Williamsburg and James City County still haven’t reached agreement on the main issue that threw the management of their joint school system into limbo 18 months ago – the disparity between the results for city students compared to students from the county.
The future status of the Williamsburg-James City County school system could complicate the schools’ search for a new superintendent to replace Olwen Herron, who retired last month.
The school board voted last week to begin advertising for a replacement with a goal toward finding finalists by April. During the meeting, they heard from their search consultants that the lack of an operating agreement came up often during interviews they held with teachers, parents and other stakeholders.
Elected officials from both the city and the county keep expressing optimism: Williamsburg Mayor Douglas G. Pons said conversations “have been productive and ongoing,” and County Chairman Jim Icenhour said his goal is to reach an operating agreement this …