Community to help find Tupelo superintendent

An open community forum seeking public input in the search for Tupelo’s next school superintendent will be from 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 15, at the Civic Auditorium. The community also is invited to respond to an online questionnaire. At www.tupeloschools.com, look in the blue box for the Superintendent Search link, then click the Leader Assessment link on the left. Answers will be sent directly to the search firm looking for Randy McCoy’s replacement. McCoy will retire in June 2009.

Lee, Tupelo schools OK during tornado

Some flooding was reported at Saltillo Elementary and there were a couple of leaks at Saltillo Primary, but damage was minimal and no students were hurt as an apparent tornado swept through Lee County this morning.

“Everybody’s fine,” Lee County Schools Superintendent Mike Scott said, noting that all schools have crisis management plans and “went into tornado drill mode.”

Dr. Randy McCoy, superintendent of the Tupelo Public School District, reported no injuries to students or damage to any of the city schools.

Be sure to check out storm photos in Friday’s Daily Journal. Many excellent images already are at www.djournal.com.