The Jefferson County Board of Education unanimously approved Brian Yearwood as the next Jefferson County Public Schools superintendent Thursday.
Yearwood, who last served as superintendent of Columbia Public Schools in Missouri from 2021-24, agreed to a four-year contract worth $350,000 per year. He will begin July 1.
District leaders in Missouri said Yearwood helped improve student performance, however, his departure in December raised questions. A copy of his separation agreement shows Yearwood received more than $667,000 in a contract buyout. He cited retirement, but neither he nor the district has commented further due to a confidentiality clause in the agreement.
Yearwood was also scheduled to appear as one of three finalists for the superintendent position in the Christina School District in Wilmington, Delaware, but that district chose someone else.
Ben Shuldiner, currently the superintendent of the Lansing School District in Michigan, was the other finalist considered by the board.
Yearwood will replace Marty Pollio, who is leaving July 1 to become president of Ivy Tech Community College in Indiana.
Source: WDRB
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