Comments on: One Of These 27 People Will Be The Next Escambia County School Superintendent

By: Brenda

Brenda — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 15:44:18 +0000

I would ask the board to please consider how long the candidate taught in a classroom and how long the candidate has been out of the classroom. We need someone who can relate to and understand teachers’ needs and concerns.

By: Susan Smith

Susan Smith — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 01:54:26 +0000

My kids went to school with Keith Leonard. I knew both his parents and they went to church with us at Gonzalez United Methodist Church. Both Keith and his sister also went to our Youth there. He will be an excellent choice. I don’t live there any longer, however his father Dwight was Principal at Tate when my children were there. This will be great!
Susan Boren Smith

By: Cathy

Cathy — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 00:59:24 +0000

Studer and his PAC spent over 100K on a campaign to convince everyone to sign away their right to vote by saying we would do a national search and find the most amazing person in the country to come and save our schools. And now Rick’s blog has reported that a local person- Keith Leonard is going to get the job. I don’t know him at all, and he may be fabulous, but just curious what the point was with spending all that money and doing away with our vote when we are going to get someone local anyway?

By: Jacksbrainisout

Jacksbrainisout — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 21:47:48 +0000

Please dont select ANYONE with Dr. in front of their name.

By: Citizen

Citizen — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 17:51:54 +0000

I vote for…. OH WAIT, the genius citizens of Escambia County voted to give up their rights to vote!!

No worries, we still have a voice in Tallahassee… OH WAIT, the genius citizens of Escambia County voted to give up that voice!!

By: Robinhood

Robinhood — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 11:29:22 +0000

Hope whoever is elected brings back CIVICS / AMERICAN HISTORY / AMERICANISM VS COMMUNISM into the Public schools system.

By: Dennis V. Venturini

Dennis V. Venturini — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 06:43:52 +0000

I’d vote for Keith Leonard if I still lived in Pensacola…

By: Dwn

Dwn — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 01:23:27 +0000

Commenters often bemoan the loss of being able to directly elect a school superintendent.

But what about the other five elected officials… the board members? They were nearly powerless. Superintendents, with a million idealistic campaign promises, with four years of nearly boundless power, have delivered what? Flat line results at best.

Now the five board members have to answer to the voters for that flat line. And somehow, I see board members becoming MUCH more engaged with the schools in their districts, and therefore will expect proper attention be paid to each school, not just to executive favorites.

Personally, I hope someone from OUTSIDE the existing bureaucracy will be appointed, with hopes of lessening some of the “it has always been done this way” mantra.

By: Hughley John Jr.

Hughley John Jr. — Mon, 06 Jul 2020 20:01:15 +0000

Stewart has my vote

By: DK

DK — Mon, 06 Jul 2020 19:37:32 +0000

Keith Leonard been in local school system for 30+ years.