Saturday's Internet Edition, May 17, 2008.
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The initial motion before the board was to post the position within the school system and use the N.C. School Board Association (NCSBA) to search nationally for a replacement for Dr. Steve Lane, whose resignation will be final at the of the month, and W.G. “Dub” Potts, who is the interim superintendent.
Rick Ellis said he would not support the second part of the motion and expressed his desire to look internally for the next superintendent. Ellis said he wanted the board to be able to make the call about advertising once interviews for candidates from within the system are completed.
The motion was changed to post the position internally and let the board make further decisions regarding the search process later. That passed, with board member Linda Barnette voting against it.
Applications will go through attorney Dan Womble’s office. Womble, who is out of the country this week, said on June 15 that so far, no one had submitted an application. He also said he was unsure why applicants were being routed through his office.
When asked about the procedure, Candy Poplin, executive director of human resources, said Regina Graham, chair of the school board, would be the one to respond.
“We normally run this through the attorney, if we don’t use a service like the NCSBA,” Graham said. “I’m sure I talked with Mr. Potts about it ... and he said we typically use our attorney if we don’t use an agency.
“As a board, we have not discussed how soon we intend to have someone in place.”
Graham said she did not want to answer for other board members.
Before Lane was hired, there was a nationwide search, but there were also candidates from within the system. Graham declined to say who those were.
There are many within the system who have the credentials for the position, according to Poplin ... subscribe to the Davie County Enterprise Record, P.O. Box 99, Mocksville, N.C. 27028.