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District withdraws assistant-superintendent reassignment after community pushback
Summary
A proposed reassignment of an assistant superintendent that prompted several heated public comments was withdrawn by district leadership; commenters urged transparency about finances and praised or defended affected administrators. The superintendent later addressed social-media criticism and clarified that no staff lost pay or benefits.
An announced plan to reassign an assistant superintendent to a school principal role will not move forward, a district official said at the start of the Indian Creek School Board meeting. "I've decided to not move forward with that recommendation," the official told attendees, citing a desire to preserve stability and positive working relationships.
The declaration followed a wave of public comment during which residents urged the board either to reverse or to justify the proposed change. "Have you truly done your due diligence before considering this recommendation?" asked Cassie Keys, who said many in the community do not support the proposed leadership change and questioned the financial rationale given that the superintendent received a "substantial raise in 2026." Keys also urged the board to explain how the change would benefit students, staff and taxpayers.
Shayne Denham, a parent and local business owner, said leadership choices matter and criticized moving Kim Davis after her recent recognition as District Middle School Principal of the Year. "Leadership matters," Denham said, arguing that the district should prioritize relationships and community engagement.
Not all public comments were critical. Carrie Zimmerman, an Indian Creek parent, said the administrators under discussion had "demonstrated remarkable performance," pointing to recent grants and programs she said benefited students, including a $550,000 education-related grant and a $7,500 construction trades grant. Keith Grant, a longtime volunteer, read a letter praising Ms. Perry's visibility, grant work, safety coordination and staff support and thanked the board for keeping her in her role.
A longtime board member who spoke during public comment, Mr. Wallace, urged residents to stop personal attacks and online threats against board members and said such conduct could invite state intervention.
Later in the meeting, Superintendent Dr. Zeleke read a prepared statement addressing recent social-media commentary and attacks. He said the reassignment "meant no one was being fired, no one lost their pay or benefits" and called for community members with questions to meet with him directly rather than attacking board members online. "If your agenda is to attack, intimidate, and discredit others, I simply ask that you do not use our school community as a form to divide and damage our... school system," he said.
What happens next: Board members did not take additional action on the reassignment at the meeting; the district said it will focus on stability and continued collaborative work. Several commenters asked the board to provide a clearer, public accounting of the financial rationale, and community members on both sides urged the board to use professional HR practices when considering personnel changes.
