Adlai Stevenson High School - Aurora Yearbook (Livonia, MI)

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Board of Education SUPERINTENDENT: School superintendent George Garver presents a special report to the board of trustees during one of their Monday night meetings. Livonia ' s school board is composed of seven members, elected to four-year terms, with the terms staggered so no more than two trustees are elected each year. Board members receive a very small annual expense-compensation. The board is responsible for the educational policies and supervision of the school system. The hardest decisions board members must make are almost always budgetary. In recent years, with decreasing funds for schools and declining enrollments, the board has had to close schools and lay off staff members. Toughest job ahead? Planning for the closing of Bentley High School.the original Livonia high school .... perhaps as early as June 1985. SMILING: A good sense of humor doesn ' t hurt, agrees board member Carol Strom. LISTENING: Board mem¬ ber David Cameron listens during a board meeting to alternative answers to a pro blem. BOARD OF EDUCATION: The seven-person board and term Dave Cameron (1983), Ron Withers (1985) and Charles Akey expiration year includes Jim Merner (1982), Mary Roach (1984), (1984). Cameron is board secretary, Akey board vice president Mark Scarr (1985), and Carol Strom (1983) in the back row. and Withers board president.