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Thursday, May 24, 2007

Stokes names interim chief for schools

DANBURY (Winston-Salem Journal) - Stokes County Schools has hired an interim superintendent.

Nelson Jessup will be paid $8,000 a month, County Attorney Fredrick Johnson said yesterday.

The school board unanimously approved Jessup’s appointment on Monday night.

Jessup, who lives in Winston-Salem, previously served as the interim superintendent for Stokes schools in 1999, and he has served as interim superintendent twice for Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools.

Jessup’s contract has not been completed, but the school system has asked him to be prepared to fill in for at least six months, Johnson said.

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