School board candidates answer questions about technology, administrators

Patrick Erickson

March 15, 2022

School Administrator

In their final round of questions before Wednesday's candidates' forum, the Jefferson City School Board candidates touched on technology in schools and the administrators' residence.Candidates Anne Bloemke-W...

Want to run for the Grand Forks School Board? Here’s how – and who’s already looking for a seat – Grand Forks Herald

Patrick Erickson

March 13, 2022

School Administrator

Want to run for the Grand Forks School Board?Grand Forks Public Schools is set to hold elections for five seats on its nine-member school board in June. As of Thursday, March 10, three people hav...

City of Fairfax Superintendent of Schools Announces Retirement

Patrick Erickson

March 8, 2022

School Administrator

FAIRFAX CITY, VA – Dr. Phyllis Pajardo, who served as Superintendent of Schools for the City of Fairfax for the past five years, will step down at the end of the current school year, according to a statement. "...

Addison Schools Superintendent Runner-Up Interview in Round Two

Patrick Erickson

March 4, 2022

School Administrator

ADDISON — The Addison Community Schools Board has heard three different 90-day entry plans from three finalists who have re-interviewed for district superintendent.After interviewing six applicants on Feb. 26 i...

Corn USD 266 Hires New Principal

Patrick Erickson

March 2, 2022

School Administrator

Dr. Chad Higgins (Courtesy of Maize USD 266) MAIZE, Kan. (KSNW) - The Maize School District has named the person who will replace Superintendent Chad Higgins. Higgins announced in October that he ...

Search Begins for New Sioux City School Superintendent | Education

Patrick Erickson

March 1, 2022

School Administrator

SIOUX CITY – The search process for a new Sioux City Schools Superintendent has begun. ...

Butler County Superintendent Talks Greenville City School Board Idea

Patrick Erickson

February 25, 2022

School Administrator

Job : February 24, 2022 10:25 p.m. CST Update: February 24, 2022 10:28 p.m. CST by Ja Nai Wright ...

Boston had a turnstile of superintendents. Why can’t BPS keep them?

Patrick Erickson

February 19, 2022

School Administrator

On top of all that, imagine what it must be like for kids: Most seventh graders will probably see their fifth superintendent this fall."It's disheartening," said Dorchester's mother, Vanesa Morales, who pulled ...

West Mifflin School Board Responds to Teacher and Parent Concerns About Superintendent – CBS Pittsburgh

Patrick Erickson

February 18, 2022

School Administrator

By: Erika Stanish/KDKA-TVWEST MIFFLIN, Pa. (KDKA) — Parents and teachers in the West Mifflin Area School District are pushing for district administration to change. READ MORE: Calvin Crew charged with homicide ...

Miami-Dade Superintendent Jose Dotres visits his old schools on the first day of his new job – CBS Miami

Patrick Erickson

February 14, 2022

School Administrator

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Miami-Dade County Public Schools' new superintendent officially took over as head of the nation's fourth-largest school district on Monday.Jose Dotres, who was appointed by the school board o...

SBSD Deputy Superintendent Sabrina Lee Named CASA Region 18 Administrator of the Year

Patrick Erickson

February 12, 2022

School Administrator

The Solana Beach School District (SBSD) recently announced that Sabrina Lee, Assistant Superintendent of Instructional Services, has been named Administrator of the Year, Curriculum and Instruction, by the Cali...

Despite Ongoing Concerns, Boca School Delineation Proposal Heads To Superintendent

Patrick Erickson

February 11, 2022

School Administrator

This boundary map, “Boundary Study 3”, will be submitted for review by the Superintendent.A plan to fill the new Blue Lake Elementary and relieve overcrowding at three nearby Boca Raton schools is heading to th...

Marion County School Board Votes 5-0 to Approve Superintendent’s 4-Year Contract | Tuesday News

Patrick Erickson

February 8, 2022

School Administrator

FAIRMONT — Donna Hage will serve as Superi...

