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Kentucky bound?
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Published: July 10, 2009
Updated: 07/08/2009 06:00 am
Iredell-Statesville Schools Superintendent Terry Holliday is scheduled to meet behind closed doors today with the Kentucky Board of Education.
By the end of the week, Holliday could be named the Bluegrass State's next education commissioner.
Holliday, who has served as I-SS superintendent since 2002, was one of 300 applicants for the position, according to published reports. Last week, he and three others emerged as finalists for the job from a pool of 12 leading candidates selected by a national search firm.
That's quite an honor for Holliday — and I-SS — and comes on the heels of Holliday's selection as North Carolina Superintendent of the Year and the school district's selection as 2008 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award winner.
While Holliday has a few vocal detractors locally — two losing candidates for the I-SS Board of Education turned their campaigns into a referendum on the superintendent and his policies — the work Holliday and his administration have accomplished locally speaks volumes about his contributions to our community.
Improved SAT scores and graduation rates only tell part of the story. During Holliday's tenure, the district has dramatically improved school facilities across the entire county, added magnet programs, bolstered alternative education programs and, this fall, will add an International Baccalaureate curriculum.
If Holliday departs for Kentucky, he will leave a proud legacy in Iredell County.
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