Connie Calloway, the Detroit Public School superintendent who was fired earlier in the month, is trying to get her job back. She was fired only 18 months into her five-year contract and will still get paid $280,000 a year until her contract expires unless the board can find a specific example of how she broke her contract with DPS.
 
But Calloway isn’t going out without a fight. She told those at the board meeting after she was fired, “This matter will be fully disclosed, fully investigated on all levels and pursued.”

She announced to the school board this week that she wants a hearing to contest her termination as prescribed within her employment agreement.

Calloway and her lawyer will contest the school the board’s resolution for her terminated that stated the board had “sufficient good cause for termination under the terms of her employment agreement” but did not give specific examples.

On Dec. 15 the school board voted 7-4 on a resolution that stated:

“The board desires to formally address the general superintendent’s failure to fulfill her duties and responsibilities as set forth within the terms and conditions of her employment agreement. The board desires to formally address certain actions [whereas] the general superintendent exhibited a failure to provide adequate leadership of district staff and operations, poor judgment in making decisions on behalf of the district, failure assure the fiscal integrity, transparency and financial soundness of the district grants and finances … continuing violations of insubordinate, unprofessional and uncooperative behavior, failure to maintain consistent communication with the board on district matters […].”

Until the hearing, Calloway is considered to be on administrative leave with pay. Depending on how the hearing goes, Calloway could get her job back or lose her salary and the job.