Schofield says now is the time to do even more with less

GAINESVILLE - Not many people can find anything favorable about the current state of the economy, but Hall County Schools Superintendent Will Schofield said Thursday he thinks there's a silver lining in the economic cloud.

"We have to prioritize, and we have to do more with less, and I think that's where our best ideas and our best innovation comes forward," said Schofield.

He shared with members of the Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors success stories from the county school system, pointing specifically to innovations such as Habitat High, Hospitality High, The World Language Academy and the new DaVinci Academy.

Schofield said he believes one way to stretch education dollars is to use technology more effectively.

"I believe in public education that we haven't even begun to scratch the surface on what we can do with technology," noted Schofield.

He also said he believes it is likely more budgets cuts are in the future for education.

"It's hard to read the tea leaves," said Schofield, "But you've got to believe with $9 trillion of federal debt that times are going to get worse before they get better."