Seattle school leader Goodloe-Johnson's contract extension approved 5-2
In a 5-2 decision, the Seattle School Board voted Wednesday to extend Superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson's contract by another year.
Seattle Times staff reporter
In this Feb. 11, 2009 picture taken in Seattle, Superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson, speaks with mother, Jewell Goodloe, right, who moved to Seattle to be near her daughter. Goodloe-Johnson has set an ambitious course for Seattle that turns away from the path the district has pursued for roughly a dozen years. (AP Photo/The Seattle Times, Mike Siegel) ** MAGS OUT, NO SALES, SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER, EASTSIDE JOURNAL & SOUTH, CO. JOURNAL OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT TO: Mike Siegel/THE SEATTLE TIMES ** WASET203
In a 5-2 decision, the Seattle School Board voted Wednesday night to extend Superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson's contract by another year.
It was a less than ringing endorsement for a leader who has faced growing criticism from parents and teachers.
School Board members Michael DeBell, Sherry Carr, Peter Maier, Steve Sundquist and Harium Martin-Morris voted in favor of the contract extension, while Kay Smith-Blum and Betty Patu voted against.
Smith-Blum said she'd heard from many in the
