A.G. Gancarski
The Duval County School District is looking for a new Superintendent.
It probably won’t be you, but just in case you meet the qualifications and have a hankering to deal with board politics in the Ron DeSantis era, the district will start taking applications on Friday.
After the departure of Dr. Diana Greene amid political pressure over issues at a Jacksonville magnet school that haven’t been mentioned much since she went away, the board opted in October to keep Dana Krisner as the Interim Superintendent, with an eye toward filling the vacancy on a more permanent basis this Summer.
Applications will be accepted until April 15, and the board plans to meet eight days later to consider semifinalist candidates. Finalists will be interviewed in May.
Pressure built on Greene, one of the longest serving Superintendents, before she announced her imminent exit last year.
Superintendent Manny Diaz threatened to dock Greene a year’s pay for failure to report incidents at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts and other schools starting in 2021. Greene contended her office was unaware and was set to take “appropriate action.” Board members also bristled at a grand jury report from 2020 and say Greene didn’t do enough in its wake for their comfort.
Greene’s nearly five-year tenure was among the lengthiest periods for any Superintendent to have served, though far short of Herb Sang’s 13 years in the chair. Her most significant accomplishment was helping to sell a 1 mill property tax increase intended to address capital needs in the district.
6 comments
Not all that’s green is gold
March 14, 2024 at 4:17 pm
Her biggest accomplishment was pushing through her own $300k salary raise while denying teachers a pittance. The mil raise was also a scam—money goes to the school board administrative fund (for their own raises and who knows what else), not teacher salaries like they promised. The 1/2% sales tax was to be for capital yet no proof there. Then the mil raise also for capital LOL. Don’t see any improvements going on. And we wonder why they can’t keep teachers.
MH/Duuuval
March 14, 2024 at 7:49 pm
Go easy on the nitrous oxide, LOL!
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MH/Duuuval
March 14, 2024 at 8:10 pm
Manny Diaz and Richard Corcoran were both publicly dismissive of former Super Greene, and in general they had it out for urban (Democratic) public school systems. But, Manny stood by while Corcoran and some of his slimy cronies grifted the Jefferson County school system. Both of these so-called educators should be locked up for ripping off the taxpayers of Jefferson and depriving its students of a decent education for three years. The big question is how much longer Manny and Rich can avoid justice. (In Florida, that may be the 12th of Never.)
Yup
March 15, 2024 at 3:23 pm
“Both of these so-called educators should be locked up”… Run out on a rail comes to mind. Both those gonna be around for a long time. Florida loves to support its successful crooks. And the trick to getting hired as an educator in Florida now is just not to have one or any respect for those who do.
MH/Duuuval
March 15, 2024 at 8:58 pm
I predict a short shelf life for both of these two malefactors.
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