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NAACP wants Clayton superintendent hire probe

The Clayton County School Board didn’t go far in finding a new district superintendent, and upset some by settling for the longtime educator who’s held the interim job for nearly two years. Luvenia W. Jackson has an extensive track record in Clayton schools: 33 years in public education, nearly all of it in the district. Supporters say that is a plus. To her critics, it’s precisely the reason she’s the wrong woman for the job. FULL ARTICLE HERE | JOIN THE DISCUSSION: Should Clayton keep searching for superintendent or give job to homegrown interim?
The Clayton County School Board didn’t go far in finding a new district superintendent, and upset some by settling for the longtime educator who’s held the interim job for nearly two years. Luvenia W. Jackson has an extensive track record in Clayton schools: 33 years in public education, nearly all of it in the district. Supporters say that is a plus. To her critics, it’s precisely the reason she’s the wrong woman for the job. FULL ARTICLE HERE | JOIN THE DISCUSSION: Should Clayton keep searching for superintendent or give job to homegrown interim?
By Wayne Washington
June 4, 2014

The Clayton County branch of the NAACP has asked for an investigation into the Clayton County School Board’s recent decision to appoint Luvenia Jackson to the post of superintendent. Jackson, a 33-year veteran of public education who had retired from the district, has served as interim superintendent for nearly two years.

The board voted 5-4 Monday to formally give the job to Jackson, prompting complaints that the board did not consider other candidates before settling on Jackson.

Clayton County Public Schools lost its accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in 2008 amid allegations of board in-fighting and micromanaging, and the NAACP has asked SACS to look into the Jackson appointment.

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