School Board to fill superintendent post on January 31
The Concordia Parish School Board will hire a new superintendent January 31 during a special meeting, the board decided during its regular meeting Thursday night.
Interim Superintendent Loretta Peterson is one of the three candidates for the post. Other candidates include Linda D'Amico of Morganza and Jerry Payne of Pine Grove.
Blankenstein, principal of Ferriday Lower, has served as acting superintendent since November,
D'Amico is employed by the Pointe Coupee Parish school system as Director of Instruction/Supervisor of Federal programs. Payne is the superintendent of Bogalousa City Schools.
Board members will interview the three candidates on January 28.
The board also re-elected Gary Parnham as president and Raymond Riley as vice-president.
In other business, a motion to raise Board member pay from $350 per month up to the state average of $650 per month failed even though five members of the board, a majority on the nine-member body, supported the measure.
However, Board policy and state statutes note that an increase in compensation requires the support from two-thirds of the board, or, in the the parish Board's case -- six members.
Raymond Riley offered the motion for the raise. Martha Rabb seconded the motion.
In addition to those two members, supporting the raise were Fred Butcher, Daryl Price and Deanie Roberts.
Voting against the motion were Ricky Raven, Gary Parnham and Darlene Baker.
Board member Mary Campbell was not in attendance at the meeting.
Butcher suggested before the vote that if the raises were approved that the board hold an additional three meetings a year to focus specifically on academics. He recommended that the meetings be held at schools.
In other business, the board approved the payment of invoices for December totaling $3.4 million.
Personnel matters approved by the Board at the meeting included:
Resignations:
Alissa Coldiron, teacher, Ridgecrest School, effective December 31, 2007.
Leave:
Bette Green, food service technician, Ferriday High School, un-paid leave effective December 18, 2007-February 8, 2008.
Kimberly Burkley, speech pathologist, Vidalia Lower, maternity leave, effective April 7, 2008-May 23, 2008.
Racheal Sutherland, teacher, Vidalia Lower, maternity leave, effective March 11, 2008- May 23, 2008.
Retirement:
Steve Cross, Central Office Maintenance, effective January 4, 2008.
Appointments:
Mary Floyd, teacher, Ferriday Lower, effective January 7, 2008 for the remainder of the school year only.
Mariah Cooper, part-time teacher, Ridgecrest School to full-time teacher, effective January 7, 2008, for the remainder of the 2007-08 school year only.
Sheila Alwood, assistant principal, Ferriday Lower, to acting principal, Ferriday Lower, effective November 13, 2007.
Bobbie Hinson, administrative trainee, Ferriday Lower, to administrative intern, Ferriday Lower, effective January 7, 2008.
Lisa Cater, administrative trainee, Ferriday Lower, to administrative intern, Ferriday Lower, effective January 7, 2008.
Jeffrey Odom, administrative designee, Monterey High School, to administrative trainee, Monterey High School, effective January 7, 2008.
Joyce Ivory, administrative designee, Ferriday High School, to administrative trainee, Ferriday High School, effective January 7, 2008.
Personnel matters approved by the board at its December meeting included:
Resignations:
Deadria P. Johnson, food service technician, Vidalia Lower, effective November 16, 2007
Leave:
Wanda Calkins, teacher, Monterey High School, extended medical leave through December 5, 2007.
Sandra Tiffee, librarian, Monterey High School, extended medical leave effective January 7, 2008-April 4, 2008.
Latonya Butler, 2.5 hour sweeper, Ferriday Lower, maternity leave, effective November 16, 2007.
Sondra Brown, paraprofessional, Vidalia Lower, return from maternity leave, December 3, 2007.
Retirement:
Sherry Scott, teacher, Ferriday Lower, effective December 21, 2007.
Bernadette Young, counselor, Monterey High School, effective January 7, 2008.
Appointments:
Arlana Lee Davis, teacher, Ferriday Upper, effective January 7, 2008.
Dorothy Houze, teacher, Ferriday Upper, effective December 14, 2007, for the remainder of the 2007-08 school year only. |
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