Tuesday, January 22, 2013

WayPoint Academy board president defends decision to hire controversial superintendent

WayPoint Academy board president defends decision to hire controversial superintendent | MLive.com
Koeze had been superintendent of West Ottawa Public Schools, where she resigned in 2011.
A few days after her departure, Koeze was arrested and charged with misdemeanor domestic violence involving her husband.
The case was later dismissed.
Koeze then worked as a consultant for Portage Public Schools, where she eventually was hired as human resources director.
For a time, Koeze simultaneously collected a paycheck from Portage as human resources director and another check from Portage for her consulting work, an investigation by MLive revealed.
Portage Acting Superintendent Rob Olsen said Koeze hadn't been in the Portage administration building for nearly two weeks.

Initially, Koeze asked for several days off to attend to a family illness, Olsen said, but he had been trying unsuccessfully since last week to reach her and "get her to report back to work."

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