Four school board candidates join search for superintendent

Patrick Erickson

February 6, 2022

School Administrator

The Jefferson City School Board has set an 'aggressive timetable' for finding a new superintendent, but the four candidates vying to fill two vacant board seats said finding the best candidate, not speed, sh...

Bill would make it harder to fire any Oregon school principal

Patrick Erickson

February 4, 2022

School Administrator

Oregon lawmakers are considering a bill that would make it harder for school boards to fire a superintendent.Senate Bill 1521 comes less than a year after several high-profile firings of superintendents amid co...

Tim Lutz reflects on time as Superintendent of Bemidji Schools

Patrick Erickson

January 27, 2022

School Administrator

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmTFAg9jnXQ After a rewarding 18-year career in public school administration, and after careful consideration and conversation with family, Bemidji Area Schools Superintendent ...

Adrian’s School Board Completes Superintendent’s Site Visits

Patrick Erickson

January 22, 2022

School Administrator

ADRIAN — After a busy three-month schedule of working on a plan to find Adrian's next public schools superintendent, Adrian's school board is now entering the final stretch of its search process."I think I've h...

School superintendent Alberto Carvalho says goodbye to the Doral community

Patrick Erickson

January 20, 2022

School Administrator

Para leer en Español DORAL, FL - Miami-Dade Public Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho visited the community of Doral on Thursday, January 20 to say goodbye to the position he held for 14 years and wh...

Montgomery County Superintendent Proposes Teacher Pay Raise | Education

Patrick Erickson

January 15, 2022

School Administrator

CHRISTIANSBURG — Superintendent Mark Miear's proposed budget for the next school year calls for an average salary increase of 5% for Montgomery County public school employees, a move that would continue the dis...

Utah student ordered to self-quarantine in school closet after COVID-19 exposure, lawsuit says

Patrick Erickson

January 11, 2022

School Administrator

A nurse at Wahlquist High School in Farr West quarantined a student in a school storage cupboard after the student was exposed to COVID-19 through a classmate, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday in the court...

Byrne & Local Parents Oppose Taxpayer Funding Linked to DCI Initiatives

Patrick Erickson

January 9, 2022

School Administrator

Putnam County Deputy and Executive Candidate Kevin Byrne Assembly Member Kevin Byrne held a press conference last month to call on the NYS Department of Education (NYSED) to drop all ef...

AASD Board of Directors votes Cook as new member | News, Sports, Jobs

Patrick Erickson

January 4, 2022

School Administrator

to cook After two tight ballots, the Altoona region school board appointed Chris Cook as the vacant principal of the school on Monday evening. Cook, wh...

Ontario to Stop Collecting COVID-19 Numbers from School Boards and Suspend Reporting of Cases

Patrick Erickson

January 1, 2022

Collecting

The Ontario government will end collection of the number of COVID-19 cases in publicly funded schools and suspend all public reports of new infections among students and staff starti...

Seattle-area school principal takes on longtime insider for San Diego superintendent

Patrick Erickson

December 20, 2021

School Administrator

An award-winning superintendent of a suburban Seattle school district is competing with a longtime local district administrator for the leadership position of the San Diego Unified School District. In a few...

Salem School Begins Search Process for New Administrator After Valenza Resigns, As Planned, June 30 | Local News

Patrick Erickson

December 1, 2021

School Administrator

SALEM LAKES - Connie Valenza, who remained the administrator of the Salem School for two years after serving on an interim basis, will resign as scheduled, effective June 30.Valenza made it kn...

Camas school board restricts search for superintendents to four candidates

Patrick Erickson

November 30, 2021

School Administrator

Camas, WA - The Camas School Board has narrowed its search for a superintendent to four candidates following the resignation in July of former superintendent Dr. Jeff Snell. He left to run the schools in Van...

