State reopens search for city school board member
The Maryland State Department of Education has reopened a search for a new member to serve on the Baltimore city school board, seeking candidates who have a background in business. The board member would replace current member and local economist Anirban Basu, whose terms expires this year.
According to the listing, the department is looking for a candidate to"possess a high level of knowledge and expertise concerning the successful administration of a large business, non-profit, or governmental entity and have served in a high level management position within such an entity..."
The full posting for the position and how to apply for it is listed here.
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I wonder if the Mayor has backed herself into a corner on this selection in that there are not many Baltimore residents who have experience managing a billion dollar business. It would now seem that by these standards, Basu was not qualified for the position he is vacating . Looking back the only past Board member who got close was Diane L. Bell-McKoy.
So let's see how they wiggle out of this one? Who will be the next Brian Morris, a politically connected developer whose business sense got him appointed and shamed?
Posted by: OverTheTop | August 22, 2011 11:11 PM
This was a question at the MPT debate last night. The Mayors' answer leaves me to believe that she nixed the list of candidates not the state. It also makes me wonder if she reappointed Robert Heck. Has there been a confirmation of his reappointment? A good follow-up question would have been what is the actual and legal function of the Board?
Posted by: OverTheTop | August 30, 2011 6:50 AM