Overton County board approves posting for Director of Schools; sets three-year contract, automatic probation and salary plan

The Overton County Board of Education voted to post the Director of Schools position and finalized key terms for recruitment and a proposed contract, the board said during a work session and the subsequent board meeting.

Board members agreed the vacancy will be posted publicly beginning May 28 and remain open for 30 days, with the application period ending June 25. The board also set a recruitment timeline that anticipates initial screening and reference checks in June and candidate interviews and a final hiring vote in mid-July (week of July 14–18) or at a specially called meeting later in July, depending on how the process moves.

The job description and qualifications that will be posted reflect the board policies reviewed at the work session (Policy 5.8 and related policies 5.801 and 5.802). Those policies describe the director as the chief executive officer of the school system; require a professional educator license and a master’s degree (with preference for a doctorate); and list a minimum of three years of successful…