Names for two new schools By Jerry Gunn GAINESVILLE - Gainesville school board members Monday night selected names for two elementary schools under construction. The schools are due to open next fall and by unanimous vote board members approved West Side and New Holland as the names. Superintendent Dr. Steve Ballowe said the system drew names from the public for the Board to approve. The Board also unanimously approved $6.8-million as the guaranteed maximum price for construction of New Holland School on a low bid submitted September 6. TEACHERS OF THE YEAR Gainesville's Teachers of the year for 2002-2003 received plaques and much applause during the regular school board session. Vice Chairman Lee Highsmith said they cannot be thanked enough. Bertha Shields,Enota Elementary School; Margot Mickle,Centenial Elementary School;Kin Davis,Fair Street Elementary School; Renee Morris, Gainesville Middle School and Sonya Barrett,Gainesville High School are the teachers of the year. Barrett was also named system teacher of the year. YEAR BOOK PHOTO FEE A Gainesville High parent wanted to know why seniors have to pay $32 for their picture in the year book when underclassmen don't have to pay. During Monday night's regular school board meeting Bonnie Oliver said she was shocked. School board members said they knew nothing about the photo fee and Superintendent Dr. Steve Ballowe said he would look into it. "NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND" Gainesville's school superintendent said the federal law known as "No Child Left Behind" needs a lot of fine tuning. The comment period on the new law is underway and educators across Georgia are commenting, among them Gainesville School Superintendent Dr. Steve Ballowe. Ballowe said states taking a rigorous approach to finding sub-standard schools get penalized. "The data is exceptionally flawed," said Dr. Ballowe. "When one looks at sees that Georgia has 678 schools identified, and neighboring states have as low as zero in Arkansas to 16 in South Carolina you something is wrong."