School board to Ala. chancellor: Keep us informed

By: The Associated Press | Alabama's13.com
Published: September 08, 2010

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Members of the State Board of Education are telling Alabama's new chancellor of two-year colleges that they want to be consulted on large decisions and not hear about them from someone else.

The board scheduled a special meeting Wednesday after board members found out that Chancellor Freida Hill was working on combining two jobs training programs, Alabama Industrial Development Training and the Alabama Technology Network. Hill told the board that she was planning to discuss it with the board, but word leaked out before she had the chance.

Board member David Byers said two previous chancellors, Roy Johnson and Bradley Byrne, made large decisions on their own, and the board now wants clear policies about the chancellor's authority.

The board hired Hill last October.