Everton Blair will not seek re-election to Gwinnett school board

Patrick Erickson

November 23, 2021

School Administrator

In a split vote in March, he and other Democrats made the polarizing decision to end Superintendent J. Alvin Wilbanks' long-standing contract almost a year earlier. In July, the board unanimously hired Calvin...

Pinellas School District Orders Removal of “Gender Queer” Book

Patrick Erickson

November 20, 2021

School Administrator

ST. PETERSBURG - Pinellas County School District asked two high schools to pick up LGBTQ coming-of-age graphic novel Homosexual gender: a thesis on the shelves of their library.The district has not received a...

Heart of Illinois school administrator among finalists for District 87 superintendent

Patrick Erickson

November 12, 2021

School Administrator

PEORIA (Heart of Illinois ABC) - The Bloomington District 87 School Board has chosen the three finalists to become the next superintendent, replacing Barry Reilly, who will retire next year.David Mouser is the...

It’s Election Day for 8 Texas Constitutional Amendments. Here’s what you need to know.

Patrick Erickson

November 2, 2021

School Administrator

AUSTIN - Voters in Texas in Tuesday's election will decide whether or not to approve eight changes to the state's constitution.Also on the ballot in North Texas, there are races for Mayor of Mesquite and a con...

Kewaskum School District approves 2021-2022 budget

Patrick Erickson

October 31, 2021

School Administrator

October 31, 2021 - Kewaskum, WI - The Kewaskum School District School Board has approved the 2021-2022 budget.The budget, which stood at $ 28,665,976 (an increase of 0.56% from 2020) included preliminary budge...

Seven candidates vying for 3 seats on the Braintree 2021 school committee

Patrick Erickson

October 30, 2021

School Administrator

BRAINTREE - With seven candidates vying for three open seats, Tuesday's municipal elections feature the school committee's first race in a decade.Incumbents Jennifer Aborn Dolan, Cyril Chafe and George Kokoros...

Lawsuit against former principal of Merced School, CA settled

Patrick Erickson

October 21, 2021

School Administrator

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Greg Lehman to become school principal on July 1

Patrick Erickson

October 20, 2021

School Administrator

The Northwestern School Board has appointed a new principal to take on the highest administrative position in the district when John Hansen retires next year.Northwestern Middle School principal Greg Lehman wi...

Texas school administrator asks teachers to include books with ‘opposing’ views on the Holocaust

Patrick Erickson

October 16, 2021

School Administrator

North Texas School District Superintendent Apologizes October 16, 2021 10:00 a.m. Posted: October 16, 2021 10:00 a.m. Update: October 16, 20...

Texas School Administrator Asks Teachers To Include Holocaust Books With “Opposing” Views |

Patrick Erickson

October 15, 2021

School Administrator

(CNN) - A North Texas School District superintendent apologized Thursday nigh...

Interview with David Younce – school principal in Vermont

Patrick Erickson

October 15, 2021

School Administrator

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Stonington Schools Superintendent Van Riley Resigns | Stoneton

Patrick Erickson

October 12, 2021

School Administrator

STONINGTON - Schools Superintendent Van Riley has tendered his resignation, b...

A timeline of the book’s controversy

Patrick Erickson

October 10, 2021

School Administrator

The Town of Hudson School District remains in the nationwide spotlight after Mayor Craig Shubert last month called on board members to step down or face criminal charges over a book provided to the high school...

Forestville School Community Voice Opinions on School Administration | News, Sports, Jobs

Patrick Erickson

October 9, 2021

School Administrator

FORESTVILLE - Amid a growing voice within the Forestville school community calling for the resignation of school superintendent Renee Garrett, the school board has scheduled a strong att...

Lee Schools superintendent hints at possible year-round schedule

Patrick Erickson

October 5, 2021

School Administrator

FORT MYERS, Fla .-- The idea of ​​switching to a year-round schedule is being launched in several school districts across the country, including here in Lee County, as ...

