With a Friday deadline close at hand, only seven candidates have applied to be the next superintendent of Duval County’s school system, opening questions about finding the right leader.
But a homegrown contender, Chief of Schools Scott Schneider, is getting eager support from education voices in Jacksonville and beyond — and was previously endorsed by several Duval School Board members when he sought superintendent jobs outside of Jacksonville.
“While he will be missed in our school district, there is no doubt that he will do great things as a superintendent of schools in the years to come,” School Board Chair Kelly Coker wrote in a reference letter in March, when Schneider explored some of a string of openings for superintendents that occurred around the state.
