New Director of Schools Expected to be Selected July 16

A new Director of Schools is expected to be named in a couple of weeks.
During a workshop Tuesday evening, the Board of Education discussed procedures in selecting a new director.
According to Board Chairman W.J. (Dub) Evins, III the school board will have another workshop on Thursday, July 9 at 5:30 p.m. followed by the regular monthly meeting at 7:00 p.m. to establish the length of the contract and other terms including the starting base salary of $85,000.
In the meantime, input will be sought from school faculty and staff and the public on questions to be asked of the three finalists during a board workshop on Tuesday, July 14. All three applicants are to be interviewed individually in one hour sessions starting at five p.m.
The School Board then plans to meet in a special session on Thursday, July 16 at 7:00 p.m. to name a new director.
The three finalists are DCHS Principal Patrick Cripps, Supervisor of Special Education Gina Arnold , and Michael James Steele, Executive Principal for Statford STEM High School. He is from Spring Hill, Tennessee