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CHARLESTON A lawsuit brought by a lobbyist against a former state schools superintendent and a current Department of Education official was dismissed Wednesday after a settlement between the parties was reached.
According to a document filed Wednesday with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, lobbyist Jason Webb, former state superintendent of schools Steve Paine, and Assistant State Superintendent of Schools Jan Barth agreed to a dismissal of the federal lawsuit.
According to the filing, both parties agreed to a dismissal of the lawsuit with prejudice, meaning the case cannot be re-filed. Both parties agreed to bear their own costs and fees associated with the lawsuit.
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PAINE Former State Superintendent of Schools Steve Paine.
CHARLESTON A lawsuit brought by a lobbyist against a former state schools superintendent and a current Department of Education official was dismissed Wednesday after a settlement between the parties was reached.
According to a document filed Wednesday with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, lobbyist Jason Webb, former state superintendent of schools Steve Paine, and Assistant State Superintendent of Schools Jan Barth agreed to a dismissal of the federal lawsuit.
According to the filing, both parties agreed to a dismissal of the lawsuit with prejudice, meaning the case cannot be re-filed. Both parties agreed to bear their own costs and fees associated with the lawsuit.
Evansville schools name superintendent finalists
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EVANSVILLE (WKOW) Evansville Community School District released the names of the people who have qualified as finalists for the next superintendent.
The announcement came in a press release from the district Monday morning.
All five of the candidates that district named will be interviewed, meet with district staff beginning on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. Community members can meet the candidates at 6:30 p.m. that same day at Evansville High School s performing arts center.
Below is the list of candidates along with biographies sent by the district.
Dr. Christine Anderson, Superintendent of Twin Lakes School District
The two candidates voters choose will take part in a runoff election on Apr. 6.
The winner will replace current state Superintendent Carolyn Stanford Taylor, who has been in the position since 2019 when Tony Evers became governor. She is not running for reelection.
Here is a bit about each of the candidates:
Shelia Briggs
Briggs taught kindergarteners for three decades and then became a principal. She later worked at the Madison district office as the Elementary Lead Principal. Evers asked her to be an Assistant State Superintendent in 2011 for the Department of Public Instruction and was later re-appointed by Stanford Taylor in 2019.