Brandon Paykamian
Education News Reporter at Tennessee Firefly
Brandon Paykamian, Johnson City Press Staff Writer with a focus on social issues, city schools and ETSU (and his cat Gertie)
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2 days ago |
johnsoncitypress.com | Brandon Paykamian
The Washington County Schools Board of Education approved a plan to increase the annual preschool tuition fee from $4,625 to $5,500 at Thursday’s regular meeting. According to documents provided by the district, tuition costs will be collected by families in ten monthly payments of $550 from August through May, beginning next school year.
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3 days ago |
johnsoncitypress.com | Brandon Paykamian
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4 days ago |
timesnews.net | Brandon Paykamian
North Side Elementary School hosted several activities for rising third, fourth and fifth graders Thursday as part of Johnson City Schools' annual summer STEM Camp. Lauren Temm, an instructor at North Side and assistant director of the summer program, said the camp's activities aimed to show students the ways that science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) impact their everyday lives.
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5 days ago |
heraldandtribune.com | Brandon Paykamian
Washington County Schools officials returned to the drawing board yet again this week to devise new ways to address a multimillion-dollar funding deficit going into next year. Superintendent Jerry Boyd said during a special called meeting on Tuesday that the district will use $2 million from its general fund balance to reduce its projected $6.1 million deficit to $4.1 million. He said the school system plans to ask county leaders to help close the gap with about $3 million.
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5 days ago |
timesnews.net | Brandon Paykamian
Washington County Schools officials returned to the drawing board yet again this week to devise new ways to address a multimillion-dollar funding deficit going into next year. Superintendent Jerry Boyd said during a special called meeting on Tuesday the district will use $2 million from its general fund balance to reduce its projected $6.1 million deficit to $4.1 million. He said the school system plans to ask county leaders to help close the gap with about $3 million.
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This is my last week at Johnson City Press before I begin work at e.Republic. As I near the end of my four years here, I'm reminded of the great minds I've interviewed and connected with here. It's been a privilege learning about my community & working with such a fantastic team.
Local school boards, including Johnson City’s, have been assaulted with unreasonable and insulting demands on more than one occasion. Smug COVID-19 deniers, anti-maskers and spoiled parents have been the culprits. https://t.co/QHUTDirG9W via @jcpress
Local educators say school districts need all the help they can get to continue bolstering literacy during the COVID-19 pandemic. https://t.co/mbPeWYkR99 via @jcpress