{"id":14332,"date":"2025-07-18T15:15:48","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T20:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=14332"},"modified":"2025-07-18T15:15:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T20:15:48","slug":"cumberland-school-board-thanks-retired-superintendent-butler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/14332-cumberland-school-board-thanks-retired-superintendent-butler\/","title":{"rendered":"Cumberland School Board Thanks Retired Superintendent Butler"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Cumberland school board members took time at this month&#8217;s meeting to thank their just-retired superintendent Todd Butler.<\/p>\n<p>New Superintendent Darrell Houchin thanked Butler for the help he has been, saying, &#8220;Not only did I learn the ins and outs of the district, but we built a lasting friendship.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Board also approved DeDe McElravy as elementary school principal, accepted the resignation of Brittany Gilbert as middle school Science and Social Studies teacher. 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