APS SUPERINTENDENT WINSTON BROOKS RESIGNS. THE SCHOOL BOARD GOT WORD ABOUT 8:30 FRIDAY MORNING, DURING ITS SECOND CLOSED MEETING THIS WEEK ON BROOKS' PERFORMANCE AND CONTRACT. BOARD MEMBERS STILL WON'T SAY WHY THEY HAD BROOKS INVESTIGATED. BUT IN A PUBLIC STATEMENT, APS SAYS IT'S AMICABLY ENDING ITS EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP WITH BROOKS, AND RESOLVING ANY PENDING DISPUTES WITHOUT FURTHER LEGAL ACTION.
BROOKS' SETTLEMENT IS PROVIDING HIM WITH A LUMP SUM PAYMENT OF 350 THOUSAND DOLLARS. MEANWHILE, RUBEN HENDRICKSON HAS BEEN NAMED TEMPORARY SUPERINTENDENT UNTIL AN INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT IS APPOINTED. THERE'S NO DECISION ON WHEN THE BOARD WILL LOOK FOR A PERMANENT SUPERINTENDENT.
