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School board sets special meeting for Tuesday, May 30

   May 22, 2023

The Escambia County School Board will hold a special meeting at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, May 30 to determine what to do after it terminated Superintendent Tim Smith’s contract last week.  Note: The original post had the date as May 22.

Why this matters: In the termination motion, Paul Fetsko, Kevin Adams and David Williams named Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources Keith Leonard as interim superintendent, skipping over Deputy Superintendent Shenna Payne.

Payne would have been the first female and first Black school superintendent for the Escambia County School District.

Buzz: Former School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas has been pushing behind the scenes for months for this coup. undermining Tim Smith.  Shades of George Touart regarding County Administrator Randy Oliver a decade ago.

What’s next: The special meeting will take place at the J.E. Hall Center, 30 Texar Drive.

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