Overview
- The governing board voted unanimously in a special meeting Tuesday to terminate his contract for cause.
- District officials said an investigation and a January hearing found witnesses credible and Cummings not credible, and he did not testify.
- The case centered on his application response denying any prior buyout or administrative leave, which the district’s attorney called a complete untruth.
- Cummings had been on paid administrative leave since September while a third-party investigator reviewed complaints and the board advanced 14 charges including incompetence, unprofessional conduct, and insubordination.
- Dan Courson is listed as acting superintendent, and reporting from Indiana ties Cummings’ prior exit to administrative leave, a $225,000 payout, and an auditor’s finding of widespread grade manipulation.