Andrew Keiper

1 week ago | signalakron.org | Andrew Keiper

The Akron Board of Education on Monday affirmed its decision to appoint Mary Outley as superintendent — pending a negotiated contract — one week after first naming her to the top education post. The motion passed after a brief executive session, falling along the same 4-3 divide as the previous vote. Board President Carla Jackson, Vice President Bruce Alexander, and members Summer Hall and Diana Autry voted in favor of the motion.

1 week ago | signalakron.org | Andrew Keiper

The Akron Board of Education appears to have violated its own policies April 28 when it hired Mary Outley as its new superintendent, pending a valid contract, without a formal search process. The policy, passed in 1998 and never amended, outlines a protocol for the board to conduct a superintendent search while mandating that it checks several boxes during the process.

2 weeks ago | signalakron.org | Andrew Keiper |Arielle Kass

Mary Outley isn’t in the business of pointing fingers or assigning blame for Akron Public Schools’ recent troubles. Instead, the district’s new superintendent is focused on collaboration. Outley’s first task? Tuesday’s pre-scheduled internal leadership retreat with top administrators. “We want to move forward,” Outley, a graduate of Buchtel High School, said late Monday night.

2 weeks ago | signalakron.org | Andrew Keiper

Michael Robinson is out as superintendent of Akron Public Schools — and Mary Outley is the district’s new education leader, pending successful contract negotiations — after an unexpected and unprecedented ending to Monday night’s board meeting. The Akron Board of Education voted 4-3 to not wait and conduct the typical, months-long hiring process which often includes public input.

2 weeks ago | signalakron.org | Andrew Keiper

Monday marks the Akron Board of Education’s self-imposed deadline to decide how to move forward with suspended Superintendent Michael Robinson. Here’s everything you need to get up to speed on the school board’s options — and how we got here. On April 15, Robinson was suspended following a months-long investigation that corroborated allegations that he created a hostile work environment by routinely shouting at, berating, threatening and intimidating employees.