Dr. Myra Berry, who had been serving as St. Louis Public Schools’ interim chief of human resources, was formally introduced Monday as the district’s interim superintendent.

Her appointment came three days after the school board voted to terminate Superintendent Millicent Borishade “without cause” following a five-hour closed session on Oct. 17.

Because of that designation, the school baord will pay Borishade $475,000 in salary. Board President Karen Collins-Adams said the financial cost was justified to “move the district in a more positive direction.”

“It was a sound decision,” Collins-Adams said. “There was not one significant thing” that led to Borishade’s dismissal, she said. “Discussions at board meetings and with the community had become rather intense. The board listened. The boa

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