Board to decide fate of DPS leader Calloway during vote
BY CHASTITY PRATT DAWSEY • FREE PRESS EDUCATION WRITER • December 15, 2008
Detroit Public Schools Superintendent Connie Calloway, faces ouster today when the school board meets to vote on a resolution to fire her after less than 18 months on the job.
The relationship between Calloway and the board has soured over the past several months as the district's financial outlook worsened.
Last week, the state superintendent declared a financial emergency at DPS, requiring Gov. Jennifer Granholm to appoint an emergency financial manager to take over the district's $1.1-billion budget.
Since then, the school board voted to fire its chief financial officer, whom Calloway hired from her former district in Normandy, Mo.
Board members said last week that they have the votes to fire Calloway with cause but they first wanted to secure a replacement.
The meeting is set for 6 p.m. at Spain Elementary/Middle School, 3700 Beaubien.
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