Clintondale board hires Brian Sherman as CTE director after superintendent announces $885,600 expansion grant

The Clintondale Board of Education voted to hire Brian Sherman as director of career and technical education and innovations, approving the appointment with four board members voting yes and two abstaining. The superintendent said Sherman will be "effective immediately" but clarified the position will begin in the building July 1, with pay clarified in the meeting discussion.

The superintendent told the board the district received $885,600 in a state CTE expansion grant. "That CTE expansion money goes for Mira, which is middle school advanced manufacturing at $229,100; middle school digital technology at $272,500; and our cosmetology program at $384,000," the superintendent said, adding that the grant includes salary and benefits for a CTE administrator over multiple years.

Board members debated a brief discrepancy in the listed salary for Sherman during the motion (an initial figure of $127,737 was corrected during discussion to $120,000). The board voted to approve the hire with two trustees abstaining; the superintendent and board members welcomed Sherman to the district during public remarks following the vote.

The hiring followed the consent-agenda review and came after the superintendent’s report on other resources, including a $12,292.16 shared-services payment from Clarkston Community Schools and a $288,000 grant to fund summer school for grades K–4. The superintendent said summer school will run June 22–July 23 at Parker Elementary, will serve up to 36 students per grade and will provide breakfast and lunch.

What’s next: Sherman is expected to begin duties in the central office and be on site July 1; board members said they look forward to seeing how the district deploys the grant funds and how those dollars support CTE expansion and staffing decisions.