The East Ramapo Board of Education is expected to appoint its interim superintendent, Deborah Wortham, as
permanent leader of the school district.
Not exact matches
Suffolk County legislators, law enforcement officers, academics, treatment providers and
school leaders plan to form a
permanent advisory committee to address abuse
of heroin and other opiates.
The City University
of New York, bowing to pressure from prominent African - American
leaders from Harlem, postponed the anticipated appointment
of interim president Vincent G. Boudreau to serve as the next
permanent president
of City College, its flagship
school.
The schedule called for the New York State Legislature to be home for the summer by this week, but lawmakers are still in Albany as legislative
leaders and Governor Andrew Cuomo try to reach agreement on a number
of major issues, including making the 2 percent tax cap
permanent, and changes to the charter
school limit.
The move to promote a
schools chief from within the system came despite suggestions from some, including Adam Urbanski, president
of the Rochester Teachers Association, that the board should have conducted a national search for a
permanent leader for the district's innovative experiments in teacher accountability and higher pay.
The gap between official statistics and the perceptions
of the profession seems vast;
school leaders across the country report that they are struggling to fill vacancies with suitably qualified
permanent staff, right at the time when they face increasing numbers
of pupils, higher accountability standards and more demands on subject specialisms.
After a period
of upheaval in the state office — beginning with the abrupt resignations
of former State Superintendent Martell Menlove and Deputy Superintendent Brenda Hales in August — both Park City
School District Superintendent Ember Conley and North Summit
School District Superintendent Jerre Holmes were pleased that public education in the state finally has a
permanent leader.