And… the Florida Board of Education named John Winn interim commissioner until it interviews candidates later this month for a regular appointment. There are only a few candidates with state-level experience. Right now, I'd say the Virginia Secretary of Education Gerald Robinson is a slight favorite over the others. As many others have stated, I'm not sure I'd want anyone I like to have the job (at least for their own health and sanity), as the state is being backed into the corner on a number of issues at the same time that Governor Rick Scott is looking like an extremist with a tin ear.
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I would expect the final appointee to be a docile hack (at least for Scott). I never thought I’d say this, but I long for the days of Nixon, Rockefeller, and Bill Scranton, when one at least had to be competent to serve in government.
More fumbling at the top.
Notice of Meeting/Workshop Hearing
Department: Department of Education
Division: State Board of Education
Subject: The purpose of the conference call was to address the request of Ray and Associates to extend the deadline for applications for the position of Commissioner of Education. The request was received after close of business on May 26, 2011, and the Board needed to take action in order to continue the search for candidates for the position of Commissioner of Education. The application period was scheduled to end on May 25, 2011, however, the recommendation of the search firm was that the period be extended to June 6, 2011. The present Commissioner’s resignation was submitted effective early June 2011. In order to timely complete the search for the Commissioner of Education, an emergency meeting was necessary to address the request of the search firm. The emergency meeting was also necessary because the State Board meeting to interview applicants for the Commissioner was scheduled for June 1, 2011. The action of the Board was to grant the request of Ray and Associates to extend the deadline for applications for the position of Commissioner of Education to June 6, 2011 with interviews to be conducted on June 20th at the Tampa Airport Marriott. The Board also agreed that an additional emergency meeting should be scheduled to select an interim Commissioner of Education.
Date/Time: May 27, 2011, 6:00 p.m.
Location: Turlington Building, Room 1505, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399; Conference Call: 1(866)304-6786, Conference Code: 71651930
https://www.flrules.org/gateway/View_Notice.asp?id=9992472