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Lisa Ventura named as Maury County’s education superintendent




Lisa Ventura was named last week as the Maury County school district’s next superintendent following a vote to suspend the current search.SUBMITTED

Lisa Ventura was named last week as the Maury County school district’s next superintendent following a vote to suspend the current search.SUBMITTED

The Maury County Board of Education has named Lisa Ventura as the school district’s next superintendent, following a vote to suspend the current search.

The vote, passed unanimously during last Tuesday’s regular meeting, also included waiving board policy 5.801, which says a current interim superintendent cannot apply for an open position.

Ventura, who was named to the job in an interim capacity in March, was the head of the special education department for Maury County Public Schools in 2012 before serving as director of special populations. Before beginning her time in Maury County, Ventura served as the special education and federal programs supervisor in Marshall County.

The board praised Ventura’s job as superintendent thus far.

“Through the search process it became apparent to me that the best person for the job was right under our nose the whole time,” said District 10 Representative Wayne Lindsey. “My vote tonight is not going to be a kick on any candidates that applied, it’s going to be the confidence that I have in Mrs. Ventura.”

 

 

Chad Howell, who represents District 9, said Ventura showed she was ready for the job since day one.

“From day one I’ve seen the amount of work she put in and the way she took it on,” he said. “It’s kind of a challenge. It’s a very big challenge, and she handled everything we threw at her very gracefully.”

Chairman Michael Fulbright said the board has taken public input regarding the search into consideration.

“We’re not here to make our own decisions,” he said. “We represent the people of Maury County, and we’re listening to their input in this process as well.”

The School Board will negotiate and finalize a contract with Ventura at a special called meeting on May 18.

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