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Granite School Board approves administrative appointments including four instructional directors
Summary
At its Feb. 18 study session the Granite School Board voted to approve administrative appointments that add one secondary and three elementary instructional leadership directors. District leaders and board members described the hires as part of a push to strengthen instructional leadership and early literacy work.
The Granite School Board on Feb. 18 approved a slate of administrative appointments, adding a secondary instructional leadership director and three elementary leadership and improvement directors to the district’s instructional leadership team.
Board President Julie McDermott opened the item and a motion to accept the administrative appointments passed without recorded opposition. The board did not provide a named roll-call vote during the meeting; the motion was stated, seconded and announced as carried.
Superintendent Ben Horsley told the board he had charged Dr. Howe and the hiring committee to find “the best instructional leaders in the district” to advance instructional improvement and student outcomes. Dr. Howe introduced the individuals the district plans to appoint.
The district identified the new appointees as Wes Cutler for secondary school leadership and improvement director and Amber Clayton, Wendy Lovell and Briar Mitucci as elementary school leadership and improvement directors. Dr. Howe described the hiring process as unusually competitive and said he was pleased with the finalists and selections.
Board members commented on turnover among principals in some communities while expressing support for the new leaders. One board member noted the departures have been disruptive in certain neighborhoods and urged the appointees to “catch the vision” of district leadership and help stabilize school leadership.
The appointments move the named administrators into district-level leadership roles; the board did not detail individual contract terms during the meeting. No further formal action or amendment to the appointments was recorded in the transcript.
The board proceeded from this action to other agenda items, including presentations on curriculum adoption, literacy work and preschool funding.
