4/30/13 - In a special meeting Monday night, the Brighton Board of Education unanimously voted to lay off three administrators effective June 30 in order to save the district over $300,000 per year in salaries. The three are Hornung Elementary Principal Susan Johnson, Maltby Intermediate Assistant Principal Jeffrey Eisele and Community Education Director Anne Rennie. Superintendent Greg Gray says the district had no choice to layoff three administrators to save money as it attempts to erase the long-term deficit that now stands at about $7 million. He tells WHMI that all three are competent administrators and that the layoffs had nothing to do with their performance. Rennie has been director of the Community Education Department for the last 10 years. âCommunity Educationâ is the umbrella name for six separate departments and programs: The Bridge alternative high school, Tot Spot before-and-after-school program, high school pool, Brighton Senior Center, Brighton Center for the Performing Arts and all school enrichment programs. Rennie tells WHMI itâs unfortunate, but understandable, that the layoffs had to occur. Although Gray didnât specify how Community Education would operate in the absence of Rennie, she says it could function efficiently with its six existing department supervisors. Gray says the administrative team will be meeting within the next week to discuss how to fill the positions at Hornung and Maltby. He assures that a full-time administrator will be appointed in each case. Gray says the person will likely come from Brighton High and Scranton Middle School, which have more than one administrator. (TT)
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