A news report from Bulloch County Board of Education meetings Superintendent's Report • Dr. Ken LeCain, Statesboro High School's athletic director has been selected as the Region 2-AAAA Athletic Director of the Year and Georgia 2- AAAA Athletic Director of the Year. • Bulloch County Teacher of the Year Ashlee Mitchell has been selected as a top-ten finalist for Georgia Teacher of the Year. • The Bulloch County School District has received one of the 20 Math Science Partnership (MSP) Grants awarded in Georgia. The $250,000 in grant funds will provide a two-year science partnership with Georgia Southern University and RESA and professional development in science for 30, third through fifth grade teachers. (Editor's Note - Dr. Jody Woodrum expresses appreciation to the grant-writing team of Angela Selph, Myra Lipsey, and Tammi Woodrum, and she asks that interested teachers contact her, especially those who work with third-fifth grade students that are either English Language Learners (ELL) or Special Education (SPED). • The state has reduced funding for Georgia Pre-K. This will reduce the program's school year from 180 to 160 days and cut salaries by 10 percent. Regular Pre-K classes will begin on August 29 for the 2011-2012 school year.