Marling begins sentence as community searches for answers – Y-City News

Patrick Erickson

October 3, 2021

School Administrator

In a courtroom packed with his family, law enforcement and victims and their families, a former school administrator was sentenced to 340 days in the county jail for improperly touching drugs. elementary schoo...

Nordonia Hills School Principal Calls on FBI and Walton Hills Police to Investigate Alumni Online Threats Regarding School Mask Warrants

Patrick Erickson

October 1, 2021

School Administrator

NORTHFIELD, Ohio - Nordonia Hills City Schools Superintendent Joe Clark has called on the Cleveland FBI and Walton Hills Police to investigate after a former student of Nordonia Hills City Schools threatened e...

Superintendent investigates: Parents complain about R-rated film shown in Florida school

Patrick Erickson

October 1, 2021

School Administrator

Disclaimer: The descriptions in this story may be graphic to some readers. NICEVILLE, Fla. (WKRG) - An investigation has been opened into why a teacher allegedly showed the R-rated film, Alexander, ...

Tulsa Public Schools School Board extends Superintendent Gist’s contract – FOX23 News

Patrick Erickson

September 30, 2021

School Administrator

TULSA, Oklahoma. - The Tulsa Public Schools School Board has extended Superintendent Deborah Gist's contract to the 2024-2025 school year.Dr Gist's contract had already been renewed in June, until the 2023 sc...

Face covers must remain in place in Brainerd public schools

Patrick Erickson

September 30, 2021

School Administrator

The Brainerd school board - which previously voted for a mask mandate in schools - met at a special school board meeting on Wednesday, September 29 and heard an update on the number...

Spring-Ford School District plans to add new administrator at cost of $ 230,000 – Potts Merc

Patrick Erickson

September 28, 2021

School Administrator

ROYERSFORD - The new Spring-Ford area school district superintendent has planned a new structure for his administration, which involves hiring another administrator and has a total cost of $ 230,000. Robert R...

Granville BOE, administrative support during family unit, teachers

Patrick Erickson

September 24, 2021

School Administrator

The Granville school board and administration have addressed a debate over the kindergarten curriculum involving family diversity and tolerance that has snowballed on social media in recent days.See also: Gran...

Acting Summit Superintendent sets goals for the school year, including implementation of strategic plan and equity policy

Patrick Erickson

September 21, 2021

School Administrator

Summit School District Acting Superintendent Roy Crawford discusses his new role on June 22 at the Summit School District Administration Building in Frisco. Cra...

Dearborn Police to Obtain Stream of Public School Security Cameras

Patrick Erickson

September 18, 2021

School Administrator

Dearborn Police will have access to a video feed from security cameras installed inside Dearborn public schools, raising privacy and surveillance concerns from some civil rights activists.Dearborn City Council...

Palmyra school chief defends treatment of masked dissidents in high school

Patrick Erickson

September 17, 2021

School Administrator

Palmyra area school district superintendent Bernie Kepler on Friday rebuffed the tone of a social media debate that suggested that Palmyra High School students who refused to follow the mask mandate at the sch...

Readfield area school district targeting learning gaps with coronavirus relief funds

Patrick Erickson

September 16, 2021

School Administrator

READFIELD - The coronavirus pandemic has created learning gaps for most students in Regional School Unit 38, and the school district plans to use relief funds to help fill them. RSU 38 principals briefed the ...

“Majority” of racial allegations against Temecula students and “baseless” football players, says superintendent – Press Enterprise

Patrick Erickson

September 16, 2021

School Administrator

A "majority" of accusations of racism against Temecula Valley high school students in recent football games are "unfounded," said the Temecula Valley school chief. Superintendent Jodi McClay's comments came on...

The retired superintendent will return to temporarily fill the post in Bristol

Patrick Erickson

September 11, 2021

School Administrator

Dr Tom Shaffer on one of his final days on the job before retiring as Superintendent in 2019. Credit: Elizabeth Fisher / LevittownNow.com Everything old is new again. When the Superintendent, D...

