Lunch and learning for school leaders
Principals and other school staffers from southeast Greensboro had a chance Thursday to learn about the city services they can take advantage of during a luncheon at Stephanie's on Randleman Road.
Dianne Bellamy-Small, City Council's District 1 representative, organized the meeting for schools in her district, while the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce paid for lunch.
City Council doesn't provide any funding or provide any oversight of the county school system, but Bellamy-Small said the city has plenty of services that schools can take advantage of.
"If you know some of the people that provide city services, it would help you do a better job of preparing our future," she said, referring to the thousands of children who enter schools each day.
Representatives of city departments ranging from the police and fire departments to the city's library system - along with community groups like the Guilford Education Alliance - let school administrators know how they could be of assistance.
Allen Purser, the chamber's interim president, said he'd like to see similar meetings take place in all five of the city's districts.