CLEVELAND, Tenn. – The search for Cleveland City Schools’ next director began Friday with the school board’s approval of criteria for the position.
The board met with Tammy Grissom, executive director of the Tennessee School Boards Association, to approve 12 criteria on which to base the search. The criteria were developed from comments from the community, school system personnel and by the board.
Grissom told the board she will report the finalists on Jan. 31, a list that could contain up to five names.
She said she recently conducted public forums to discuss the position and, though turnout was low, that can be an indicator that there are no great controversies in the school system. Still, some issues were raised, including salaries, she said.
“I could tell after the second meeting, everybody is pretty much happy,” she said.