News 3's Randi Hempel works to make sure school district and elected officials are making the best decisions for your children and your tax dollars. Randi is On Your Side when it comes to fire safety inspections, school safety and bus safety. She also reports on standardized test results, the spending of ESPLOST funds, school nutrition and physical education. Randi is devoted to holding the powerful accountable and doing stories that matter to you. Email Randi at rhempel@wsav.com.
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Imagine being at work and calling home at 5 p.m. to find that your 10-year old never arrived home after school. That’s exactly what happened to one Wilmington Island mother several weeks ago. She called News 3’s Randi Hempel after she never got a response from First Student or the school district about what went wrong.
A mom calls News 3’s Randi Hempel for help after First Student and the Savannah-Chatham County School district don’t respond to her concerns about her son not being brought home from school as well as late and no-show buses. First Student and district officials admit it’s their fault and First Student officials say “we dropped the ball.“
We all know that times are tough leading into this holiday season. That’s why the PTA at Largo-Tibet Elementary School has decided to host a yard sale on Saturday, November 21st. Here’s how you can get involved.
School has been in session for 2 1/2 months for Savannah-Chatham County. In that time, parents have dealt with late and no show issues, but an elementary student not arriving home from school & the bus being parked in the First Student lot sends a wave of panic over his mother. Mom contacts News 3’s Randi Hempel because more than 2 weeks later, NOBODY called her back. When 3 On Your Side got involved, First Student and the school district admitted they dropped the ball. Mom finally gets answers.
Students at Pulaski Elementary School in Savannah sang several songs at their Salute to Our Veterans program. Watch the attached video for one of their songs.
To infinity and beyond! Visitors of Georgia Southern University’s Planetarium will take a journey to the center of our Galaxy when it unveils unprecedented mural-sized images of the Milky Way’s core .
It’s the 9th week of school and while officials say that many kinks have been worked out of the bus routing issues, some schools are still having issues. A mother talks to News 3’s Randi Hempel about her concerns and we go to work to get answers.
This week is school psychology awareness week. News 3 education reporter, Randi Hempel, explains how the job of a school psychologist has changed through the years.
Tough economic times are hitting more than just households and businesses. It’s also affecting how people are spending, which means revenue for ESPLOST, the penny sales tax for education, are not what officials originally predicted. SCCPSS projects continue though, but with a tightened belt.
“Apply to College” week begins on Monday and school districts across the state will fill out their applications with the help of volunteers from Georgia colleges and universities.
Most school districts across the state implemented furlough days so they could meet their budgets. Savannah-Chatham County school teachers and staff received 3 furlough days while executive staff took 5. Now, teachers, parents and children are saying, please, no more furloughs.
With tough economic times, changes in state funding and a delay in property tax collection the Savannah-Chatham County school district officials are predicting a negative cash balance for the months of November and December.
The school board learned about the district athletic reclassification. The 2010 reclassification will last for 4 years, which is new. The board does not have a say. Classification is decided by principals at each of the high schools.