ER9 selects new Oxford Schools Superintendent to fill vacant position

Patrick Erickson

August 25, 2021

School Administrator

Jason McKinnon, who was officially appointed at a special joint meeting of the three education boards on August 24, comes to ER9 from the Oxford School District, where he has served as superintendent since 201...

Lack of Covid guarantees overwhelms school nurses

Patrick Erickson

August 22, 2021

School Administrator

Public schools in Hillsborough County, Florida have only had students in classrooms for two weeks, yet Katherine Burdge, school nurse for the district, said she was more stressed than at any time of the corona...

The school district must enforce masks and quarantine protocols; The prison project is moving forward; The library has several events in August

Patrick Erickson

August 9, 2021

Home Cinema Installation

by Rich Larson As the school year approaches, Northfield Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Matt Hillmann sent a letter to all families in the district. Friday which set out the Covid-19 safety protocols that ...

Traetow becomes director of the Fairmont | News, Sports, Jobs

Patrick Erickson

July 21, 2021

School Administrator

FAIRMONT - At a special meeting on Tuesday evening, the Fairmont School Board approved the appointment of Andy Traetow as Superintendent of Schools fo...

Campbell School Officials Say CRT Not Taught and Policies Won’t Change Regarding Transgender Students | Education

Patrick Erickson

July 20, 2021

School Administrator

The Campbell County Public School Student Non-Discrimination Policy states that "equal educational opportunities shall be available to all students, regardless of sex, race, color, national origin, gender. , e...

Billings School Board votes to give superintendent discretion over mask policy

Patrick Erickson

July 20, 2021

School Administrator

BILLINGS - Billings School Board administrators voted unanimously on Monday to change its COVID-19 face mask policy to give the superintendent discretion over whether face coverings will need to be worn by s...

Bay Village appoints Acting Superintendent of Schools

Patrick Erickson

July 19, 2021

School Administrator

BAY VILLAGE, Ohio - At a special board meeting of the Bay Village Board of Education, district education and learning director Char Shryock was appointed acting superintendent following the current Superinte...

Solvay director appointed CNY school district director

Patrick Erickson

July 15, 2021

School Administrator

Corey Graves, principal of Solvay Middle School, has been appointed principal of the Stockbridge Valley Central School District in Munnsville, Madison County.Graves will become superintendent on Aug. 9 after...

Howard County school system health deficit fund to be eliminated this year, two years ahead of schedule – CBS Baltimore

Patrick Erickson

July 13, 2021

School Administrator

ELLICOTT CITY, Maryland (WJZ) - The Howard County public school system health deficit fund will be phased out this year, two years ahead of schedule, according to a joint statement from the system and count...

Amid increasingly critical race theory legislation, education experts say textbook content could be next

Patrick Erickson

July 10, 2021

School Administrator

Kathyrn Garra was horrified to see dozens of angry parents show up at a school board meeting in Naples, Fla. Last month to try to stop the Collier County school board from approving new textbooks.Parents arg...

Niskayuna school board surprised by the departure of the superintendent must begin the process of research

Patrick Erickson

July 7, 2021

School Administrator

NISKAYUNA - As the Niskayuna Central School District School Board begins hiring a new superintendent, it will have to decide whether it will face the effort alone or hire a research consultant to help them...

Akron district attorney to decide whether Canton coaches will face criminal charges

Patrick Erickson

July 3, 2021

School Administrator

Kelli spillway | Cantonal repositoryAn Akron city prosecutor will determine whether former McKinley High School Township football coaches should face criminal charges for the way they punished a 17-year-o...

CT school district seeks to fire superintendent for vaccine deployment

Patrick Erickson

July 2, 2021

School Administrator

However, the Region 14 Board of Education has terminated a future contract for struggling superintendent Joseph Olzacki and is considering terminating his employment. Olzacki was put on paid admin...

