The hearings for the three suspended Selma City School administrators have been postponed.

Suspended Selma Superintendent of Education Gerald Shirley, curriculum coordinator Wanda McCall and testing coordinator Mamie Solomon were originally scheduled to appear at hearings in Montgomery this week to contest Acting Selma Superintendent of Education Larry DiChiara’s recommendation for their termination. Since the hearings were scheduled, attorneys have been attempting to come to an agreement before the scheduled hearings that would allow the suspended employees to resign.

“They decided that no matter whether an agreement is found or not, there is no way that we can now have the hearing as scheduled, because subpoenas have to be issued and witnesses have to be prepared to come,” DiChiara said.

DiChiara said he would prefer the issue be resolved without hearings.

“It’s my goal that we don’t have any hearings just because this thing could last for months and months and months,” DiChiara said. “And I’m really trying to hurry up and move forward since we are beginning to see positive results. We want to get this done and behind us.

DiChiara said the state’s legal team is hoping all sides can meet an agreement this week.

“I was told that [Monday] we are hoping to have that resolved,” DiChiara said. “It may take a day or two after that to get people’s signatures on the document, because all parties have to sign.”

DiChiara she said he would not be available to sign earlier than Wednesday even if the employees were willing to sign the agreement, because he is out of town.

Shirley, McCall and Solomon were put on administrative leave in mid-February after the state took control of the Selma City School system.

The Alabama State Board of Education made a unanimous decision to intervene in the Selma City School system after evidence from a state investigation into the school system revealed evidence of inappropriate sexual behavior, failure to enforce graduation requirement policies and a general disregard for instructional time.

Attempts to reach Shirley, McCall and Solomon Monday for comment were unsuccessful.