Close, Jim, but no cigar
OCALA - Jim Warford, the former Marion County superintendent of schools and once the state's K-12 chancellor, did not make the final cut for the commissioner of education position after a State Board of Education vote this morning.
Three of the seven board members said this morning that they were ready to pick the next commissioner of education. However, the other four board members wanted to narrow the list down to three.
The final three chosen Tuesday morning were: Cheri Yecke, Florida's current K-12 chancellor; Eric Smith, senior vice president of the College Board, a national not-for-profit group based in New York; and Joseph Marinelli, a New York state regional superintendent.
Warford attended Tuesday morning's session. ''I have no regrets,'' he said in a telephone interview. ''I am really grateful for the following in Marion County and the support. I am sorry to let them down.''
That's okay, Jim. Come on home.
Three of the seven board members said this morning that they were ready to pick the next commissioner of education. However, the other four board members wanted to narrow the list down to three.
The final three chosen Tuesday morning were: Cheri Yecke, Florida's current K-12 chancellor; Eric Smith, senior vice president of the College Board, a national not-for-profit group based in New York; and Joseph Marinelli, a New York state regional superintendent.
Warford attended Tuesday morning's session. ''I have no regrets,'' he said in a telephone interview. ''I am really grateful for the following in Marion County and the support. I am sorry to let them down.''
That's okay, Jim. Come on home.
posted by RightinFlorida | 7:37 PM
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