Earlier this week, the Greene County School Board made the first step in the process of reducing the number of administrators.

The Board approved possible termination of Intermediate Principal Maranda Van Cleave’s contract under Iowa Code 279.25 for needed staff reduction.

The Board voted this past November to close the intermediate building to save the district over $330,000 due to declining enrollment from the previous school year. The Board then approved an administrator reduction in force policy where the Board can use the overall performance as evaluated by the superintendent, licensure for remaining positions and the superintendent’s recommendation for staffing the remaining positions to best serve the District’s interests.

All administrators are in their first year of a two year contract. The Board also decided to table their decision to change all administrative contracts to one year contracts, pending a meeting to discuss it and other concerns with the Board’s administrative committee and the administrators.

Superintendent Tim Christensen says Van Cleave has five days to file for a hearing with an administrative law judge after she receives her notice of termination. If she does not file for a hearing, the School Board can move forward with termination.