Sloan announces retirement

By Debbie Glover
Published on Friday, March 12, 2010 8:35 PM CST

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After seven years at the helm of what is considered one of the best school systems in the state, Superintendent Gayle Sloan expressed her desire to step down effective June 30. “Serving as Superintendent for St. Tammany’s public schools has been a privilege for me, as I grew up here, graduated from one of our fine public high schools, lived almost my entire life in this community and came up through the ranks of dedicated employees. This has been much more than a job to me. It has been a labor of love,” Sloan said in her letter to the school board.

The announcement was made public in a news release early this morning. No plans or selection process for her replacement have been announced.

The announcement comes after a sterling re-accreditation district wide of the entire system, one of very few in the country to have this designation. High test scores, innovative curricula, technology integration and overall high performance scores above state averages have been the benchmark of her service to the community.

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Tracy wrote on Mar 12, 2010 6:16 PM:

" I had the opportunity to work with Ms. Sloan my first year teaching. She is truly a supportive and wonderful person to work with. St. Tammany Parish will have to look hard to fill her position with someone as dedicated as she is. "

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