Comments on: Selection Committee Picks Their Top 10 Candidates For Escambia County Superintendent

By: Rita Jenne-Ryan

Rita Jenne-Ryan — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 17:38:11 +0000

Picking the wrong person for Superintendent can be catastrophic. I’m formally from Nashville where the School Board hired a person from Baltimore as Superintendent of the Metro School System. Within 3 years he devastated the entire system. He brought in his personal friends, ignored problems with sexual harassment complaints, insisted on having a personal driver and car. He put an unqualified Principal in position of high school which got so bad the Senior Class staged a walk out. Schools ran out of supplies and popular reading programs stopped. Some School Board members tried to rein him, he in turn disparaged them. Finally the Board bought out the last year of his contract just to get rid of him. Candidates must be vetted, check their backgrounds and job performances at other places they worked.

By: kelly

kelly — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 10:27:37 +0000

How interesting are the comments from the ones who appear to be more concerned that there are no women candidates, then the actual qualifications of the candidates. It shows the mindset of a portion of our citizens. Worried more with political correctness, discrimination or something that should be second place to the education of our children.

By: Alexa

Alexa — Sun, 12 Jul 2020 21:05:14 +0000

I’m interested how from the 27 there were many female qualified applicants, yet not one made the cut. Discrimination?

By: bob c

bob c — Sun, 12 Jul 2020 13:35:25 +0000

GAVE UP our Right to Vote for Superintendent.
Allow a “Committee” to Select and Appoint who runs the day-to-day operations of our school system.
Those interested in Controlling the Citizens Rights must be celebrating their new found Power to manipulate.
How long will it be before WE Surrender All our Voting Rights because we are told that some Committee or Counsel has better judgment than We The People?
Where is our nation headed? Happy to be an OLD Person….

By: Lee

Lee — Sat, 11 Jul 2020 22:42:29 +0000

@ Disappointed–I trust that the top 10 are the BEST QUALIFIED to lead our district. Race, sex, or veteran service should NOT matter. Best qualified gets the job! I don’t choose a surgeon based on those and you don’t either! Shallow thinking!

By: R C

R C — Sat, 11 Jul 2020 14:25:41 +0000

Don’t miss this opportunity to bring in a new direction for the school district. We must get rid of the old personality, old boy system of the past and chart a new path forward based on performance and results. No more nepotism and favorites! We owe it to our children to provide the best education possible, now is the time for new beginnings! Choose wisely.

By: Out side looking in

Out side looking in — Sat, 11 Jul 2020 03:56:31 +0000

I think it will be good to get a person from out side Escambia County. Get rid of the good ole boy system

By: Disappointed

Disappointed — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 23:27:51 +0000

No women, all men. Sad

By: Searching

Searching — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 20:12:29 +0000

Bring in new blood. We don’t need some good ol’ boy who’s watching out for his buddies when he gets the gig and pads the administration with cronies…. Now is a chance to get this right. .

By: just sayin

just sayin — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 18:49:01 +0000

Keith Leonard all the way.