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Asheville City Schools board approves hire of Corey Simons as Claxton Elementary principal
Summary
Following a closed session, the Asheville City Schools Board of Education approved the superintendent's recommendation to hire Corey Simons as principal of Claxton Elementary; board members voted unanimously and Simons is expected to begin Jan. 3 (date not specified).
The Asheville City Schools Board of Education approved the superintendent's recommendation to hire Corey Simons as principal of Claxton Elementary at its meeting (date not specified).
The action followed a closed session held "pursuant to general statute 143-318.11" and "pursuant to general statute 115C-319-321," cited by a board member when seeking the closed session. After returning to open session, the board voted to approve the hire.
Board members Pepe, Jesse, Amy, Rebecca, George and Liza recorded "aye" votes for the motion to hire, and the chair announced the motion passed. Meeting remarks indicate Simons is "packing up and getting ready to move" and "will be here by January 3rd." The superintendent who made the recommendation was not named on the record provided.
Sarah Thornburg was noted as unable to attend the meeting. The board took no other advertised action on Claxton Elementary during the portion of the transcript provided.
The transcript records the motion to enter closed session, the cited statutory bases for that closed session, the subsequent motion to approve the superintendent's recommendation, and the roll-call voice vote that approved the hire. No additional terms of employment, salary, contract length or funding sources were specified in the transcript.
Minutes and any personnel-contract documents, if produced by the district, would provide further detail on the appointment and its effective terms.
