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Commission looks into audit for Ga. 369 project By JON WILCOX jon@appenmedia.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Forsyth County commissioners are trying to track down how a major roadway widening project that cost the county $82.5 million is limping to a finish months late. County officials are calling for an audit to help analyze what caused the delay and how it can be prevented in future projects. A proposed audit would look into the project to widen Ga. 369 after construction of an overpass over Ga. 400 was delayed by a structural flaw. Commissioners asked county staff members to research and provide a plan for the potential audit at a Dec. 10 work session. Officials expect construction of the overpass at Ga. 400 to be delayed by as many as nine months for repairs. Completing the already-underway construction is expected to take another three months.
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Construction of the Ga. 369 overpass over Ga. 400 was delayed by months because of a mistake by surveyors.
School district seeks to expedite limits on paid coursework allowed to students By JON WILCOX jon@appenmedia.com SCREENSHOT
Amy Bartlett, associate superintendent of teaching and learning, updates Forsyth County School Board members with a timeline for implementation of a new policy for paid coursework. The policy would allow students to receive only one credit per semester from the courses, which have increased in popularity recently.
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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A policy to limit the number of credits Forsyth County high school students can earn from paid coursework could go into effect next year. Two high school principals presented research to the School Board Nov. 19 claiming that paid online courses are creating a toxic situation for students. Aaron Archambeau, principal of West
Forsyth High School, and Amanda Thrower, principal of Lambert High School, said the courses are contributing to destructive competition, exhaustion and cheating. The classes also are undermining mental health and providing no real advantage in college admissions, they said. Paid online courses have become more popular with Forsyth County students. Many schools’ top students have begun boosting their grade points by taking the classes at home after completing their regular work at school.
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“We know that students can't achieve, grow or authentically engage in learning if they are overextended, piling on classes and maxing out their schedules with no healthy boundaries,” Thrower said. “We have many students who are taking full loads … face to face during the school day, then going home to upwards of five additional online (courses).” Many neighboring school districts already impose limits on paid coursework.
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