Tuesday, October 09, 2007
State: State selects school chief
http://www.sptimes.com/2007/10/09/State/State_selects_school_.shtml
State selects school chief
A College Board vice president is chosen to lead the 2.7-million-student system.
By RON MATUS, Times Staff Writer
Published October 9, 2007
TAMPA - The state Board of Education picked a new education commissioner Monday, choosing a former superintendent from out of state to be the first to lead Florida schools in the post-Jeb Bush era.
The 7-0 decision won't be finalized until a contract is worked out, but Eric J. Smith, 57, said he anticipated being on the job in Tallahassee by year's end. Now a senior vice president at the College Board, he'll be the first permanent commissioner since February, when Bush ally John Winn resigned under pressure after a rocky, 30-month stint.
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