Brighton Schools Announce Plan to Replace 3 Administrative Positions

The filling of three administrative staffing positions at Brighton Area Schools for the 2013-2014 school year were announced in Superintendent Greg Gray’s Friday letter to the community.

On April 29, the Board of Education met to discuss the approval of the three staff reductions which were in accordance with the district's deficit elimination plan 

Replacing current Hornung Elementary principal, Susan Johnson, will be Jack Yates. According to Gray’s letter, Yates, the current grade 11 principal at Brighton High School, has been with Brighton Area Schools since he was 19-years-old and has extensive elementary principal experience.

Gray will be assisting at the high school, filling in "the void," however, Gavin Johnson will remain the leading principal, according to a report from WHMI.

Replacing Maltby Assistant Principal Jeff Eisele will be Dr. Laura Surrey, who also has building level experience, according to the letter.

Dr. Maria Gistinger will be picking up additional responsibilities related to community education, according to Gray's letter, helping to replace Brighton Community Education Director Anne Renne. 

“Our hope is that the budget will continue to improve at the rate is has been lately and that we will be able to look at different options throughout the summer,” Gray wrote in his letter. “However, for the present time we will take a very conservative approach to the budget in order to accomplish our goals.”