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Thursday, July 9, 2009
Beavercreek rescinds superintendent’s contract
BEAVERCREEK — School board members met in special session Thursday, July 9, and on the advice of legal council, formally rescinded the employment contract with Mark North, who was to be the district’s next top administrator.
North, the Lebanon Schools superintendent the past three years, signed the four-year contract with the district July 2, but changed his mind and resigned July 7, for what he called personal reasons. He plans to stay in Lebanon.
Richard Eckhard, board president, said the district was diligent throughout the process of selecting a replacement for Dennis Morrison. “I shook Mark North’s hand. I thought we had a deal. I was very disappointed when he called me a few days later and said he was not going to honor the contract,” Eckhardt said.
Board members then went into closed session to discuss their options. Morrison will leave the district July 31 for a lower profile assistant principal post in Fairborn.
Larry Hook, an assistant superintendent in Springboro, was the other finalist out of 11 applicants for the position. Eckhardt said Hook called and left him a voicemail message Thursday to say he was still interested in the job.
Board members said Thursday they are still unsure of their next step. “We are going to look at all our options,” he said.
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BEAVERCREEK — School board members will convene 6 p.m. tonight, Thursday, July 9, in private session to discuss the next step in their search to hire a new superintendent.
Dennis Morrison is leaving the district at the end of the month to take a smaller-profile assistant principal job in nearby Fairborn, where he can work more closely with students.
After a months-long search to replace Morrison and salary negotiations, board members voted July 2 to hire Mark North, currently superintendent in Lebanon, as the district’s next administrator.
North signed a $139,000 contract July 2, but then changed his mind about taking the job and submitted his resignation to Beavercreek board members July 7. School officials tonight will likely vote to cancel North’s contract before retiring to private session to discuss their next step, said Peg Arnold, board member.
Morrison leaves the district at the end of the month, and school begins in just six weeks. The district also is in the first stages of an $84-million building and renovation project to help ease overcrowding in the rapidly growing district.
North cited personal reasons for his sudden change of heart, saying Tuesday he felt his family belonged in Lebanon. Just days before, he said coming to Beavercreek was the culmination of a career’s worth of work and he was excited to take on the challenge.
Lebanon school board members said they did not offer North anything to stay in the district, but they were happy he decided to remain there. North also was a finalist for a superintendent spot in the Oak Hills district near Cincinnati, but was not picked for the job.
Beavercreek picked North from a pool of 11 candidates, several of which were interviewed by teachers, parents and support staff during the three month search. Larry Hook, a Springboro schools assistant superintendent, was also a finalist for the job.
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