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Overton County board tables vote on schools director contract after debate over automatic probation and term length
Summary
The Overton County Board of Education discussed a proposed employment contract for Director of Schools Dr. Donnie Holman, debated language that would trigger an automatic probationary period if school scores fall, considered reducing a proposed four‑year term to two years, and voted to table final approval pending a work session.
The Overton County Board of Education on April 8 discussed a proposed contract of employment for Director of Schools Dr. Donnie Holman but did not approve it, voting to table the matter until the next meeting and to hold a work session to resolve wording and term-length questions.
Board members focused on a change in probation language between the contract versions. As discussed during the meeting, the version in the board packet said that “should any school fall below a score of 3 for two consecutive years, a one‑year probationary period shall begin,”…
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