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Five to Interview for Tecumseh (Mich.) Schools Superintendent

Submitted by Lynn Russo Whylly on Thu, 01/17/2013 - 3:09pm

The slate of 15 applicants for the Tecumseh superintendency was whittled down to the five who will be interviewed at public meetings Jan. 29, 30 and 31 by the Tecumseh Board of Education. The interviews, at 7 and 8:30 p.m. each of the three evenings, will be in the Administrative Service Center, 212 N. Ottawa St.

The Daily Telegram

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Viniard Leaving Quincy (Ill.) for Superintendent Job Near Chicago

Submitted by Lynn Russo Whylly on Thu, 01/17/2013 - 3:01pm

Patricia Sullivan-Viniard, assistant superintendent of the Quincy School District for the past eight years, is leaving Quincy to take a superintendent's job in the Chicago area. Sullivan-Viniard confirmed Wednesday she has accepted a job as superintendent of LaGrange Highlands School District 106 in LaGrange. She will start work July 1.

Quincy Herald-Whig

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Hillsborough, N.J. School Official Won't Get Paid for Last Year ... Yet

Submitted by Lynn Russo Whylly on Thu, 01/17/2013 - 2:54pm

Three board of ed members voted to pay Andrew Rinko, and two voted against doing so at a board meeting Monday. "You need the majority of the full board, not just the ones in attendance," said Kia Bergman, the district’s community outreach coordinator. Four members of the nine-member board were absent Monday night.

NJ.com

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Better No Charter Schools Than Poor Ones

Submitted by Alison DeNisco on Tue, 01/15/2013 - 10:03am

Charter school proponents, including this newspaper, always make the point that charter schools are public schools. When they work best, they are places that can strike a spark with students who are not learning in a traditional environment.

Kennebec Journal

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N.J. Board Opposes Superintendent Salary Caps, Will Push State for Change

Submitted by klacey on Mon, 01/14/2013 - 3:12pm

Superintendent Daniel Fishbein’s current salary of $227,000 already exceeds the current cap of $165,000 for a district of Ridgewood’s size; should he renew his contract, as he has indicated he would, he will be forced to take a pay cut amounting to the difference.

Ridgewood-Glen Rock Patch

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Fla. Bids Farewell to Superintendent David Miller

Submitted by klacey on Mon, 01/14/2013 - 11:31am

Hundreds gathered in the Wakulla High School cafeteria to bid farewell to one of Florida’s longest serving school superintendents.

Tallahassee.com

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People Watch

News Update

Alison DeNisco

District Administration, Feb 2013

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Big Shoes Filled

Administrator Profile

A lifetime of small-town values spurs continuous success for Joyce Littleton Craft in the Hot Springs (Ark.) School District.

Jen Chase

District Administration, Feb 2013

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Four Finalists Announced 2013 AASA National Superintendent of the Year Program

Submitted by Alison DeNisco on Tue, 01/08/2013 - 3:44pm

The American Association of School Administrators has announced four finalists in the 2013 National Superintendent of the Year program. The program, co-sponsored by ARAMARK Education, VALIC, and AASA, in its 26th year, honors the leadership and exceptional contributions to education of public school superintendents. AASA will announce the 2013 National Superintendent of the Year on Feb. 21, 2013, at the National Conference on Education in Los Angeles, Calif.

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