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Springfield school district withdraws Carlock offer By KATY SAVAGE ksavage@eagletimes.com May 26, 2018 SPRINGFIELD, Vt. — The Springfield School Board has begun a new search for an assistant principal again after the offer to Madeline Carlock was withdrawn this week after the board learned she had been arrested last October. Springfield Superintendent Zach McLaughlin said he used his statutory authority to withdraw the offer. No vote by the board was required. Attempts to reach Carlock were not successful. Carlock, 32, of West Lebanon, New Hampshire, was arrested Oct. 16, 2017 for simple assault and criminal mischief after she “recklessly” damaged her mother’s vehicle by puncturing the tires. She also kicked a Lebanon Police officer in the leg and the chest, according to court records. Carlock, who has been an educator for 10 years, is currently an instructional coach in the Hartford School District, where she’s been since June 2016. Hartford Schools Superintendent Tom DeBalsi said Carlock resigned from her position on May 9, effective the last day of school, June 14. DeBalsi did not provide any more information. In a previous interview with the Eagle Times, Carlock explained she had been diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a disease that develops overtime, causing fatigue as well as pain and stiffness to joints. Carlock explained that a combination of the stress caused by her diagnosis and the side effects of the drugs she was taking to control the pain caused her to behave irrationally the evening of her October arrest. The assistant principal position, for which Carlock was offered a $75,000 salary, was created earlier this year at the request of Springfield teachers and principals, who said they needed more support to help them improve the struggling school system. There were 19 applicants for the position this past spring. Carlock’s time would have been split between the Elm Hill and Union Street elementary schools. The board’s schedule to hire a new assistant principal is unclear.
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Someone create a 75k job for me, will ya? I never slashed my mom's tires or kicked a cop!
DeleteI suggest that people read the school board minutes from May 21. I find it funny that some of the members do not want to wait until the background checks come back before they hire and the superintendent also mentioned that there wasn’t many applicants. This is complete BS. I worked for a corporation and background checks come back in a few days. Any person applying in a school district knows that this is protocol. Whether the person is an hourly non-contracted employee who works part time, to a salaried management position. The next time any of these school board members come up for re-election, I sincerely hope that someone challenges them. If a person is subjected to a background check and a drug test at a job that pays minimum wage, but our school system, our school board and superintendent overlook or better yet just brush it under the rug thinking no one will find out, they are digging themselves into a big pit. If people in Springfield wonder why we don’t get the best candidates, this is why. Three articles in the Eagle Times, all of which have shown the unprofessional leadership, we as a community have accepted. Any teacher that has proven to be a great teacher, will go elsewhere.
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