THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, August 31, 1995 TAG: 9508300144
SECTION: NORFOLK COMPASS PAGE: 17 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: Jon Glass
LENGTH: Medium: 82 lines
The School Board last week hired Mary Lou Roaseau, a former Newport News Shipbuilding budget official, as the school district's chief financial officer.
Roaseau replaces Clyde H. Burnett Jr., who retired earlier this year as assistant superintendent of business and finance support services. She will start at an annual salary of $85,940 and a yearly travel allowance of $1,440.
She has held no previous jobs in school financial management or public administration, but Roaseau comes to the district after 18 years at the shipbuilding company, where she began as an associate financial analyst in 1977 and left as director of purchasing.
Her other positions at the company include manager of financial reporting, director of internal auditing and treasurer.
She earned an undergraduate degree and a master's of business administration at the College of William and Mary. The best minds, bodies
In what Superintendent Roy D. Nichols Jr. said may shape up as the ``battle of the Michaels,'' Maury and Granby high school took top honors in academics and sports for the 1994-95 year.
Maury, whose new principal is Michael Spencer, finished first in both categories. Granby, whose principal is Michael Caprio, was runner-up.
Maury's achievements actually came under the helm of James B. ``Jake'' Slaughter, who retired as principal at the end of the school year after serving there for nine years.
The school has won the Superintendent's Award for Academic Excellence every year since the honor was created in 1985. Except for a tie with Lake Taylor High in 1985, Maury has captured the Superintendent's Cup for athletic teams outright since 1982.
Maury led the district's five high schools in six of 13 academic categories. It tied with Granby for student attendance.
Maury had the highest percentage of students earning a grade-point average of 3.5 or better (on a 4-point scale), scoring 800 or better on the SAT, making all A's, completing advanced placement courses and earning the governor's seal on their diplomas.
In addition, Maury had the most students ``commended'' in the National Merit Scholarship competition.
Maury tied with Norview and Booker T. Washington for the number of students named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists. The school tied with Booker T. for the number of black students named as semifinalists in the National Achievement Scholarship Program for Outstanding Negro Students.
Booker T. won the annual Norfolk Challenge Competition.
In sports, Maury finished tops in field hockey, girls and boys cross country, girls volleyball, girls and boys swimming, forensics, debate, girls track and girls soccer.
Granby took top honors in golf, boys basketball, softball and boys soccer.
Granby project proceeds
The $23 million renovation and expansion project at Granby High School continues to move apace. The School Board last week signed off on the second phase of a $1.3 million design contract and approved a $14,344 monthly lease, beginning July 1996, to use the former Catholic High School to house students once work begins.
Construction is scheduled to begin next summer. Ninth- and 10th-graders will be housed at Catholic, now called ``Granby 2,'' during the 1996-97 and 1997-98 school years. Deputy Superintendent Frank Sellew said the lease rate - about $2.40 a square foot - is comparable to warehouse space.
Board members also said they'd gotten a good financial deal on the design contract, whittling $600,000 off the initial $1.9 million proposal from architectural firm Shriver and Holland Associates of Norfolk.
``I feel as comfortable with this as anything we've done,'' board member Joe Waldo said. ``It's a cost-effective and quality contract.''
John Fowler, an engineering consultant hired to oversee the project, said the estimated construction cost is still over the $21 million City Council has approved. Unless savings are found, a proposed gym, at an estimated $1.8 million, would be delayed until money is available. A proposed swimming pool also likely will be put off. by CNB