Thursday, February 26, 2009
Bedford County School Board member resigns over superintendent pick
The school board plans to announce Friday its selection to replace Superintendent James Blevins.
A Bedford County School Board member resigned before tonight’s vote to approve a successor to Superintendent James Blevins. The new superintendent will be named during a news conference Friday.
“I could not support putting in a superintendent who had no management experience or has never been a principal of a high school,” said Talbot Huff, who represented the Moneta District before resigning prior to tonight's vote.
The board voted 5-1 tonight to approve Blevins’ replacement, who was not named during the board meeting. School board members declined to identify Blevins’ successor.
Shirley McCabe, who has represented the Montvale District for 13 years, voted against the appointment
The successor will be named at a news conference at noon Friday at the Bedford Science & Technology Center.
Blevins will retire June 30. He has led the school division since 1998 when he was hired to replace John Kent. Blevins came to the county from Nottoway County, where he was superintendent for seven years. He will earn $135,313 – not including benefits – this school year.
The school board last fall hired a consulting firm, Ray and Associates of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to conduct a national search for Blevins’ successor. The board agreed to pay no more than $30,000 for the firm’s services.
“I could not support putting in a superintendent who had no management experience or has never been a principal of a high school,” said Talbot Huff, who represented the Moneta District before resigning prior to tonight's vote.
The board voted 5-1 tonight to approve Blevins’ replacement, who was not named during the board meeting. School board members declined to identify Blevins’ successor.
Shirley McCabe, who has represented the Montvale District for 13 years, voted against the appointment
The successor will be named at a news conference at noon Friday at the Bedford Science & Technology Center.
Blevins will retire June 30. He has led the school division since 1998 when he was hired to replace John Kent. Blevins came to the county from Nottoway County, where he was superintendent for seven years. He will earn $135,313 – not including benefits – this school year.
The school board last fall hired a consulting firm, Ray and Associates of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to conduct a national search for Blevins’ successor. The board agreed to pay no more than $30,000 for the firm’s services.
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