Superintendent Moore fired; Brooks interim superintendent
By JEFF THOMPSON
Managing Editor
Updated Jul 01, 2010 - 12:16:08 EDT
After a short tenure, the superintendent of the Macon County School System was fired during a called meeting Wednesday, June 30. The termination of Dr. Gwendolyn Trawick Moore is effective immediately.
The board released Moore from her duties as head of the school system by a vote of 3-1. Board member Katy Campbell supplied the only “no” vote, with members Alfonzo Robinson, Theodore Samuel and Elnora Smith Love agreeing to the proposal. Board member Alfred Randolph was not present.
Moore served as superintendent for more than two years, initially beating out several candidates in April 2008 to win the job. She was Macon County School System’s first female and native Macon Countian to serve as superintendent.
Board members cited a primary reason for her termination as insubordination.
Dr. Jacqueline Brooks, who was serving as Federal Programs Director for the system, was named as the interim superintendent in Moore’s stead. Moore previously held the same position before being named superintendent.
During the meeting, Robinson surrended the gavel as board president so he could make the motion to fire Moore, initiating a vote he said he was unsure of what the outcome would be.
The Tuskegee News will have more on this story in the July 8 issue.
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