New school superintendent signs on for $125,000

Published 12:15 pm Thursday, August 19, 2010

Friday’s Red Carpet Bowl will have a new Vicksburg booster in the stands.

Incoming school Superintendent Dr. Elizabeth Duran Swinford will be on hand for the games and in her office Monday morning, as her contract has been executed and she’s ready to go to work, said Zelmarine Murphy, president of the board of trustees.

The two-year agreement calls for Swinford to be paid $125,000 annually, Murphy said.

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“I’m excited,” Swinford said from the East Baton Rouge Parish district where she is finishing up as assistant superintendent for human resources. “I’m excited about the opportunities it presents.”

Swinford said she also was pleased after reviewing preliminary scores from the state-mandated tests VWSD students took in May. Complete test results will be made public Friday.