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Watauga School Board, Supt. Kafitz Agree To $186,110 Severance, His Last Day At Helm is May 31

Published Thursday, March 28, 2013 at 4:03 pm
March 28, 2013. Update! Come June, Supt. David Kafitz will no longer be employed with Watauga County Schools, agreeing to accept a buyout of his contract from the Watauga County Board of Education that amounts to $186,110. Watauga County Schools announced the decision on Thursday afternoon, less than 9 months since Kafitz has been at the helm of the school system. Read more...
BY JESSE WOOD
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At Retreat, Commissioners Ponder On How To Avoid Paying WCS Supt. Kafitz A Raise With Local Funds

Published Saturday, February 23, 2013 at 6:08 pm
Feb. 23, 2013. Includes Kafitz's Contract! Early Saturday afternoon, at the end of the Watauga County Board of Commissioners two-day annual retreat, Commissioner Perry Yates expressed disgust at the possibility of Watauga County Schools Supt. David Kafitz receiving a raise with supplemental funds from the county. Read more...
BY JESSE WOOD
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Controversies Surrounding Supt. Kafitz Not Mentioned; Nevertheless Connected Unexpected Twist Motioned At End of Monday Night’s School Board Meeting

Published Monday, February 11, 2013 at 10:45 pm
Feb. 11, 2013. In the first Watauga County Board of Education meeting since two incidents involving Watauga County Schools Supt. David Kafitz came to light, the school board didn’t acknowledge the recent controversies surrounding the superintendent, but a board member did make an intriguing motion that came about because of those controversies. Read more...
BY JESSE WOOD
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Meeting Adjourned: Silence Ensues Regarding School Board’s Closed Session Meeting Concerning Personnel

Published Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at 9:51 am
Feb. 6, 2013. Whatever was discussed last night, however, comes with some finality. Unlike the initial closed-session meeting on Jan. 30 that was continued until last night, the meeting last night was adjourned, according to those in the meeting. Read more...
BY JESSE WOOD
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In Light of Supt. Kafitz’s Behavior, No Decision Made at Closed Session School Board Meeting Wednesday

Published Friday, February 1, 2013 at 2:44 pm
Jan. 31, 2013. Continuation Meeting Scheduled! After the closed session meeting regarding personnel on Wednesday night, no decision was made, according to Watauga County Board of Education Member Ron Henries. Much speculation has been made that the meeting was called to discuss the past behavior of Supt. David Kafitz. Henries wouldn't confirm or deny that Kafitz was the topic of the closed-session meeting. Read more...
BY JESSE WOOD
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Commissioner Pens Letter To School Board: WCS Superintendent Should Be Held To Higher Standard

Published Friday, February 1, 2013 at 10:21 am
Feb. 1, 2013. Last Tuesday – the day after Watauga County Board of Elections Director Jane Ann Hodges released a statement regarding a two-month-old conversation between Supt. David Kafitz and a week after the Mellow Mushroom incident – current county commissioner John Welch penned a letter. Read more...
BY JESSE WOOD
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Speculation Of Kafitz’s Tenure At Helm of WCS Swirls Again With Tonight’s Closed Session Meeting

Published Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 2:11 pm
Jan. 30, 2013. The meeting is scheduled for tonight at 6 p.m. at the Gragg Education Center. While no school board members or school officials are talking about the specifics of the meeting, there is much speculation swirling around town that it regards Kafitz' future - or lack there of - at the helm of Watauga County Schools. Read more...
BY JESSE WOOD
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Add It To The List of Complaints Regarding Watauga Supt. Kafitz, Another Incident Comes To Light

Published Monday, January 28, 2013 at 5:42 pm
Jan. 28, 2013. Just a few days after Supt. David Kafitz declared the matter of his actions at Mellow Mushroom “settled,” another black eye surfaces. According the director of the Watauga County Board of Elections, Kafitz was “very rude” to her on Election Day, after a dispute between the principal at Green Valley School and elections officials. Read more...
BY JESSE WOOD
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For Some, Questionable Start for Watauga Schools Supt. David Kafitz Culminates with Mellow Mushroom Incident

Published Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 12:45 am
Jan. 24, 2013. From some points of view, it’s been an inauspicious start for Supt. David Kafitz, who was hired nearly eight months ago, and from a public-relations standpoint, his first year at the helm of Watauga County Schools so far reached a tipping point after a regrettable incident at the Mellow Mushroom in downtown Boone. Read more...
BY JESSE WOOD
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In Curious Statement, Kinsey Speaks of Educators Who Feared For Their Jobs and More at School Board Meeting

Published Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at 2:27 pm
Jan. 15, 2013. Leaving much to be read between the lines, Barbara Kinsey, one of the three new Watauga County Board of Education members elected in November, read a prepared statement at the school board meeting on Monday night. Read more...
BY JESSE WOOD
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Watauga County Schools Adds New Position: School Psychologist – Supt. David Kafitz’s Wife to Fill Role

Published Friday, October 19, 2012 at 1:15 pm
Oct. 19, 2012. County Schools added a new position recently and the wife of Supt. David Kafitz will fill that role. Starting in November, Amy Kafitz will become the school psychologist for Watauga County Schools. Read more...
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Watauga School Board Selects New Asst. Superintendent Dr. David Fonseca, ‘Friend’ of Superintendent Kafitz

Published Monday, September 10, 2012 at 10:52 pm
Sept. 10, 2012. After a recommendation from a search committee, the Watauga County Board of Education selected Dr. David Fonseca as the new Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction for Watauga County Schools. Read more...
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Associate Superintendent Resigns Before New School Year; New Supt. Offers No Details but Ominous Statement

Published Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at 1:38 pm
Aug. 8, 2012. Watauga County Schools Associate Superintendent Scarlet Davis recently resigned from her position, effective Aug. 1, three years into a four-year contract and less than two weeks before the start of the new school year. Read more...
BY GREG HINCE
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