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Candidates debate school issues BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
KOSSUTH — Five candidates for the Alcorn School District Board of Education staked out positions on hot issues, such as student transfers and school
consolidation in a forum Saturday evening. Candidates fielded questions prepared by the Alcorn County Advisory Council at Kossuth Elementary School. Three individuals did not participate —
April Burns, district 1; Brandon Jones, district 2; and Keith Stevens, district 3. On the topic of student transfers out of the district and related policies, district 1 candidate Ricky Fields said he believes
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parents should have the right to send children to the school they prefer. “I know it costs the district money,” said Fields, “every time a child leaves Alcorn School District and moves to the city
or another district … If there is a common thread that is causing parents to move their children, we need to be fixing that thread. I was at Alcorn Central Please see FORUM | 6A
State evaluates district on Cambridge data BY JEBB JOHNSTON
“We have worked out what we think is an acceptable plan.”
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Staff photo by Bobby J. Smith
Deck the Town organizers are inviting local businesses to take part in a new holiday-themed window painting contest. Organizers include: (from left) Brittany Burcham, Main Street board member; Tom Chartres, Community Development Council member; Martha Chartres, volunteer and Senior Connection Ambassador for the CDC; and Andrea Rose, community development director for The Alliance.
Groups host window painting contest BY BOBBY J. SMITH bsmith@dailycorinthian.com
Local businesses are invited to “Deck the Town” in a holiday-themed window scene contest this holiday season.
Sponsored by Main Street, Visit Corinth and Corinth First, Deck the Town is a contest to see which local retailers or dining establishments can put up the best window paintings for
the holiday season. Approximately 35 local businesses have signed up for the contest so far. Community Development
Cyclist travels country; raises funds for charity
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The Mississippi Department of Education will evaluate the Corinth School District based on Cambridge data rather than the standardized tests used to assign an accountability rating to other districts. When new school accountability ratings are released for districts across the state this week, Corinth will not be among them. As part of its District of Innovation application, the district sought to be evaluated on data from the Cambridge model rather than the Mississippi Assessment Program and the Subject Area Testing Program. Superintendent Lee Childress said he recently met with MDE representatives to discuss the evaluation model and a timeline. “We have worked out what we think is an acceptable plan,” said Childress, but it has not been finalized. The district is preparing the “massive amount of data” that MDE will need to arrive at a rating. The state will release ratings for 2015-2016 to the districts on Tuesday and to the public on Thursday. The
Dr. Lee Childress Corinth School District superintendent Corinth School District will likely be assigned a rating in November. In the results coming next week, schools will be rated from A to F with a revised point scale reflecting a new statewide assessment given in the last school year and a couple of new elements in the accountability system. In other Corinth schools happenings, the district has seen about 600 students participate in the fall intersession, with about 400 of those at the elementary level engaged in foundational studies and enrichment activities. The instruction during the new extended breaks is designed to help students who are falling behind to catch up during the school year rather Please see SCHOOL | 5A
People of the Crossroads Matt Wood, Corinth Staff photo by Zack Steen
BY STEVE BEAVERS For the Daily Corinthian
Flynn Donoho is taking up the fight on his bike. The 57-year-old is bicycling across the country to raise money for the American Cancer Society. “I always wanted to see the United States and why not do it for a cause?” said Donoho while making a stop in McNairy County on Thursday. The cyclist started his “Cycling for Cancer” on Jan. 6 of 2011 in his mother’s hometown of Huntington Beach,
“One of the hardest things we deal with is the public’s perception of law enforcement,” said Matt Wood, a 10-year veteran police officer. “It’s hard sometimes to get people to understand that we are here to help – it’s our job and I promise it’s what everyone with the Corinth Police Department is here to do.” The lieutenant said he’s always wanted to serve the public. “I grew up around it – had several family members in law enforcement and always knew it was what I was meant to do,” he said. The best part of the job he said is “when someone says thank you ... it makes it all worth it.” The 34-year-old is married to Franci and he has two stepchildren, Emily, 11, and Mathew, 13.
“I always wanted to see the United States and why not do it for a cause?” Flynn Donoho Cyclist Calif. Since that time, he has covered 48 states and is only a few away from doing it twice. Please see CYCLIST | 2A
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