The board placed Dan Decker (far left), who has been superintendent since July 1, 2013, on administrative leave during a closed session Monday night.
Sears has been an assistant superintendent since 2016.
As reported earlier in the Turner Report, Decker cleared his office out this morning and district administrators were told of the action during a 9:30 a.m. meeting in the central office.
Previous Neosho R-5 Posts
As reported earlier in the Turner Report, Decker cleared his office out this morning and district administrators were told of the action during a 9:30 a.m. meeting in the central office.
Previous Neosho R-5 Posts
Neosho R-5 Superintendent Dan Decker placed on administrative leave, cleans out office
Under Douglas-Decker stewardship, 26-year-old P. R. director takes lead role in Neosho R-5 School District
Neosho R-5 Board President's response to allegations: I believe in the greatness of the Neosho community
Allegation that five-year-old Neosho boy inappropriately touched, threatened kindergarten classmate at center of possible legal action against school district
Neosho R-5 Board President: Central Office wasn't aware board had to approve change orders on Junior High building project
Carver Elementary principal's administrative leave, removal of Finance Department illustrate toxic atmosphere at Neosho R-5
Neosho Superintendent signed non-disparagement contract, agreed to $150,000 "donation" from architectural firm
Former Neosho R-5 accountant: Finance Department told to keep quiet about Junior High project funding errors
Neosho R-5 administrators say there are things they can't tell staff, but they will be transparent about it
Neosho Daily News on junior high investigation: We report news, not speculation or gossip
Neosho R-5 School Board President: There was no trickery with our lovely junior high
State investigators examining discrepancies, lack of transparency in Neosho Junior High building project
12 comments:
Well she is the only one left at central Office now! She has only spent a couple years as an elem principal and has done a horrible job at trying to be a curriculum director. Check out our student achievement data the past three years!!!! So we hope this is a very short temporary assignment for her. She has NO experience running a district. Who is going to do the district budget?? Tim Crawley, you know the one Decker brought back to consult, yet the board stated they still have no good financial information. Refusing to add positions because they had no idea where they are financially. He was taken out of the finance position mid year because he had finances in a mess, then put in charge of the new JH project, and screwed it up too. And we are paying him people!!! We have got to get a STRONG leader here soon. We look absolutely horrible as a district. It’s so sad to see what the previous board and Decker have allowed to happen. So many good people hurt and treated so wrong. Just to cover up their mistakes! Maybe they should eat crow and ask these people to return!!! I doubt they would but it would be the right thing to do!!
CJ.....Neosho needs a hero.
CJ.....Neosho already had a zero.
A word to applicants. Think twice. Sears is left standing. Someone had to be stabbed in the back by her. Almost makes you feel sorry for Decker. The new supt probably be watching the rock to fall. Thrown by Sears of coarse!
I wonder who (Admin) leaked this to Randy. He posted at 11:47 am but Spangler's "cat out of bag" email came hours later.
Guarantee you Sears stabbed several people in the back!!!! She’s a wolf dressed in sheeps clothing. Comes across oh so sweet and innocent but don’t be fooled. She talks horrible about everyone and according to her she will be the next superintendent in Neosho. She shared this last year. We pray this board has more sense then that!!
Why assume an admin. leaked it? Not sure if the people of Neosho understand or knownthis but things are leaked by many people. Including board members !!!! Laws are broken by this board all the time. Confidential, closed session discussions are leaked after meetings and shared with community members and former board members who SHOULD NOT be in the know!! So don’t assume it’s admin. And really, none of us really care about Spangler’s email. Most just hit delete when her emails pop up!!! Wonder if she searching for other employment yet? Pretty sure the new Supt. won’t allow her to act the way she has under Decker!!
Oh, man. Shades of Joplin! This kind of nonsense, teachers expecting a living wage, AND textbooks that were printed in the 21st century beg the question who's benefiting? It doesn't sound like the students, teachers or support staff are winners. NOT a flattering picture of Administration; where's the accountability?
Who is going to apply for this position? If Sears doesn't get the main job this time, she will be looking for ways to sabotage the poor sap who does! Anyone with smarts surely has that figured out. That will draw some classy applicants. Good luck with that Neosho BOE!
Hire Dr. Richard Page back! This whole mess began with his attempted removal to make room for Dr. Jim Cummins.
Sears really? Very limited teaching experience. Always starting some new program but never finishes it. Map scores in the tank. Yea, this is the person I want in charge.
3:37AM. No kidding!! Very little experience teaching and very little experience in administration. Elementary principal at small town Lockwood and Decker puts her in charge of Curriculum. In which that has spiraled into an absolute disaster. She has hired literacy coaches who also have very little experience teaching. They have no respect from the teachers or admin. But let’s put her in charge of even more she has no clue about. Pretty sure Lockwood was not sad to see her go!!!
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