COVID mask mandate for optional NJ school districts in fall 2021

Patrick Erickson

July 1, 2021

School Administrator

Many leaders in the Shore School District say they plan to make face masks optional this fall following Governor Phil Murphy's one ad that will be up to the local authorities to decide.Several school leaders...

Coffee County BOE Appoints Next Coffee County Schools Superintendent

Patrick Erickson

June 30, 2021

School Administrator

ELBA, Alabama (WTVY) -After a two-month search for the next Coffee County Schools Superintendent, the Coffee County School Board found their wife.According to board chair Brian McLeod, it was not an easy dec...

Redding and Easton school boards say COVID, diversity debate contributed to Superintendent’s departure

Patrick Erickson

June 28, 2021

School Administrator

REDDING - School board members blame the coronavirus pandemic and other challenges for the departure of Superintendent Rydell Harrison after a year serving in the Easton-Redding-Region 9 District.Chris Parki...

Chautauqua Lake Celebrates Class of 2021 at 25th Annual Ceremony | News, Sports, Jobs

Patrick Erickson

June 28, 2021

School Administrator

The celebration began Thursday with a graduation parade through the village of Mayville. MAYVILLE - Friends, families, faculty and staff came togeth...

Tiffin City Schools accepts Van McWreath’s resignation and announces new superintendent

Patrick Erickson

June 25, 2021

School Administrator

Tiffin, Ohio - The Tiffin City School Board said on Friday it had accepted Van McWreath's resignation as the new district superintendent following his arrest last week.McWreath was arrested and charged with ...

Mississippi school district replaces retired superintendent

Patrick Erickson

June 24, 2021

School Administrator

BAY SPRINGS, Mississippi (AP) - A Mississippi school district has appointed a new leader. The West Jasper School Board approved Kenitra Ezi as the superintendent of the W...

Covington County School Superintendent Says Fall Classes Will Be “As Normal As Possible”

Patrick Erickson

June 23, 2021

School Administrator

COLLINS, Mississippi (WDAM) - Covington County School Superintendent Babette Duty has finalized plans for students to return to school in the fall.She spoke about the plans on Wednesday, as she visited stude...

Letters to the Editor Sunday, June 20

Patrick Erickson

June 20, 2021

School Administrator

Paser, Rivera should run Sch'dy schoolsAs a new school year approaches, the Schenectady school district must quickly fill two leadership positions that will soon be vacant: school board chair and interim p...

School officials respond to Wolf Charter reforms | News, Sports, Jobs

Patrick Erickson

June 19, 2021

School Administrator

District school district officials have responded positively to Governor Tom Wolf's recent efforts to implement charter school reform. But a charter school official said the governor's...

Longest-serving BOCES administrator announces retirement – Oswego County Business Magazine

Patrick Erickson

June 18, 2021

School Administrator

After 39 years in the education system, Mark LaFountain says it's time to let a younger generation take over By Steve Yablonski LaFountain retires at the end of the year after 39 years in the education sys...

Hancock County School Principal’s Assessment Completed | News, Sports, Jobs

Patrick Erickson

June 15, 2021

School Administrator

NEW CUMBERLAND - The Hancock County Schools Superintendent has met the standards for her position, according to the County School Board. At their regular meeting on Monday, members of...

South Portland Deputy Superintendent takes up his post in Gorham

Patrick Erickson

June 13, 2021

School Administrator

The deputy superintendent of South Portland will become principal of the Gorham village elementary school, Heather Perry, the superintendent of schools in Gorham, announced on Sunday. Jodi Mezzanotte Gorha...

Round Rock Residents Question School District Superintendent’s Process

Patrick Erickson

June 11, 2021

School Administrator

Darcy sprague | Special to the chef of Round RockThe Round Rock School District's first meeting with in-person public commentary since the pandemic ignited on Thursday as community members expressed dissa...