FAYETTEVILLE, Ohio — A third party investigation into Fayetteville-Perry Local School Superintendent Tim Carlier, who is now on leave, has been approved by the district's board of education, according to a letter from Board of Education President Merri Kay Adkins.
Monday evening, the Board of Education held a special meeting, where they decided to appoint Bill Garrett, superintendent of the Brown County Educational Service Center, as Fayetteville-Perry schools' interim superintendent.
Fayetteville-Perry Local School District's website announced Monday morning that Superintendent Tim Carlier "is on leave until further notice," though the announcement provided no reason for the leave.
The letter from Adkins, sent after Monday night's meeting, says the Board of Education has approved an independent, third-party investigation into "allegations concerning Mr. Carlier's compliance with financial processes and procedures."
Carlier became superintendent of the district in 2019; he is still listed as the district's superintendent on its websites, as of Monday morning. Before becoming superintendent, Carlier has worked in the same school district for 19 years, according to an older message written by him on the district's website.
According to the message, Carlier has served as a teacher, assistant principal/athletic director, principal and superintendent during his time with Fayetteville-Perry Local Schools.
Carlier's message also says he was a graduate of Fayetteville.
Adkins' letter says the Fayetteville-Perry Local School District is in "very capable hands" with Garrett as interim superintendent; he has led the Brown County ESC since 2021 and will still serve in that role while filling the role of interim for Fayetteville-Perry LSD.
Garrett was also previously superintendent for Fairfield Local Schools, and worked as assistant superintendent for the Western Brown Local School District, Adkins' letter says.
We reached out to the school district about Carlier's leave, but the district declined to comment.
WCPO could not find any current or recently-filed criminal charges listed for Carlier in Brown County court dockets.
