News from March 25, 2003 issue


24 apply for CCHS principal post
Twenty-four people have applied for the position of Crittenden County High School principal, a position the Site-Based Decision-Making Council hopes to have filled by the end of May.

A March 16 meeting between the council and members of the school board got everyone "on the same wavelength," said SBDM chairman Larry Duvall. "Their (the board's) task was not to accept our criteria, but for us all to share. I think we do have a common goal. Basically that meeting was for us to share our criteria and discuss how we formulated it."

Duvall said input was sought not only from parents with students in the school system, but also faculty, community members and even the students themselves. "We gave everyone a chance to describe the qualities they'd like to see in a working administrator," he said.

"The board complimented the council for the pains taken to develop and research criteria. They had an excellent criteria for selecting the next instructional leader," said Interim Superintendent Janie Tomek, pointing out that the title of "principal" does not really encompass what the new hire will be asked to do.

Duvall said current plans are for the SBDM council to conduct interviews during April and make a recommendation to the superintendent in hopes of selecting a candidate by the end of the school year.

Tomek, who said the job has been advertised for months, said the posting will not close until a "qualified, certified candidate" is chosen.

Prior to interviews by the SBDM, the superintendent is responsible for screening applicants to make sure they meet state and local criteria and forwarding those applicants to the SBDM council for interviews.

"Then site-based can make a recommendation back to the superintendent," said Duvall. "The superintendent hires everyone in the system."

The only foreseeable stumbling block to meeting the desired timeline is the uncertainty over who will be serving as superintendent, with the future of that position contingent on a decision due this week from Kentucky Education Commissioner Gene Wilhoit.

Tourism Commission making Amish maps
The Marion Tourism Commission has agreed to give tourists something for which they've been clamoring ­ a map of the Amish community.

"It's probably the one thing people ask for most," said Jeanne Hodge, Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce, and a commissioner. "I get calls all the time from people wanting a map to the Amish area."

Commissioners voted Thursday night to have 2,500 maps printed in time for the April 23-24 Backroads Festival.

The maps consist of an enlarged portion of the county map labeled with 15 Amish businesses from Ella's Originals Quilt Shop to Yoder's Variety Store. The map also includes the Cave in Rock Ferry, which offers free rides during the festival.

Advertisements on the back of the map will be sold to area businesses to help offset the cost of production, and commissioners agreed that members of the Amish community should be offered those spots since the maps will benefit them.


Local GOP elects officers, delegates
Bart Frazer was re-elected chairman of the Crittenden County Republican Party during its annual meeting Saturday.
Shelley Singleton was elected vice chair; Fred Brown, secretary; and Maurice Corley, treasurer.

Delegates to the First District GOP Convention at Hopkinsville were elected. They were Singleton, Brown, Frazer, Corley, Jeff Ellis and Alan Stout.

Alternates were also chosen. They are Fred Stubblefield, Sid Bean, Doug Sullenger, Helen McConnell, Wayne Agent and Greg West.
Frazer was also appointed temporary chairman of the First District Credentials Committee by First District Chairman Russ Randall.