SOUTH HADLEY — A special Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School board meeting originally scheduled to be held in the school’s library tonight at 6 has been postponed until either June 23 or 30, board president Dorie Shallcross said.
According to Shallcross, the decision to postpone the meeting, which will address a subcommittee’s unanimous recommendation to terminate Executive Director and school co-founder Robert Brick’s contract after next year, has been attributed to the growing unrest among students, parents and staff.
After hearing of the subcommittee’s decision, students organized through the online social networking site Facebook and created a group called “PVPA - What is happening to Bob Brick?” Membership in the group has swelled from 181 Saturday to 475 Monday night.
According to a post on the Web site, which featured a letter submitted by Shallcross to the board, the postponement was meant to allow both students and school administrators time to think about the decision and will offer her a chance to seek legal guidance before the meeting.
“The atmosphere around the recommendation not to renew the Executive Director’s contract in 2010 has become extremely overheated,” the posted note read. “This has derailed the work that needs to be done by students and faculty for the remainder of the school year and a cooling-off period is needed.”
— OWEN BOSS
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