It's going to be an interesting evening tonight when Buffalo Superintendent of Schools comes before the school board to discuss his yearly performance evaluation along with the possibility that he may be leaving Buffalo for a similar job in Memphis Tennessee.
One of five finalists looking for the Memphis job, Williams would be awarded with a salary of $260K, a raise of nearly 20 percent over his current salary.
Williams announced the potential job at a BPS Board of Education committee meeting after his candidacy was announced by Memphis Board of Education on Tuesday, along with appearing in the Memphis Commercial-Appeal. Williams said that he was approached by school officials in Memphis about the superintendent's job along with the four others, all from East Coast schools.
Williams has had a challenging school year, with three separate incidents occurring in public schools that caused great public outcry, not the least of which was the seven-week suspension of a McKinley High School girl, currently being reviewed by a special investigator hired by the Board of Education. Buffalo News article here.
Some members of the school board have voiced a wish to begin a job search in advance of the Memphis BOE decision, which could come as early as May 19.