Deadline approaches to submit applications for Duval County Public Schools superintendent position
DUVAL COUNTY, Fla. – Monday is the last day to submit applications to be considered for the Duval County Public Schools superintendent position. When News4JAX talked to Duval County School…
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Duval County Public Schools resumes search for new superintendent
DUVAL COUNTY, Fla. – Duval County Public Schools has officially started re-advertising for a new superintendent. The search was suspended in 2023 after the first attempt to find a replacement…
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Where does search for new DCPS superintendent stand?
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Officials with Duval County Public Schools will give an update Tuesday on the search for a new superintendent after the Duval County School Board voted to suspend…
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St. Augustine’s Dr. Otis Mason, the first Black elected superintendent in Florida, dies at 95
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Dr. Otis A. Mason, the first Black elected school superintendent in the state of Florida, died earlier this month in St. Augustine. He was 95. A…
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City council to discuss school safety, literacy, superintendent search in joint meeting with Duval school board
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville City Council is set to hold a joint meeting Monday morning with the Duval County School Board. On the agenda is a long list of topics,…
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St. Johns County plans to open 5 new schools in next 3 years; superintendent says district will hire 200 teachers a year
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – There are plans in St. Johns County to open five new schools over the next three years as the school district tries to keep up…
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Consultants cite timing, volatility for low interest in DCPS superintendent job
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – After the Duval County School Board voted on Wednesday to pause the search for a new superintendent and re-advertise the position at a later date, it’s uncertain…
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Six candidates apply for Duval County Schools superintendent
Scott Schneider is the district’s current chief of schools. Five other applicants with educational leadership backgrounds sent resumes from across the United States. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Six candidates have applied…
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Former DCPS superintendent says she wasn’t forced to retire amid school investigations
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Duval County’s former superintendent of schools on Thursday spoke about her short-lived retirement and her departure from the school district this summer. Dr. Diana Greene seems relieved…
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Duval County School Board discusses superintendent search now that job is open for applications
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Duval County School Board will meet Tuesday to discuss the search for a new superintendent for the first time since the job was posted online and…
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