MONROE – Monroe School Superintendent Kathleen Harris, whose contract will not be renewed in December, has been suspended while the Monroe City School Board conducts an investigation into the operation of the district during her tenure.

The board voted 5-2 on Tuesday to put Haris on leave with pay.

The resolution for the investigation stipulates the areas of the investigation: failure to follow correct policies and procedures related to personnel, failure to timely and properly submit documents and outline work on the School Improvement Grant, failure to provide accurate and timely budget information to the board, failure to provide and effectively communicate or collaborate with the board, failure to control fiscal accounting, failure to provide instructional support to educators, and failure to develop and communicate a plan of implementation in connection with the performance objectives in Harris’ contract.