AnnArbor.com reported this weekend:
Osborne had nothing but praise and gratitude for the board in a statement he made to AnnArbor.com late Saturday.
"I think the Board of Education ran a very thorough, complete, rigorous and transparent process," Osborne said. "It's community is lucky to have a board that takes its job so seriously. I’m very honored and humbled by the confidence the board has shown in me by their actions. I look forward to further conversations with them and to carefully considering their offer with my family."
The Board of Education is still waiting for an "I accept" from Osborne, indicating he intends to come to Ann Arbor, if a contract can be agreed upon.
In a phone call following Friday's regular board meeting, Osborne told President Deb Mexicotte he was looking forward to engaging in contract negotiations, but did not say that "yes" he accepts and is looking forward to being the next superintendent of the district.
Mexicotte said Friday that Osborne is the right fit for Ann Arbor and that for him, she personally is willing to wait. "I won't wait forever, but a few days? Of course," she said, adding this is a big move for him, his wife and two children, who are in grades 3 and 6.
Although Osborne has another year on his contract, it includes a 90-day notice provision that allows him to leave if he gives three-months warning. That would mean he would remain in SO-Maplewood until after the new school year begins in September and the district finds a replacement.
The SO-M School District recently voted to raise Osborne's salary from $208,000 to $220,000. But the new superintendent salary cap put in place by Gov. Chris Christie would cut that salary back to $167,000.
The Ann Arbor job would pay between $180,000 and $220,000.
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