They are back: more than 30,000 kids in Richmond County returned to school Friday. But, with all those budget cuts, things in the classroom…might look a little different. WJBF News Channel 6’s Joy Howe has the story.

A new is budget approved for the Richmond County School System. Officials say it took a long time, but it’s finally here. Count on WJBF News Channel 6’s Fraendy Clervaud. He has the story.

According to Louis Svehla, Public Information Officer for the Richmond County Board of Education (RCBOE), their online school zone locator for the 2009-2101 school year has been updated. The changes reflect the new zones based on the current Rightsizing process and the approvals given by RCBOE.

Richmond County School Board members were back at it, Tuesday night, talking about another phase of rightsizing. WJBF News Channel 6’s Paige Tucker reports.

We could know by the end of Tuesday night which Richmond County schools would have to close, or consolidate, under a rightsizing plan. The board is meeting on the issue, right now.

At a Richmond County Board of Education meeting, Tuesday night, plans were approved to rezone some Richmond County high school and middle school students.

Richmond County School Board members are scheduled to vote on revamping its schools, in the wake of an unstable economy. For the past few months, board members and Superintendent Doctor Bedden have been meeting about rightsizing. Under the plan, some schools would consolidate, and others would close. And, as the board prepares to make a decision, the rightsizing agenda is not sitting well with some parents and teachers. A vote on the plan was expected Tuesday night, but Dr. Bedden is now saying he’s not sure whether that vote will happen, Tuesday night. WJBF News Channel 6’s Fraendy Clervaud has more.

Richmond County parents met with school leaders and school board members about “rightsizing.“ It’s a plan to balance numbers at schools. WJBF News Channel 6’s Paige Tucker reports.

More budget cuts are coming to the Richmond County school system. Count on WJBF News Channel 6’s Fraendy Clervaud for the details.

Dr. Dana Bedden, the Superintendent of Richmond County Schools stopped by Monday and spoke with Mary Morrison on WJBF News Channel 6 at Noon. He spoke about the arrests made in the recent rash of bomb threats at Butler High School, rightsizing meetings, and money for the school district.

According to a release, Richmond County Board of Education (RCBOE) President, Marion E. Barnes, announced Wednesday that the RCBOE will be holding four public forums to allow the citizens of Richmond County the opportunity to express their views on the rezoning for the new Pine Hill Middle School, located in south Augusta, and high school rightsizing.

Right-sizing the efficiency of Augusta’s schools was the topic at an education conference. Statewide budget cuts are causing school systems across the board to get creative and slash school spending. School board members held a retreat this weekend to finalize right-sizing data and Monday afternoon Superintendent Doctor Dana Bedden talked about those plans. Count on our Fraendy Clervaud.

Statewide budget cuts are forcing local school systems to find ways to operate more efficiently, quickly. Richmond County Superintendent Doctor Dana Bedden says that’s where rightsizing comes in…an initiative leaders have been working on for months. This weekend, school board members went over final data and met with their consultant as they move toward making a decision. WJBF News Channel 6’s Paige Tucker has the story.

Richmond County School Board Trustee Jack Padgett says “Rightsizing” could include closing some schools.  With more budget cuts coming down the way it’s more and more critical.  The basis of rightsizing according to this outside audit is academic performance and that partly means changing class structure, some magnet programs and that would lead to administrative cuts, too.