McDaniel servings chools well
Johnny McDaniel, director of Bradley County Schools, was honored as the 2013 Tennessee Superintendent of the Year. He will receive an award from the National School Health Association next month. He also scored an average 4.47 points overall on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being exemplary when his board evaluation him in May.
Mr. McDaniel has been leading the Bradley County Schools since 2008 and has facilitated the building of Park View Elementary (under budget) and the Fine Arts building at Bradley Central. He completed renovations to Valley View Elementary. He implemented the virtual school. He handled the 2010 tornado damage to Michigan Avenue Elementary and the irreparable Blue Springs Elementary as well as handling the difficult budget and legal issues — all while awarding raises to his staff on more than one occasion.
However, the board voted 4-3 not to extend his contract — basically saying, “‘Mr. Superintendent, don’t let the knob hit you in three years.”
As a parent of a child in the system, I am saddened to think that as my child heads to middle school in three years, my superintendent will be passing out resumes for no reason but an old grudge and some small town, narrow-minded politics.
MEG METZGER, Cleveland, Tenn.