Ousted Calumet principal rehired
By Carole Carlson ccarlson@post-trib.com February 2, 2012 4:02PM
Calumet High School principal Tim Pivarnik. | Archive~Sun-Times Media
Updated: March 4, 2012 8:09AM
CALUMET TWP. — Calumet High School Principal Tim Pivarnik will be back next year.
In an unusual move Monday, the Lake Ridge School Board agreed to renew his contract, a month after telling him it wouldn’t be renewed.
“Tim has done some wonderful things here as far as moving our school forward” Superintendent Sharon Johnson-Shirley said. “I’m glad it’s settled so we can move back to the pursuit of high academic achievement.”
On Dec. 22, when the board voted against renewing Pivarnik’s contract, Johnson-Shirley said the board decided it was time to move in a different direction.
Pivarnik, whose contract was extended to June 30, 2013, led Calumet out of a state-imposed probation. The school improved its test scores after adopting a “new tech” hands-on curriculum.
Reach reporter Carole Carlson at 648-3154.
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