A Harrisburg school district top official will serve in her role for another school year, following a failed board vote to reopen her position.
The Harrisburg school board fell one vote short (4-4) of passing a measure to reopen after roughly an hour of public comment, voicing support for district assistant superintendent Marisol Craig. Many commenters were district employees, parents, and past and current students.
A vote on Craig’s contract was prompted by state law because she is three months out from its June 30 expiration. The assistant superintendent position is commissioned by the Pennsylvania Department of Education and elected by the board…