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Cleveland Schools director search draws 13 applicants

Cleveland City Schools Assistant Director Cathy Goodman has been appointed by the city school board to serve as interim director of schools. Goodman has held a number of administrative positions with the school system since 2002.
Cleveland City Schools Assistant Director Cathy Goodman has been appointed by the city school board to serve as interim director of schools. Goodman has held a number of administrative positions with the school system since 2002. Cleveland City Schools Assistant Director Cathy Goodman has been appointed by the city school board to serve as interim director of schools. Goodman has held a number of administrative positions with the school system since 2002.

CLEVELAND, Tenn. – Thirteen applicants have applied in response to Cleveland City Schools’ search for a new director.

In February, the city school board fired then-Director Martin Ringstaff following revelations that he exchanged sexually explicit social media messages with a woman other than his wife. The board then hired the Tennessee School Board Association to conduct a search on the school system’s behalf.

The list of applicants, provided by TSBA:

Dr. John E. Ash, Principal, Central Magnet School, Rutherford County, Tenn.

Dr. Daniel V. Brigman, Superintendent, Catawba County, N.C.