DeKalb interim superintendent's contract extended
Ramona Tyson will continue as interim superintendent of the DeKalb School System up to another three months, under a contract extension approved Tuesday.
The nine-member school board voted unanimously to extend her contract to Sept. 30 or until a new superintendent is hired, whichever comes first, said Tom Bowen, the board chairman. He said the board made no changes to Tyson's salary of $240,000.
Tyson's contract was to expire this week. She has been in charge since February 2010, when former superintendent Crawford Lewis stepped down in the midst of a criminal investigation.
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