On June 20th, KPCW’s Leslie Thatcher asked Park City School Board President Andrew Caplan if he was going to let the new school board decide whether to renew Superintendent Jill Gildea’s contract. Dr. Gildea is one year into a two-year contract, and the board must notify her by February 1, 2025, if they intend to renew it.
Mr. Caplan responded, “No, that’s a decision made by this board and will happen this year.”
I believe that is a mistake. The Park City School Board has five members. School Board President Caplan and Vice President Wendy Crossland are not running for reelection this November. Current board member Anne Peters is running against Susan Goldberg in District 1 (Old Town, Prospector, PC Heights). That means at least two and potentially three board members will be new next term. I believe it is the responsibility of this board to leave the decision on renewing the superintendent until a new board is seated…