Madison County students couldn’t ignore the alarm clocks Aug. 5 as the 2011-12 school year officially began.
School officials told the board of education Tuesday night that there are 4,622 students enrolled in county schools as this school year begins, approximately 232 students less than projected.
Superintendent Allen McCannon told the board that things were “chaotic” at central registration Thursday afternoon, as many parents and students waited until the last minute to register.
He said a lot of those coming in were making address changes, or due to the economic situation, switching their children from car riders to bus riders.
“All of this alters bus routes and classrooms,” McCannon said. He said school officials want to work with parents, but don’t want last minute changes to cause confusion and jeopardize the safety of students. He said officials plan to meet to work on how to help avoid so many last minute registrations and changes to schedules next year.
Jake Carey is pictured on the first day of school in Amy Lester's second grade class at Comer Elementary School.
Enrollment less than anticipated
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MC Hunt
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08/14/11 at 10:02 PM
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You would be shocked to know how many Madison County residents send their kids to other schools, face it MC is not know for the best of schools.
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MC redneck
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08/15/11 at 02:55 PM
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MC Hunt : maybe stopping that conservation tax would help our schools. MC schools for the funding gives outstanding education.
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pl
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08/16/11 at 03:10 PM
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Boy, you are obsessed with that "conservation tax" thing.
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MC
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08/16/11 at 09:36 AM
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Gentry type so call farmers with pretty grass and fences but no real farming practice and the so call "clean air " group who notes by growing trees we clean our air is horsexxxx. Problem good people of MC is the so call new comers are not coming anymore so we can tax them more and now our tax base down because we did stuff like conservation tax to our selves to help so call " we ums ". Well we ums we got what we wanted and not sure will help MC long term. Just like Pethel vs Cartwright and Sam Bruce Rd bridge. MC lost that one too.
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Anonymous
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08/17/11 at 04:01 PM
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You need to take your issue up with the state level. There is nothing that the county level can do. Personally, I would rather see the existing contracts expire and not renewed than forced out of the program and the huge legal bills that would come along with that. Just let time take it's course and allow our current appraisal staff to monitor any and all new contracts with a magnifying glass. The problem is with the state level not necessarily the county level.
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insurgent
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08/16/11 at 04:53 PM
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Good less children brainwashed by the state.
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scamp
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08/17/11 at 12:11 AM
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so they can be brainwashed by churches?