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Porter, who had planned to take a position in the school district's central office, said he knew he might be asked to stay for an additional year if a replacement was not found in time.
"I'm more than happy to stay if I need to," he said yesterday. "The fit needs to be perfect."
$189,000 in Funds for Slavery Museum
The planned U.S. National Slavery Museum in Fredericksburg is set to receive a slice of federal transportation funding to help build a replica slave ship.
The $189,000 would help with the first phase of the 19th-century schooner, as well as with technology to make it an educational tool for museum-goers.
If President Bush signs the transportation spending bill, the funding will become available after the federal fiscal year begins Oct. 1.
Museum officials estimate that the ship and accompanying technology and exhibits will cost nearly $4 million. They plan to seek additional funding over the next two years.
MARYLAND
Developer Sentenced in Fraud
A Maryland developer has been sentenced to four years and nine months in prison after being convicted of running a fraudulent real estate scheme.
The developer also has been ordered to pay more than $355,000 in restitution.
Wilbert Brodie of Mount Rainier was found guilty of conspiracy and wire fraud in January in a mortgage fraud operation in the Washington area.
Federal prosecutors said that over a 19-month period ending in July 1997, Brodie obtained more than $850,000 from mortgage companies.
Brodie bought nine distressed properties in the area and used inflated appraisals and other bogus tactics to get overvalued loans.
