Nationally-renowned speaker, writer, and entrepreneur Quint
Studer-- CEO of Studer Community Institute--joins Escambia County Commission Chairman Jeff Bergosh for a discussion about the need for Escambia
County to move from the antiquated model of an “Elected Superintendent of
Schools” to the modern, efficient “appointed” Superintendent of Schools model. This decision will rest in the hands of
Escambia County Voters this November—as it will be on the ballot for the people to decide. And Studer makes a compelling case for
modernizing our system via moving to the “Appointed” system like 99.6% of the
rest of our nation’s schools. Watch the
brief interview with Quint Studer, above, to hear his thoughts on this pressing topic.
(I have long-supported the appointed model for many reasons, and I have often written about this topic here on this blog...Interestingly, in 1967, Escambia County Voters came up just ONE (1) vote short of going to the appointed superintendent like the rest of the nation does. Hopefully in 2018 we can get this passed and move our education system, locally, into the 21st Century!)
Check out the links in the blog. God help the the ones who rely on the comments and don't take the time to read the details. Please don't stop writing these articles. We watched the video also. I hope you will be superintendent.
ReplyDeleteFor an appointed superintendent under 2 conditions..1.A MINIMUM CRITERIA IS ESTABLISHED AND AVAILABLE FOR ALL TO REVIEW 3.THERE WOULD BE A CLAUSE IN THE HIRING CONTRACT THAT WOULD PROHIBIT THE TAXPAYERS FROM BEING LIABLE TO PAY FOR 2 SALARIES..THE ONE THE BOARD ORIGINALLY HIRED THEN RELEASED,AND THE NEWLY HIRED REPLACEMENT.
ReplyDeleteUnknown: Sounds like you are at least open to the thought...that is good. So go start telling all your friends and family to vote YES on this measure in November. Vote YES for Escambia County, let's move our system into the 21st century and remove politics, nepotism, cronyism, and all the other isms from the position of chief school administrator----as the rest of the world already does!
ReplyDeleteI think taking the voice of the people is wrong! Who will do the appointing? Someone with their own political agenda.
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