Crittenden Press, Marion, April 24, 2008
Super searches continue
STAFF REPORT
On the same night two local school districts met to further their
search for a new superintendent, Union County introduced its new
head of schools.
Joshua E. Powell, former superintendent of Cloverport Independent
Schools in Breckinridge County, Ky., has been hired to replace Dr.
Gerald Novak in Union County. The board of education there decided
last October not to renew the contract of Dr. Gerald Novak, who had
served as superintendent for the last six years. Powell was
introduced Monday to the public in a meet-and-greet in Morganfield.
Meantime, Crittenden and Livingston County school districts continue
the search to replace their retiring superintendents. Search
committees for both districts met in closed session with their board
members Monday to discuss their respective applicants.
Chris Cook, chairman of Crittenden County's board of education, said
superintendent applications were handed over from the screening
committee.
“The board is now reviewing the applications for the first time,”
Cook said Tuesday. The board hopes to find a replacement for
outgoing Superintendent John Belt by mid-May at the latest. They
will meet in closed session again Friday to discuss applications and
finalize plans for the interview process, which is scheduled for
April 28 to May 13.
Like Belt, Superintendent of Livingston County Schools Jack Monroe
announced in February his intentions to retire at the end of the
current school year. That district's board of education also met
Monday to discuss applicants, but no action was taken and the hiring
process continues with another meeting Friday.
Currently, more than 30 of Kentucky's 176 school districts searching
for a new superintendent.
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