The Cherokee County school board decided Wednesday night who will temporarily lead the district until a permanent superintendent can take the reins.
The Cherokee County school board decided Wednesday night who will temporarily lead the district until a permanent superintendent can take the reins.
In a unanimous vote, the board appointed Carlotta Redish, the district’s associate superintendent for administrative services and instruction, to the role of acting superintendent. Redish will begin her new duties on Feb. 1.
Superintendent Ed Taylor, who has been serving the district in a temporary capacity since the fall of 2010, recently resigned from his position. His last day in the district will be Tuesday.
“I’m always going to do what’s in the best interest of teaching and learning for Cherokee County,” Redish said, “and I thank the board for their unanimous vote of confidence in my abilities to lead the district until we find a permanent superintendent.”
The board appointed Redish shortly before entering into an executive session to interview Christopher Quinn, a finalist for the district’s open superintendent position. The board will interview three other finalists during candidate visits that span through next week.
Vice Chairman Ron Garner expressed confidence in Redish’s abilities to lead the district for the next few months.
“We had a lot of confidence in Dr. Redish all along, but since she was no longer a candidate for the position (of permanent superintendent), we felt it was only logical and in our best interest to elevate her to that position,” Garner said.
Redish, a Cherokee County native, was hired by the district in 2006 and served as a principal and personnel director before accepting the job of associate superintendent in 2010. She will receive a monthly stipend while serving as acting superintendent, although the dollar amount was not specified during Wednesday night’s meeting. Redish said the amount of the stipend will be included in paperwork she expects to receive this week.
Quinn, executive director of curriculum and assistant superintendent for Stafford County Schools in Stafford, Va., spent a day-and-a-half in Cherokee County this week, meeting with board members, district staff and the community. Today, the community will have the opportunity to meet the next finalist, Angela Bain, chief human resource services officer for School District Five of Lexington and Richland counties. A reception, which is open to the public, is scheduled from 4:30 to 6 p.m. today in the Limestone Central Elementary School gymnasium.
Finalists Mark Bunch, principal of Granard Middle School, and Quincie Moore, Spartanburg District 2 assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, will interview with the district next week.
Board members have said they hope to have a permanent superintendent in place by July 1.
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