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Staff and former students tell board nonrenewal of Harding principal and experience-crediting raise community concerns
Summary
Two public commenters — an intervention specialist and a former student–staff member — criticized the board's nonrenewal of the high school principal and questioned inconsistent crediting of out-of-state experience for staff. They urged the board to consider staff investment and leadership continuity.
At the May 29 Marion City Schools board meeting, two speakers used the public-comment period to criticize the board's decision not to renew the high school principal's contract and to seek clarity on how the district credits out‑of‑state experience for teacher placement and retirement bonuses.
Christina Moody, who identified herself as an SEL SLC intervention specialist at Harding, told the board she had asked about crediting out-of-state experience and said she was disappointed after a colleague who later was hired for the same position…
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