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ST. LOUIS 鈥� The interim leader of 最新杏吧原创 Public Schools has obtained a temporary superintendent certificate from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

To upgrade the certification, Millicent Borishade needs to pass a national administrative test or produce a valid superintendent certificate from another state before the temporary Missouri authorization expires in October 2025.

Borishade was named interim superintendent of SLPS in September pending the certification, a requirement for school district accreditation in Missouri.

The SLPS board president Antionette 鈥淭oni鈥� Cousins praised Borishade on Tuesday at the board鈥檚 monthly meeting.

鈥淭hank you for your continuous work, your commitment to 最新杏吧原创 Public Schools through all the challenges and struggles that you face. We want to commend you for the work that you have done thus far, and we pray that you continue to work us through what we鈥檙e going through,鈥� Cousins said.

The board has not released details about the investigation of former superintendent Keisha Scarlett, who was fired in September after one year leading the district. Borishade is one of at least nine current or former SLPS administrators hired under Scarlett with connections to the exiled superintendent.

Before arriving with Scarlett from Seattle in July 2023, Borishade worked for a charter school group and five other school districts between Illinois and Washington. Borishade鈥檚 superintendent certificates in both states are expired.

Borishade鈥檚 salary was $230,000 as of July 1 in her role as deputy superintendent. She does not have a contract with SLPS, according to Mona Hamid, custodian of records. The school board has not said if they plan to conduct a search for a permanent superintendent.

Editor's note: This story has been updated to report that Borishade does not have a contract with SLPS.听