District board approves personnel changes, including recommended principal

On Monday, July 13, the district’s board met in a special-called session and approved a slate of personnel recommendations, including a recommendation for Kim Jennings to serve as principal, by a 3-0 vote.

The chair opened the meeting and read item 3.1, a personnel report that listed recommended hires: Ansley Rogers (ESE, varying exceptionalities); Deirdre Crowell, Samantha Fletcher and Maria Replogle (elementary teachers); Abigail Boyd and Jenna Cooper (middle grades, with Cooper listed for MCCS); Kim Jennings (principal, district); and a replacement substitute bus driver for a position tied to Greg Reagan. The chair also recorded resignations from Greg Reagan (bus driver), Amber Adkins (teacher) and Patrick White (coordinator).

Miss Knight, who moved the motions on the floor, said she called the special meeting because of the importance of having a principal "in place sooner rather than later," and urged school departments to coordinate more closely so the board is kept informed. "I just want to continue to urge the relationship between, you know, these departments, to just work together so that we can all be on the same page to avoid these situations in the future," she said.

A motion to adopt the agenda was moved and seconded and approved by voice. A subsequent motion to accept the personnel changes was moved, seconded and approved; the chair announced the vote as 3-0 in favor and said there were no opposing votes. The transcript does not list individual roll-call votes or the full names of the members voting yes.

Staff noted that additional candidates remain and that interviews or appointments for remaining positions will be handled next week, on July 20. With no further business, the chair adjourned the meeting.

The board did not take additional formal action at the July 13 session beyond approving the personnel slate; the remaining candidates and any follow-up appointments are scheduled to return on July 20.