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Vol. 30, No. 38 | Richmond Suburban News | January 22, 2014
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Hanover’s Outstanding Women HCPS budget talk about the honor, their work work underway DR. JAMELLE S. WILSON
By Melody Kinser mkinser@mechlocal.com
“W
hy was Sue here?” was the first reaction Dr. Jamelle S. Wilson had when former Hanover County School Board member Sue Forbes Watson arrived at her office. “I was taken off guard. It occurred to me after maybe 15, 20 seconds —my goodness, this must be the YWCA [honor] Sue nominated me for.”
By Jim Ridolphi for The Mechanicsville Local
JILL M. KENNEDY
The nomination from Sue Forbes Watson. Turn to page 23.
Wilson, superintendent of Hanover County Public Schools, was correct. She had been selected as one of nine YWCA of Richmond’s 2014 Outstanding Women Award recipients. She represents Education and will join the other eight for a luncheon at noon on Friday, April 25, at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. Watson received the honor in 2010. She see WILSON, pg. 14
By Jodi Deal jdeal@mechlocal.com
J
ill M. Kennedy is right where she wants to be. Kennedy, who is the vice president of Patient Care Services and the chief nurse executive for Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center in Mechanicsville and the Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital, said she feels blessed to live in her hometown, surrounded by friends and family,
and to spend her professional life somewhere she feels fulfilled and worthwhile. “I’m the luckiest person,” Kennedy said. “I have the best job. It’s so easy to come to work here. I love being able to serve my community.” Kennedy was among the nine Richmond-area women announced on Jan. 8 who will receive 2014 Outstanding Women Awards from the YWCA of Richmond at a luncheon set for Friday, see KENNEDY, pg. 24
Hanover County Public Schools officials and the Hanover County School Board will be busy the next several weeks as they consider and adopt a new budget. Superintendent Jamelle Wilson said initial indications are positive and an additional $6 million could be coming the county’s way via former Gov. Bob McDonnell’s final education budget. “We know that from a state level we have additional dollars coming to us, about $6 million,” Wilson said. “We also believe that working with our county administrator there will be additional dollars from the local level. We are looking forward to providing you with a balanced budget that addresses the goals you have set forth.”
Enrollment not expected to rise in next decade By Jim Ridolphi for The Mechanicsville Local
Four months after some Hanover County School Board members requested a study of capacity at schools, assistant superintendent David Myers told them about the progress of the facilities update assessment and said most of the work is completed. Myers’ plan included four components, including a switch from full renovation to a maintenance based program and a change from a traditional .7 percent growth rate for schools to 1.5 percent, a number that more mirrors the county’s expectations for future growth.
see BUDGET, pg. 26
see ENROLLMENT, pg. 26
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