Martin County School Board approves $170,000 salary for new superintendent

For the first time ever, the new Martin County School District Superintendent is being appointed rather than elected.

SHARING HIS VISION FOR THEDISTRICT.

DR. JOHN MILLAY(MILL-AYE) IS THE FIRSTSUPERINTENDENT TO BE APPOINTEDRATHER THAN ELECTED IN MARTINCOUNTY.

TONIGHT HE SAT DOWNWITH WPTV'S NEWSCHANNEL 5'SDEREK LOWE..

AS HIS FIRST DAON THE JOB NEARS< LL TOP: THE NEWSUPERINTENDENT IS BEINGAPPOINTED TO THIS POSITIONRATHER THAN ELECTED BECAUSEVOTERS DECIDED IN 2018 TOGRANT THE HIRING AUTHORITY TOTHE SCHOOL BOARD.

PKG: DR.JOHN MILLAR, APPOINTSUPERINTENDENT 34:18 I THINKRIGHT NOW WE WANT TO SAFELYGET THROUGH COVID... AT THEFOREFRONT OF DR. JOHN MILLAY'SVISION FOR THE MARTIN COUNTYSCHOOL DISTRICT IS SAFETY.34:21 WE WANT ALL OF PARENTSAND STUDENTS TO FEEL SAFE.

OURTEACHERS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB.WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THATWE'RE SUPPORTING THEM.

ONTHURSDAY, THE SCHOOL BOARD METTO APPROVE HIS THREE AND AHALF YEAR CONTRACT THAT WILLPAY HIM 170,000 DOLLARSANNUALLY HE'LL ALSO RECEIVE ADISTRICT VEHICLE FOR ALLSCHOOL RELATED BUSINESS.

35:40WE'RE GOING TO KEEP SUPPORTINGALL OF OUR STAFF, ALL OF OURSTUDENTS FOR WHATEVER LIESAHEAD.

BUT I DO FEEL THEFUTURE IS BRIGHT AND WE'LLWORK BACK TO A NEW SENSE OFNORMAL.

SHANNON CHAPMAN,MOTHER AND MCSD SUBSTITUTETEACHER 58:05 I DO BELIEVETHAT THE CHILDREN ARE BECOMINGADAPTED TO THE NEW SITUATIONAT SCHOOL.

SHANNON CHAPMAN HASTWO ELEMENTARY AGED SONS ANDHAS BEEN FILLING IN AS ASUBSTITUTE TEACHER NEARLYTWICE A WEEK.

SHE SAYS SHE'SLOOKING FORWARD TO DR.MILLAY'S PROMISE TO BE AHANDS-ON SUPERINTENDENT.

59:18I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVETHAT FACE TO FACE TIME WITHEVERYONE ACROSS THE BOARD, THEDISTRICT IS VERY LARGE.

APARENT OF THREE HIMSELF, DR.MILLAY SAYS HE CAN RELATE TOFAMILIES' CONCERNS AND THATHE'S READY TO GET TO WORK.34:31 IT'S ABOUT BUILDINGRELATIONSHIPS.

IT'S ALWAYSBUILDING BRIDGES BETWEENDISTRICT AND THE SCHOOLS,MAKING THOSE RELATIONSHIPSWHERE WE HAVE GREAT SCHOOLSWHERE THEY FEEL INVITING FOROUR PARENTS.

LL TAG: DR.MILLAY WILL WORK ALONGSIDESUPERTENDENT GAYLORD THISMONTH BEFORE BEING SWORN IN,IN NOVEMBER.

HIS FIRSTOFFICIAL DAY WILL BE NOVEMBER17TH.

REPORTING IN MARTINCOUNTY, IM DEREK LOWE.

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