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Board rejects renewal for Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction
Summary
The Pontiac City School District board voted down the contract renewal for Dr. Jaronique Devezin on June 11, 2026; the motion failed 3-3. The vote contrasted with approvals for most other non-union administrator renewals at the same meeting.
Dr. Jaronique Devezin, Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction, was the lone non-union administrator whose renewal failed at the June 11, 2026 special budget review study session.
A motion to approve Dr. Devezin's contract renewal was moved by Marcus Terry and supported by Board President Dr. Anisha Hannah. The motion failed with ayes recorded from Sha'Quana Davis-Smith, Dr. Anisha Hannah and Marcus Terry and nays from Jennifer Dooley, G. Kevin Gross and Tanisha Miller. The minutes record the outcome as "Motion: Failed." The board did not record debate text or statements explaining individual votes in the provided minutes excerpt.
The vote came during a session in which the board amended the agenda to vote individually on each non-union administrator renewal and then considered each renewal in sequence. The minutes do not provide additional details about the reasons for opposing votes or any subsequent direction to staff about next steps for Dr. Devezin's employment status. The meeting was convened at 5:00 PM and is recorded as adjourned at 4:52 PM in the minutes; the minutes do not reconcile that chronology discrepancy.
