- Date
- 2010-06-14
- Kind
- Appointment
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- educationgovernancegovernmentcommunicationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The July 2010 Beacon reported that Beaver Island Community School planned to retain principal and superintendent Kathleen McNamara for at least three more years through a resignation-and-rehire agreement. The report framed the plan as a way to preserve experienced leadership while allowing her to use state retirement incentives.
Evidence limits
The newspaper reports a proposed agreement and does not establish the final contract, later service, or complete board minutes.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, July 2010, "Administrator to Remain with School."Reports the proposed resignation-and-rehire agreement for McNamara, her long service to the district, the board’s June 14 authorization of PCMI Specialists for some services, and a similar arrangement under discussion for maintenance worker George Wierenga. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2010-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the school-governance report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2010-07_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Community School plans to retain Kathleen McNamara, 2010”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-school-kathleen-mcnamara-agreement-2010/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 2010, "Administrator to Remain with School." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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