The Chronicle's reporter at the meeting to evaluate Supt. Dr. Joyce Phillips said Phillips has told him she will not ask for an extension of her contract beyond 2009 at which time she will pursue other professional opportunities. Reporter John Hendler reports that about 10 people attended the opening of the 6 p.m. session in addition to Finance and Operations Director Amy Jones and Dr. Brian Metcalf. One woman, Nicole Wright, said she is the spouse of an MPS employee. She addressed the board during public comment saying again that staff "morale is at an all time low." She said there are a lot of issues and questions about Dr. Phillips leadership and that she hopes the board takes the time to consider the issues. Others at the meeting declined to identify themselves. Citizen Gardy Berezonsky, however, asked the board why its posting for tonight's meeting did not list the purpose. As of 9:48 p.m., the meeting was still closed to the public. Check back for a report on how the board voted and a preview of our complete coverage coming up in the April 2 edition.
Also, according to the posted agenda for the Cedar Springs Public Schools March 26 meeting, http://www.csredhawks.org/uploaded/Board_Of_Education/Files/2007-03-26_agenda.pdf, Marshall High School Principal Ron Behrenwald was recommended for their principal position. Watch for more information on this in the Chronicle.
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As of 7:45 am we are all still waiting to find out what happened. Since the meeting ran late there is hope that Joyce Phillips may have been fired or forced out somehow. We need a new Superintendent now! We cannot suffer two more years of bad leadership.
The school board has decided to punish their critics (the teachers, parents and people of Marshall) with two more bad years of Dr. Phillips.
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