North Clackamas hires school district leader from within
Internal candidate Shay James to replace current Superintendent Matt Utterback
School board members have chosen Dr. Shay James to replace retiring North Clackamas Superintendent Matt Utterback starting July 1.
James, currently assistant superintendent of education fo
r the North Clackamas School District, joined NCSD as its executive director of high school programs in 2016, when she earned an annual salary of $130,803. As superintendent, she will make a $230,000 annual base salary, and Utterback s annual base salary was $207,500 starting in 2018-19.
Two other finalists for the position included recruits from Nevada or Minnesota: assistant superintendents Debbie Brockett and Timothy Gadson.
Celebrating Black Excellence event planned in Milwaukie January 27 2021
Feb. 3 program to feature North Clackamas School Board Chair Libra Forde, new City Councilor Desi Nicodemus.
Ledding Library and Milwaukie History Society have partnered on a 6:30 p.m. program set for Wednesday, Feb. 3, titled Celebrating Black Excellence.
Greg Frank Hemer of the Historical Society said organizers decided to change the title of their annual Black History Month program to Celebrating Black Excellence in an effort to tie together historical trends and increase the impact of our shared history. History should enhance all in a timeline, and calling out a designated month segregates our history, Hemer said.