Comments on: School District Announces Superintendent Search Timeline, Online Survey

By: Jack

Jack — Wed, 11 Sep 2019 19:29:32 +0000

This is suppose to be a government of the people by the people not the select few.
Appointing the superintendent has taken that away from the people. The position will no longer go to the best qualified to lead our schools but to the one best qualified to make make friends at the school board.

By: John

John — Wed, 11 Sep 2019 18:52:08 +0000

One of the reasons I voted for an appointed superintendent was for this. I want the best possible person that we can get, not just someone who lives in Escambia county and is good at running a political campaign. We need someone who’s experienced and who can turn our failing school system around.

By: Citizen

Citizen — Wed, 11 Sep 2019 18:38:16 +0000

I vote to not be able to vote… seems legit, right Escambia County?!

By: Bonnie Exner

Bonnie Exner — Wed, 11 Sep 2019 15:24:24 +0000

The main reason I voted against appointed superintendent is because I,as a taxpayer, don’t wont to be on the hook for paying 2 salaries..the one that the future board members select and then fire and the new prospective superintendent that the board wants to hire.

By: Now and then

Now and then — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 17:12:43 +0000

So, if a HIGHLY qualified applicant came along, who had contributed to turning a school system from the mundane to exemplary, and who had a set of fresh ideas and potential educational policy that got discipline under strict control, improved and implemented a very competitive teacher pay system that attracted highly qualified individuals (instead of keeping the existing low end pay scale), and embraced 21st Century courses and policies for students and faculty… would you give a thumbs down simply because they were an “outsider”?

In other words, as graduated students face an even more competitive globalized workforce staring down massive automation and IT changes, financial efficiency, and substantial global security and environmental climate change challenges, just keep schools “inside” and “as is”?

Further, it is highly speculative to say that simply because a superintendent is appointed will lead to that person not being able to be reached or return phone calls. That makes no sense.

By: scott

scott — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 16:45:12 +0000

@Gene

I agree. Once we vote away our right to vote, it is not likely we will get it back. It is the same as voting against your own interest.

By: thetruth

thetruth — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 16:36:03 +0000

Sandy, the superintendent will answer to the school board, who answers to the voters. Maybe now we will pay attention to who we vote for school board. Right now we have people on the school board who have no business being on the school board. One of our districts elected a person who has a great military background and I thank him for his service but he has never worked in the school district. At the same time we need better candidates to step up and run for these positions. Go ask the teachers and school administrators you know if they want elected or appointed. Superintendents need to do whats best for the students and their future and not look at parents as potential voters.

By: Sandy

Sandy — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 15:27:33 +0000

There will be a lot of unhappy people when someone is appointed. This person will most likely be an outsider from the area which is a shame. We have a lot of good people locally who would qualify and do a great job. When this appointed person is placed in office you won’t be able to get him/her, out when you are extremely displeased with their decisions, because you can’t hold them accountable. The superintendent will no longer answer to you.

By: Gene

Gene — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 13:31:41 +0000

WHY, would anyone want to vote away their right to have a say is beside me.

By: Preston Hardy

Preston Hardy — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 12:11:50 +0000

Rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.