![]() ![]() “One school board member does not appear to believe in or understand public schools. ![]() “I believe that three of our five school board members do not have Flagler Schools, all students, their families and communities’ best interest as their priority,” she said before singling out each of the board members who voted not to renew Mittelstadt’s contract, without mentioning them by name. Massaro began with a summary of recent School Board discussions before going on to say she has lost trust in the board. Massaro and Colleen Conklin were the only board members who voted to retain Mittelstadt.įurry’s motion to censure Massaro, centered on a video Massaro posted on her School Board Facebook page on April 10. Ultimately, his motion was defeated 3-2 with Sally Hunt hesitating before voting against it.ĭuring a contentious special meeting on April 4, Hunt had voted with Furry and Christy Chong to let Superintendent Cathy Mittelstadt’s contract run out and replace her with a new leader for Flagler Schools. The board agreed to have Gavin reach out to Lashakia Moore, the assistant superintendent of academic services, to see if she would be interested in taking on that role. 1, by which time a new superintendent might be on board.īoard member Colleen Conklin said the assistant superintendent is normally chosen for the interim position. Gavin estimated that it will take about five months to complete the search, meaning the district would have to select an interim superintendent who would serve from July 1 to about Oct. Mittelstadt's contract expires on June 30. Currently nine Florida districts are looking for a new superintendent, Gavin said. The board, which voted 3-2 on April 4 not to renew Mittelstadt’s contract, may have competition in luring a superintendent to Flagler County. The FSBA would be the cheapest option, Gavin said. The School Board voted 5-0 on April 18 to contract with the Florida School Board Association to conduct a national superintendent search to replace Cathy Mittelstadt.īoard Attorney Kristy Gavin said the FSBA indicated it would perform the search services for $30,000, which is $5,000 less than the threshold in which the board would have to put the service up for bid. ![]() Board chooses FSBA to lead superintendent search While board members, including Furry, later assured that they could work together in choosing a new superintendent, just as they have on other issues, Furry’s motion at the April 18 board meeting showed that the board continues to be divided. On a night that the Flagler County School Board took the first step in its search for a new superintendent, Board member Will Furry called for a censure of Chair Cheryl Massaro. ![]()
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