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Thursday, December 18, 2008
Springfield students on C-SPAN show
Staff photo by Marshall Gorby
Several Springfield High School students had the chance to interview author Jon Meacham this morning on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal.
The students were selected by school staff to participate on the show when the C-SPAN bus pulled into town today.
Catch a replay here.
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TweetBoard president: Candidate names will be public record
Applicants interested in being Springfield City Schools next superintendent or high school campus director will be told their names will be subject to public record, said board President Donna Picklesimer.
The district had been considering a search strategy that would keep candidates’ names private unless they were part of the slate of applicants to be interviewed by the board.
Board members decided in a meeting with search firm officials this morning to advice applicants that their application materials would be “considered public records and subject to public records request,” said Picklesimer.
“We’re still very concerned about the impact that’s going to have on the candidate pool,” she said.
The board’s understanding of public records law led them to the decision, she said.
“I don’t think that the law was written with the intention to make it more difficult to have good candidates but at this time we just felt like… this was an appropriate response to the concern that’s been raised,” she said.
The firm, BWP & Associates, Inc., was in town this week collecting information from the community to develop a wish list of sorts for the new superintendent and the Springfield High School campus director.
Both positions are currently filled by interim candidates. The board aims to have permanent hires in place for the 2009-10 school year.
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TweetCounty superintendent filling exiting superintendent’s shoes
Clark County Educational Service Center Superintendent Stacia Smith has been named interim superintendent of the Southeastern Local School District.
She will temporarily fill the shoes of John Abdella, who announced his retirement earlier this month, while the board selects a long-term interim candidate, said Treasurer Brad McKee. The board confirmed the appointment at a Dec. 16 meeting.
“The boards wanting to hire around Aug. 1 so they’ll probably have someone in place until Aug. 1,” he said.
The board hopes to capitalize on the prime hiring season in the spring to find the new superintendent, McKee said.
March and April are often considered the best months for hiring educators because of the school year structure.
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