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Thursday, May 12, 2011
DURHAM — A core committee that was created to help form a search committee to find a new high school principal was dissolved at Wednesday night's School Board meeting.
After a more than four-hour meeting, which included discussion on hiring process policies and if the superintendent will indeed lead the principal search, Board Chair Henry Brackett, Vice Chair Ann Wright and member Ann Lane were nominated as members of the search committee to find a new principal.
The nomination came after board members voiced concern they were not following hiring policy by having the core committee. Members said they have seen some policies followed and others not.
"I'm glad this came up," said board member Jocelyn O'Quinn. "We do have policy issue on this board."
Referring the recent student walkout where no students were disciplined, O'Quinn said students were not disciplined, despite truancy policies.
Wright cited policies, stating it is the superintendent of schools who should be responsible for hiring a new principal, despite a district regulation that says the School Board can determine its level of involvement prior to a hiring process.
"It's not up to the board, it's not up to the hiring committee, it's not up to the core committee," Wright said.
After two failed votes on the proposed make up of the search committee, members spoke on following policy, stating they would have to form multiple separate committees made up of community members, building personnel, administration, the superintendent and school board members.
School Board members are still looking for community members who wish to serve on the community committee to aid in the hiring of the new high school principal.
Any community members interested in being a member of the high school principal search committee may send their request either by e-mail to orcsdsb@orcsd.org or by mail to 36 Coe Drive Durham, NH, 03824. Members of the previous search committee may reapply.
Wright said the School Board has received at least five letters requesting to join the new high school principal search committee.
Also during public comment, one community member said they were disappointed in the "sense of entitlement" students from the Oyster River School District felt, stating they were out of line at the April 27 meeting where dozens of students stood up to speak against the School Board.
Durham resident Luci Gardner also said she was upset at how students pointed their fingers at School Board members during that public comment session and asked them to change their vote to not nominate a new principal.
She said the students did not understand the process for the candidate search and she believed the board voted properly.
"I trust they did not reject him for any prejudicial or unjust reason," she said.
After a more than four-hour meeting, which included discussion on hiring process policies and if the superintendent will indeed lead the principal search, Board Chair Henry Brackett, Vice Chair Ann Wright and member Ann Lane were nominated as members of the search committee to find a new principal.
The nomination came after board members voiced concern they were not following hiring policy by having the core committee. Members said they have seen some policies followed and others not.
"I'm glad this came up," said board member Jocelyn O'Quinn. "We do have policy issue on this board."
Referring the recent student walkout where no students were disciplined, O'Quinn said students were not disciplined, despite truancy policies.
Wright cited policies, stating it is the superintendent of schools who should be responsible for hiring a new principal, despite a district regulation that says the School Board can determine its level of involvement prior to a hiring process.
"It's not up to the board, it's not up to the hiring committee, it's not up to the core committee," Wright said.
After two failed votes on the proposed make up of the search committee, members spoke on following policy, stating they would have to form multiple separate committees made up of community members, building personnel, administration, the superintendent and school board members.
School Board members are still looking for community members who wish to serve on the community committee to aid in the hiring of the new high school principal.
Any community members interested in being a member of the high school principal search committee may send their request either by e-mail to orcsdsb@orcsd.org or by mail to 36 Coe Drive Durham, NH, 03824. Members of the previous search committee may reapply.
Wright said the School Board has received at least five letters requesting to join the new high school principal search committee.
Also during public comment, one community member said they were disappointed in the "sense of entitlement" students from the Oyster River School District felt, stating they were out of line at the April 27 meeting where dozens of students stood up to speak against the School Board.
Durham resident Luci Gardner also said she was upset at how students pointed their fingers at School Board members during that public comment session and asked them to change their vote to not nominate a new principal.
She said the students did not understand the process for the candidate search and she believed the board voted properly.
"I trust they did not reject him for any prejudicial or unjust reason," she said.
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