The controversy was kicked off by a WKYT report that highlighted a more than $26,000 contract awarded to guest speaker Ron Clark.
While many praised the work being done by Clark and his academy, critics saw the paycheck as excessive and wanted to see the money directed to other needs in the district.
Saturday, FCPS let teachers know the convocation event would not take place, following feedback received from educators and other stateholders.
Superintendent Demetrus Liggins tells WUKY the day will now be a teacher work day in keeping with requests by staff ahead of the beginning of the school year.
"I've always looked for ways to make sure we're celebrating our staff, for ways to ensure that we are recognizing their efforts, and that was the purpose behind convocation in general," he says. "But I certainly want to make sure that our teachers are prepared for day one and if it were causing more stress than good, it was a no-brainer to move forward and to ensure that we allowed them the time that they felt they needed to be. And we're going to celebrate them in another way."
A survey is going out to gather more feedback.
K-12 schools begin classes on August 16.
