ESTABLISHED 1879 | COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI CDISPATCH.COM 50 ¢ NEWSSTAND | 40 ¢ HOME DELIVERY THURSDAY | JANUARY 18, 2018 CMSD board chooses superintendent search firm “We felt that Mississippi in Mississippi schools and had Mississippi School Boards Association’s School Boards Association, af- comparable cost estimates. process expected to take about 3 months ter the transaction of working MSBA, Spears said, has a through and successfully se- baseline cost of roughly $11,500. BY INDIA YARBOROUGH After nearly an hour of dis- lecting a candidate for super- Additional costs, which Spears
[email protected] cussion, the four board mem- intendent, would have ongoing estimates to reach around bers present at the Wednesday dialogue, ongoing training and $5,000, will accrue for advertis- The Columbus Municipal morning meeting — Fredrick things that might help us contin- ing, attracting candidates and School District Board of Trust- Sparks, Josie Shumake, Currie ue to build more strength here interviewing. Spears Waldrop ees voted Wednesday to hire Fischer and board president in the district,” Spears said. Spears said CMSD’s new the Clinton-based Mississippi Jason Spears — had narrowed Boards Association was a bet- He noted the two final firms superintendent will begin no School Boards Association to their consideration from six ter choice for the district than under consideration had the later than July 1, replacing Phil- conduct the district’s next su- search firms to two, ultimate- Performance Based Education most experience searching for lip Hickman, who was hired to perintendent search. ly deciding Mississippi School Consultants, Inc. and placing superintendents See CMSD, 8A Caledonia WEATHER ROCK students return to school mourning two of their own Principal: Counselors will be available for students following weekend wreck BY SLIM SMITH
[email protected] In his 41 years at Caledonia Elementa- ry School, Principal Roger Hill has had his share of days when he dreaded go- ing to school.