SCHOOL BOARD APPOINTS INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT - Placing Operation Levy On May Ballot

(03/08/2014)

Calhoun Schools is placing an operational levy on the May 13 primary ballot. Calhoun schools is among a number of rural school systems with declining enrollment that is struggling financially to operate with the state's school aid formula and existing tax revenue. It is among about a dozen county systems that does not have a local levy to support the system. Currently, Calhoun schools is operating with an $850,000 deficit. During a board meeting this week, the Calhoun Board of Education appointed Dan Metz as the interim superintendent of schools, replacing retiring Roger Propst. Metz, a retired Wirt Co. superintendent, recently served as an interim superintendent in Roane County. The board is currently engaged in a search for a new superintendent.

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