Lone Finalist

On a 4-3 vote, the Lancaster board named Michael McFarland of Champaign Illinois (formerly of Tyler) as "lone finalist".

Jarvis, Hamilton and Morris voted against.

Board president Morris offered a LONG speech in favor of another candidate from Fort Bend. She called the McFarland decision a "sad day" for Lancaster.

Trustee Marjorie King, speaking in support of McFarland, cited his work both theoretical and practical in making lower-income/diverse high schools more successful.

The board meeting lasted past midnight and the lone finalist announcement was the concluding business item. In other actions the board authorized interim superintendent Marables to continue talks with the city of Lancaster and the Deion Sanders "PTA" organization regarding summer camp.