In their second day of meeting, the Kansas State Board of Education appointed Alexa Posny as the state's new education commissioner.
Posny was one of two finalists for the job. Marilou Joyner, executive director of the CEO Blackwell Education Support Team, an educational consulting firm was the other finalist.
Posny was the former deputy commissioner of education in Kansas before becoming director of the office of special education for the Department of Education in Washington, D.C.
She also applied to be commissioner before but, the then-conservative board chose Bob Corkins.
"I am pleased to be back in Kansas and I look forward to working with Board members, administrators, teachers, and others involved in the education of our children. All students in Kansas deserve an education that allows them to be competitive in the 21st century," said Posny in a statement.
Her first day is July 1 and she'll be paid $165,000.
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
New state education guru appointed
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3 comments:
Wahoooo!!!
Now maybe handicapped kids will get a break.
Hmmm. Will she recognize dylsexia and then do anything to help those kids read??????
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