School board to vote Sept. 28

The Escambia County (Ala.) School Board has moved its next meeting to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, to vote again on whether or not the board will renew the contract for Superintendent Michele McClung.

At its Aug. 30 meeting School Board Attorney Kirk Garrett told the board that a survey filled out by board members gave McClung satisfactory rankings in 11 of 11 categories.

After Garrett's presentation, Coleman Wallace made a motion to extend the superintendent's contract until 2027 and have the attorneys and Board Chairman Danny Benjamin negotiate the new contract. Mike Edwards issued the seco...