From the Journal Star:

Grenita Lathan has been granted that needed endorsement to take the helm as superintendent at Peoria School District 150 after all.

Despite state education officials saying Tuesday the process still was taking place and they had not received the supporting documentation needed to receive her certification, the endorsement was issued Tuesday afternoon.

Is it just me, or does it look like the right hand doesn’t know know what the left hand is doing at the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE)? In yesterday’s paper, spokeswoman for the ISBE Mary Fergus was quoted as saying, “To date, Grenita Lathan has not submitted the necessary paperwork proving she’s met all the Illinois requirements for a superintendent certificate,” and District 150 spokeswoman Stacey Shangraw told the paper “Lathan submitted application materials to the state twice because they ‘lost’ the first set.”

So, to recap, Lathan sent her paperwork, and the ISBE lost it. Then Lathan sent her paperwork again, and the ISBE said they never received it. But while their spokesperson was explaining to the press that they hadn’t received Lathan’s paperwork, someone else at the ISBE was busy issuing Lathan a superintendent certificate.

As if we don’t have enough drama in Peoria, now we have the ISBE messing with us.