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Sharmon Wilkinson

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Dr. Louise Losos on Leave of Absence from Clayton High School

Dr. Dan Gutchewsky will provide leadership services on behalf of the school's principal in the interim.

Dr. Louise Losos has taken a leave of absence from her role as principal of Clayton High School (CHS). The leave began Monday. "This is both a personal issue for Louise and a personnel matter for the district," stated Chris Tennill, chief communications officer for the School District of Clayton, in an email. "As this involves personnel, we are not able to provide any additional details at this time." Interim Superintendent Sharmon Wilkinson notified CHS parents and staff of the leave Friday in a letter. "We are uncertain as to the length of this leave," Wilkinson wrote. "Therefore, to ensure continuity of administration and instruction at CHS, Dr. Dan Gutchewsky will provide leadership services during her absence. I am sorry to share this…

Monday, November 14, 2011

School Board Weighs Options for Summer Programs

Clayton Board of Education members debated several options for 2012 at its Wednesday meeting. Among the choices: Bringing back the popular camp program Summerquest for elementary students.

The future of summer programs offered by the School District of Clayton was the subject of intense debate at a school board work session Wednesday. The bulk of the Clayton Board of Education agenda was devoted to several issues relating to its future resource allocation, documents and audio recordings posted on the district's website show. The topic that generated the most discussion was the kind of summer programs the district will be able to provide—in particular, the popular camp program Summerquest for elementary students. “The bottom line is, what summer programs do we want to provide for our youth and at what cost?” Interim Superintendent Sharmon Wilkinson said, according to audio from the district. Summerquest went on hiatus last …

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