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He may be long-gone from his former position as Superintendent of Schools, but Art Johnson was still stirring up trouble during Wednesday’s School Board meeting. Johnson resigned in 2011 in lieu of being fired, signing a seperation agreement with the district on his way out. Last month, he was named the executive director of the [...]
By Cara Fitzpatrick February 28, 2012 02:16 PM The Broward School Board postponed Tuesday an interim evaluation of Superintendent Robert Runcie. Runcie missed the meeting because of an illness. Board members gave Runcie high marks on his written evaluations, with four of nine members giving him the highest rating possible overall. Runcie received no poor [...]
By Marc Freeman February 10, 2012 09:08 AM Just two days after his interview, Palm Beach County schools superintendent finalist Tom Watkins has dropped out. In an email today, Watkins (photo at right) told the School Board to move on without him. Of course, it appeared the board already planned to do just that. Five [...]
Plans to use a scorecard to rate the 24 applicants for Palm Beach County schools superintendent didn’t go too smoothly, says School Board Vice Chairwoman Debra Robinson. She had hoped a community group would have been able to rank the strongest candidates based on a set of more than 30 factors, on a system called [...]
By Cara Fitzpatrick January 13, 2012 05:31 PM Broward Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie is scheduled to continue his listening tour Tuesday at Cypress Bay High in Weston. The session, which is to hear from parents and community members, starts at 6:30 p.m.Runcie has said he would use the feedback he got from the eight-stop tour [...]
By Marc Freeman January 12, 2012 04:15 PM Four finalists for Palm Beach County schools superintendent won’t be picked until Wednesday, but the School Board’s possible choices are emerging. Wayne Blanton, who is leading the board’s national search, today identified nine applicants getting close consideration. The board received 25 complete applications by last Friday’s deadline. [...]
Broward Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie has hired a new public information officer to help improve the district’s image. Tracy Clark, of Chicago Public Schools, will earn $ 122,529 a year. She won’t receive moving expenses. Runcie said Clark worked for him for four or five years in Chicago and he encouraged her to apply for [...]
By Cara Fitzpatrick January 11, 2012 11:31 AM Broward Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie has hired a new public information officer to help craft the district’s image. Her name is Tracy Clark, of the Chicago Public Schools. Runcie said a district interview committee made the selection. Runcie, if you remember, also hails from Chicago Public Schools. [...]
By Marc Freeman January 9, 2012 05:30 PM The final tally of applicants for Palm Beach County schools superintendent is complete and there are 25 candidates now up for consideration. The School Board initially announced 24 qualified applications, with six judged incomplete by Friday’s deadline. My story about the process appeared in Sunday’s newspaper. But [...]
By Cara Fitzpatrick January 6, 2012 11:25 AM Broward Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie is scheduled to continue his listening tour Monday at Flanagan High School in Pembroke Pines. The eight-stop tour, which is to hear from parents and community members, took a break over the holidays and started again last week. The session at Flanagan [...]
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