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Claxton principal will become special education supervisor in Oak Ridge

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Myles Hebrard

Myles Hebrard

Myles Hebrard, principal of Claxton Elementary School, will become special education supervisor for Oak Ridge Schools effective July 1. Hebrard will replace Hal Jernigan, who is retiring at the end of June.

Hebrard has been principal of Claxton Elementary School in Anderson County for the past seven years, a press release said. He has a master’s degree and education specialist degree in special education from the University of Tennessee, and he is currently working on his doctorate in educational leadership.

Federal spending cuts affect special education program in Oak Ridge

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Federal funds to Oak Ridge Schools could be cut five percent starting July 1 under the so-called sequester, and that’s led to staff reductions in the special education program.

Four positions would be cut at Oak Ridge High School and three elementary schools—Glenwood, Linden, and Willow Brook—under a budget approved by school board members on second and final reading Thursday. Two of the reductions would result in job losses. One is a teaching assistant position at Linden, and the other is a teaching assistant job at Oak Ridge High School.

Parents with children in the program have said they are concerned about how the students might struggle if they don’t continue to get the one-on-one help they need. [Read more…]