District 5 school board member Bill Slayton says he has heard Keith Leonard isn’t sure he wants to be the interim school superintendent.
This morning, Inweekly reached out to Slayton about last night’s 3-2 vote to terminate Superintendent Tim Smith.
“A lot of people called me today and wanted to know why they didn’t know about it and couldn’t come to speak out in support of the superintendent,” Slayton said.
He continued, “I have been informed Keith has not said yes. It seems the chairman has put forth his name without consulting him. Keith Leonard did not know his name was going to be mentioned. According to a discussion I had with the attorney, we’re hanging on now and don’t know what’s going to happen next. We may have to call a special meeting.”
Why this matters: Fetsko chose to skip over Deputy Superintendent Shenna Payne and other assistant superintendents with more experience at that level: Steve Marcanio, Terry St. Cyr and Shawn Dennis. Fetsko explained that he picked Leonard because he was a finalist in 2020.
School Board member David Williams tried to nominate Dr. Michael Roberts, but he dropped the suggestion when he was told he needed to amend Fetsko’s motion.