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School Board Won't Renew Taylor's Contract
KC Board Votes 8-1
POSTED: 9:30 pm CDT October 26,
2005
UPDATED: 10:35 pm CDT October 26,
2005
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Kansas City School District will be looking for its 22nd superintendent in three decades after the school board on Wednesday night declined to renew Bernard Taylor's contract.Taylor had led the district since April 2001. On his watch, court supervision of a 26-year-old desegregation case came to an end, and the district regained provisional accreditation.
But critics said the school district has made only modest academic gains, and that Taylor has often been abrasive.Taylor's contract runs through June, but the board was required to inform him by the end of the year whether it would be renewed.The vote in favor of not renewing his contract was 8-1.
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Previous Stories:
- October 26, 2005: Decision Could Come Tonight On Superintendent's Contract
- October 12, 2005: Taylor Keeps Superintendent Job, For Now
- August 22, 2005: Will KC School District Stick With Taylor?
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