Jim Planck is reporting in The Daily Mail the Catskill Board of Education Wed., Nov. 4, formally appointed Annemarie Barkman as the district's interim superintendent. Barkman replaces Kathleen Farrell, who was placed on administrative leave by the board last week. At the meeting Wednesday, board president Andrew Jones read a prepared statement in which he stated Farrell was "on leave for personal reasons." Jones said "no permanent employment decisions have been made." He promised to provide public updates on the situation as information becomes available. The board did not take questions or comments from the public during the meeting. Jones said public comment would be heard at the regular board meeting on November 18. Read the full story in The Daily Mail.