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Barely a month after approving a budget for the new fiscal year, the Blue Ridge administration is asking its Board to reopen the budget to fund a project to upgrade the district’s optical fiber network to the tune of almost $200,000.

Just prior to the School Board’s July meeting on the 15th, the Technology Committee met to hear from Technology Coordinator Mike Stewart on a plan to beef up the campus “backbone” network by installing newer equipment in preparation for some later enhancements. Mr. Stewart offered bids from 3 companies that would provide up-to-date network switching capabilities, plus another bid to upgrade the core fiber service to the campus. The low bidder for the switching equipment, Northeast Data of Tunkhannock, would install Enterasys equipment. Northeast was also the sole bidder to upgrade the core fiber network. Altogether the project would cost over $180,000.

The July 18th meetings of both the SCCTC and Elk Lake School districts had moments laden with emotion, as board members reluctantly voted at each meeting to accept the resignation of long time superintendent Dr. William Bush.

Though this reporter missed the first mention of this at the very beginning of the SCCTC meeting, Dr. Bush provided a copy of the letter of retirement he submitted, which thanked the board for the opportunity to pursue a life’s work of educating and working with students. During his career Dr. Bush has served in the capacity of coach, educator, Elementary Principal, and, for the last fifteen years, Superintendent. He wished the board, students, staff, parents, and community members continued success, stating that his thoughts and prayers would be with them.

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