Post by pavel on Feb 10, 2016 21:10:56 GMT -6
The Mississippi Senate's Education Committee passed legislation Wednesday that would require appointment of school district superintendents statewide, a move that would affect DeSoto County, where the superintendent is elected every four years.
This isn't the first time senators have pushed appointment, but the measure has always failed in the House. Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, who presides over the Senate, thinks this year might be different.
"I believe this is the year Mississippi finally takes that crucial step in improving district management," Reeves, a Republican, said in a prepared statement.
It's an increased GOP majority in the House that gives Reeves and other supporters added optimism this year. Republican Gov. Phil Bryant, the Mississippi Board of Education and the Mississippi School Boards Association also support the change.
Read more: www.commercialappeal.com/news/suburbs/desoto/mississippi-bill-would-require-appointment-of-school-superintendents-2b71b0e9-34e2-294a-e053-0100007-368388321.html
This isn't the first time senators have pushed appointment, but the measure has always failed in the House. Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, who presides over the Senate, thinks this year might be different.
"I believe this is the year Mississippi finally takes that crucial step in improving district management," Reeves, a Republican, said in a prepared statement.
It's an increased GOP majority in the House that gives Reeves and other supporters added optimism this year. Republican Gov. Phil Bryant, the Mississippi Board of Education and the Mississippi School Boards Association also support the change.
Read more: www.commercialappeal.com/news/suburbs/desoto/mississippi-bill-would-require-appointment-of-school-superintendents-2b71b0e9-34e2-294a-e053-0100007-368388321.html