first spending allocation toward the new school on Meadow Crest Road in Greensboro city limits thanks to the favorable ESPLOST vote by taxpayers.
The Greene County Board of Education (left) and the Lake Oconee Academy Board of Governors at a special called meeting in October, prior to moving to separate rooms for a three-hour negotiating session on LOA’s lawsuit against the BOE. MAUREEN STRATTON/Staff

The Greene County Board of Education (left) and the Lake Oconee Academy Board of Governors at a special called meeting in October, prior to moving to separate rooms for a three-hour negotiating session on LOA’s lawsuit against the BOE. MAUREEN STRATTON/Staff

LOA, BOE end lawsuit, prepare for new charter

Mark Engel
Thursday, January 26, 2023
The Greene County Board of Education unanimously voted on Jan. 19 to approve a settlement with Lake Oconee Academy that ends the charter school’s 29-month-old lawsuit against the BOE. “We’re really happy,” BOE Chairman Mike Lynch told the Lake Oconee News on Friday. “We got some things.
While the LOA Board was in a closed, executive session, the audience became an instant open, public chat session with members of the BOE about education issues facing the county. BOE Chairman Mike Lynch (seated, center) and Roger Fields (standing, left), representing the Lake Country Conservatives, a group actively seeking an end to the LOA lawsuit, join in the discussion. MARK ENGEL/Staff

While the LOA Board was in a closed, executive session, the audience became an instant open, public chat session with members of the BOE about education issues facing the county. BOE Chairman Mike Lynch (seated, center) and Roger Fields (standing, left), representing the Lake Country Conservatives, a group actively seeking an end to the LOA lawsuit, join in the discussion. MARK ENGEL/Staff

LOA-BOE settlement teeters on brink of approval

Mark Engel
Thursday, December 22, 2022
The Greene County Board of Education unanimously voted in an open session on Dec. 15 to approve a new settlement offer, hoping to end a legal dispute with Lake Oconee Academy. “I feel ecstatic,” BOE Chairman Mike Lynch told the Lake Oconee News.
LOA Board of Governors Chairman Michael Tompkins denies that his board is holding up negotiations by trying to add many new points to the signed “draft agreement.” MARK ENGEL/Staff

LOA Board of Governors Chairman Michael Tompkins denies that his board is holding up negotiations by trying to add many new points to the signed “draft agreement.” MARK ENGEL/Staff

BOE, LOA cannot agree after signing agreement

Mark Engel
Thursday, December 8, 2022
Monday was day 810 in the lawsuit by Lake Oconee Academy against the Greene County Board of Education over the amount of money LOA receives per student enrolled at the charter school.
Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Judge to rule on LOA-BOE stalemate

Mark Engel
Thursday, December 1, 2022
It looks like Fulton County Superior Court Judge Emily Richardson may end up being the decision maker in the 27-month-long lawsuit that charter school Lake Oconee Academy filed against the Greene County Board of Education.
Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Lake Oconee News/File Photo

BOE gives thanks to voters for passage of ESPLOST

Maureen Stratton
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Fresh on the heels of a favorable ESPLOST vote for county schools, the Greene County Board of Education last week thanked the public for its support of the referendum and pledged to continue to improve the quality of education now and in the future.
From left, Greene County Board of Education District 4 member Perry Lee, District 1 member Steve Kilgore and BOE Chair Mike Lynch attended the Monday LOA board meeting. MARK ENGEL/Staff

From left, Greene County Board of Education District 4 member Perry Lee, District 1 member Steve Kilgore and BOE Chair Mike Lynch attended the Monday LOA board meeting. MARK ENGEL/Staff

LOA-BOE legal wrangling continues despite agreement

Mark Engel
Thursday, November 10, 2022
The Lake Oconee Academy Board of Governors and Greene County Board of Education are continuing their chess match, despite the fact both parties have signed a draft agreement that would end LOA’s two-year-long lawsuit against the BOE over funding issues.
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