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Ashley Community Schools board weighs superintendent staffing options
Summary
At a March 9 special meeting, board members reviewed multiple staffing models for the superintendent role — including part-time, contracted, shared and full-time options — and compared Ashley’s current compensation to Fulton’s reported practices and pay scale. No formal action was taken.
At a special meeting of the Ashley Community Schools Board of Education on March 9, 2026, board members discussed multiple options for filling or restructuring the superintendent position, including part-time, contracted and shared arrangements as well as a full-time K–8 administrator.
Board member Steve Hardman and Board member Anmarie Bradley Dodd reported they had attended a Fulton School Board meeting to observe that district’s search process, which included round-table engagement with teachers, students, parents and community members and a public survey to build candidate criteria; Fulton’s reported superintendent pay scale was cited at $110,000. The minutes list Ashley’s current superintendent base salary as $105,000 with benefits estimated at $75,000.
The board reviewed six options: a part-time superintendent at about $450–$600 per day (Option 1); a contracted superintendent, potentially shared with another district, with estimated costs of $68,000–$113,500 (Option 2); a shared superintendent arrangement (Option 3); a single K–12 principal with a dean of students/activities director at a listed figure of $74,348 (Option 4); a full-time K–8 administrator at $127,000 (Option 5); and a hybrid model combining PreK–K12 coverage with existing assistant principals and shared or dual contracts for roles such as athletic director, alternative education and safety grant writer (Option 6). Cost details and retirement/benefit implications varied by option and several items were listed as "possible" or "shared," indicating further clarification is needed.
No motion or vote on any option is recorded in the minutes. The discussion was recorded for further consideration; the board proceeded to other agenda items and adjourned at 9:03 p.m.
