George Corder, Steve Butcher & Dr. BJ Parson
Rotarian BJ Parson introduced Pulaski County Schools Superintendent Steve Butcher as his program August 13th. Mr. Butcher spoke about the new school year, enrollment numbers, building projects, transportation, changes in food services, budgets and funding of the county system. Notably, county school buses travel over 7,000 miles per day because Pulaski County is the 3rd largest county in the state in land mass. He also explained that schools have been mandated by the federal government to offer more fruits and vegetables, eliminate butter and use only 1% or skim milk. Mr. Butcher summarized the changes as “Less meat, less sweet.” After recent budget cuts, the annual budget for the system comes in around $68 million dollars. For more information about Pulaski County Schools, visit www.pulaski.net.
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