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Monroe County School Board appoints Ed Tierney as superintendent
Summary
The Monroe County School board voted at its meeting to appoint Ed Tierney as the next superintendent of Monroe County Schools and authorized the board chair and the district attorney to begin negotiating his employment contract.
The Monroe County School board voted at its meeting to appoint Ed Tierney as the next superintendent of Monroe County Schools and authorized the board chair and the district attorney to begin negotiating his employment contract.
The appointment follows a national search conducted with the Florida School Boards Association (FSBA) that produced four finalists after an application pool from multiple states, community forums and written and video answers from semifinalists. Board members said Tierney rose above other finalists for a combination of reasons, including a written 90-day plan he provided, experience with exceptional student education (ESE) and a record of building higher-level coursework access for students.
Board members who spoke during the discussion said they were persuaded by Tierney’s readiness to meet the district’s immediate needs and by his plan to…
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