Research and Analysis: 3.5
Commitment, Attendance and Punctuality: 4.7
Commissioners in their comments noted that Fox has a great understanding of the county’s finances. Fox said she has attended the last Michigan Association of Counties (MAC) conference in 2019 and attended union negotiation training in that same year.
Some board members commented Fox “needs to have demonstrated improved employee retention” and in leadership.
“This is an area [leadership] I feel she has fallen back some; I feel she has given too much authority or maybe she just relies too much on (Finance Director Linda Pigue) now,” one commissioner wrote. “Be careful, you are still our leader for the county.”
Ron Wilson
Ionia Public Schools
Last Friday, April 16, I notified the Board of Education, staff and parents that Ionia Public Schools (IPS) would move to a fully virtual model of instruction starting Monday, April 19. The decision was based on the number of IPS students and staff who were quarantined due to close contact exposure to individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19.
On Monday, April 12, IPS had 90 students and nine staff members quarantined due to close contact, and 14 students and five staff tested positive for COVID-19. As of Friday, April 16, at 12:30 p.m., IPS had more than 230 students and 10 staff quarantined, with 25 students and seven staff members testing positive for COVID-19.
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