(NEWS CENTER) -- Good Will-Hinckley released a statement Friday morning surrounding the release of Mark Eves as President of the non-traditional and at risk school.
Speaker of the House Mark Eves said Thursday that Gov. Paul LePage abused his power in order to fire him from the position of president of Good Will-Hinckley School.
Here is the statement from Good Will-Hinckley in its entirety.
On behalf of the elected Board of Directors charged with running a respected, 125 year old, private Maine educational institution whose mission is to serve non-traditional and at risk students across Maine, I would like to share a few things about the Board and its work.
Good Will-Hinckley conducted a rigorous, professional and structured search for president led by long-time, respected Maine education professional and interim school president Rich Abramson. That search process considered 19 applicants from across Maine and the country.
While the Good Will-Hinckley Board of Directors is made up of people from both political parties, all of the Board's work has been apolitical and each of its two votes in this matter have been unanimous.*
Each Good Will-Hinckley Board member is a fiduciary with clear, paramount responsibility for acting in the school's best financial interest. Political biases had no impact on either vote.
As fiduciaries faced with the loss of state and significant private funding, the very real financial consequences for the school made the Board's decision last Friday black and white.
*Note: Erik Jorgensen is a member of the Good Will-Hinckley board, but recused himself from any and all consideration with regard to Mark Eves application. Bill Brown sits on the MeANS board, which has no authority over the hiring or firing of Mark Eves, but he also recused himself from any involvement in reviewing or advising on Mark's application.
