Jacksonville to begin Superintendent search

The Jacksonville Board of Education on Monday night approved a search firm’s plan to find Jacksonville City Schools’ next superintendent.  The board discussed finding a successor to fill interim Superintendent Tim Nabors’ position. It also fielded questions from citizens concerned with releasing information relating to a grievance filed with the school board back in February.  The meeting, held in the cafeteria at Kitty Stone Elementary and attended by all board members, started off with statements from three residents wishing to have the grievance released to the public.  Jim Turnbach, the board’s attorney, cited potential legal blowback as the reason for not releasing the information. He did, however, say that employees could release their own information on their own.  Citing concerns that there would be retaliation against employees for releasing information, he said that he did not see that as a possibility.  Nabors and the board also touched on the ongoing search for a new superintendent, approving an $8,500 “Gold Package” that would solicit candidates from across Alabama and other surrounding Southern states.  Board president David Glass said that the search could begin immediately upon notifying the firm, and hoped that it would conclude soon after.