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kristen wright joins us "life" from montgomery county school headquarters. >> reporter: yes, today is certainly critical in the future of montgomery county schools super superintendent joshua starr. the deadline for his contract was extendeded from yesterday. the school board must decide by march 1 whether to renew starr's four year contract. that agreement expires in june. starr released a memo to the school board dated january 22 detailing his accomplishments during his tenure. he cites improve graduation rates and test scores. he also writes that he has helped narrow the achievement gap between white and minority students. the news 4 iteam obtained a school board memo issued during the 2013/2014 school year. board members expressed concerns about communicating with starr. they have denied requests to comment on whether they plan to keep the superintendent in his position. starr has had some not so bright moments regarding the notification of reports of sexual assault school start times and attempts to remove the religious holidays from the school calendar. the president of the pta
kristen wright joins us "life" from montgomery county school headquarters. >> reporter: yes, today is certainly critical in the future of montgomery county schools super superintendent joshua starr. the deadline for his contract was extendeded from yesterday. the school board must decide by march 1 whether to renew starr's four year contract. that agreement expires in june. starr released a memo to the school board dated january 22 detailing his accomplishments during his...
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kristen wright news 4. >>> it will be a busy day for starr.s expected to testify in front of a montgomery county council in just a few hours. he faces tough questions about why the district waited weeks to tell parents about several recent sex assault incidents. the incidents allegedly involve staff and middle school students raising questions both about vetting an communication. a middle school principal has already apologized to parents. >>> and today president obama is expected to release his budget proposal. we went truthhrough to pick out some of the highlights. the president is expected to propose a $4 trillion budget that includes a pay raise for federal workers and our military service members. he also plans to make upgrades to transit, bridges and highways. the "washington post" reports the budget also includes a one time tax on foreign profits kept overseas by corporations. there is also a tax credit for middle class americans. >>> the president is talking about vak sen natd vaccinating your kids. savannah guthrie sat down with the p
kristen wright news 4. >>> it will be a busy day for starr.s expected to testify in front of a montgomery county council in just a few hours. he faces tough questions about why the district waited weeks to tell parents about several recent sex assault incidents. the incidents allegedly involve staff and middle school students raising questions both about vetting an communication. a middle school principal has already apologized to parents. >>> and today president obama is...
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kristen wright has been following the story all morning long and joins us live with new developments.rning. >> reporter: good morning. superintendent starr's contract is nearing its end, right as parents and county leaders are asking a lot of important questions about the handling of sex abuse allegations against a substitute teacher and a contractor. >> the principals were kind of doing what they thought was best rather than adhering to some sort of standard practice and procedure. >> reporter: montgomery county council on a fact-finding mission. education committee members pressing school officials and the school board on delays in reporting sex abuse allegations. absent from the investigative hearing, superintendent joshua starr. his future with the school system unclear this morning. >> did he indicate by february 1st that he wants to stay on as superintendent? >> i don't believe that we received the letter. >> so you don't know what his intention is? at this point. >> no. >> reporter: that february 1st deadline was extended 24 hours. now starr must notify the school board today i
kristen wright has been following the story all morning long and joins us live with new developments.rning. >> reporter: good morning. superintendent starr's contract is nearing its end, right as parents and county leaders are asking a lot of important questions about the handling of sex abuse allegations against a substitute teacher and a contractor. >> the principals were kind of doing what they thought was best rather than adhering to some sort of standard practice and procedure....