Parents of Jasper County should really consider revamping the school board. We always end up with the same people with the same mind set. I honestly believe until we do something to change this, our children will always be short changed. Our children are  paying the price when the schools are graded by having them take the test. If the children is passing the test the school district gets the grade. The district have employees making fifty thousand dollars to answer the phone (and who knows what else). We need a Superintendent who cares about the children. Give our children books to bring home in order to do their homework. Teachers expect our children to pass a test or do homework without the book to study. You complain as a parent they hand you a computer disk to study by which never works. Not only does it not work, what about the families that does not have a computer? PTA what a joke! I have not been to one in years and it was not about raising money. Sure raise money put it towards books so our children will not have to share books in class and none to bring home. Teachers are not present to speak to parents, which should be mandatory. Put flyers in the mail to notify parents of meetings, whatever it takes. We need younger more up to date parents on the school board. Take out the foreign teachers if they can't speak english good enough for the children to understand what they are teaching. Our children get these teachers, go to the next grade without learning that subject. It's to many foreign teachers in high school  and that's when our children  earn credits and getting ready for the exit exam. Parents wake up use your voices to support our children.