Jill Speering also said she has lost faith in Joseph.

"Dr. Joseph has created a toxic work environment, causing veteran educators to leave in droves and unnecessarily pitting board members against each other," Frogge said.

Frogge added she will continue to speak out about the issues she is hearing.

"The constant theme is incompetent and unethical leadership, mismanagement of the district and its resources, devaluation of teachers, a lack of trust in the current administration and Dr. Joseph’s unprofessional, vindictive and divisive behavior," she said.

A tense Tuesday night

During the meeting, about 10 people showed up to protest Joseph and called for his resignation or firing.

The group said they are worried about the district's finances and respect for teachers under Joseph.

Later in the night, tensions boiled over after Frogge said a presentationon reading curriculum was a "dog and pony" show, which included teachers and principals.

It caused anger and tears from some in the group and strong reactions from board members, who thanked the teachers present.

Frogge later said her comment questioned leadership, not the teachers. She said she's heard from many teachers that don't like the reading curriculum and that she didn't mean any disrespect to the educators present.

That was followed by a series of questions from board member Fran Bush. Joseph later addressed one of the questions, which led to Bush talking over the director. She then said she would let him finish.

It hearkened back to a similar confrontation at a previous board meeting that led to Board Chair Sharon Gentry and Bush talking over each other.

Bush, who was