Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, September 20, 1995 TAG: 9509200070
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-3 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: LISA APPLEGATE STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: LENGTH: Short
After the board met behind closed doors for more than an hour, Chairman Roy Vickers announced that ``no action had been taken'' on Superintendent Herman Bartlett's contract.
Bartlett signed a three-year contract when he was hired in 1993. The contract allows the board to review his performance and extend his contract by one year at a time.
Last year, the board chose to extend Bartlett's contract to 1997. The decision was made despite petitions signed by almost 300 parents asking the board not to extend the contract.
A morale survey of county teachers released a few months before that showed widespread dissatisfaction with Bartlett.
Regina Smith, legislative representative for the County Council of PTAs, said she was pleased by Tuesday's decision.
From a fiscal standpoint, she said, the board was wise not to commit public funds two years down the road.
Because no vote was taken by the board, it was unclear whether the motivation not to extend was based on financial or other matters.
Two School Board members - Peggy Arrington and Dick Edwards, who represent parts of Blacksburg - are running for election this fall.
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