VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – The Volusia County School Board is actively looking for a new superintendent to oversee the district a few months after it voted to dismiss then Superintendent Tom Russell.
According to the Daytona Beach News-Journal, Russell failed to inform board members Ruben Colon and Jamie Haynes about the U.S. Department of Justice investigating the district for alleged discrimination against students with disabilities.
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Tim Egnor has served as interim superintendent since Russell's firing.
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There are several ways people can participate in the search, including through community forums and by taking a survey online. The survey is open to students and their families, alumni, employees, educators in higher education, and decision-makers, according to the school district. Click here to take the survey.
Community forums are scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. on these dates at the following locations:
Sept. 5: Port Orange South Daytona Chamber of Commerce, 3431 Ridgewood Ave., Port Orange
Sept. 16: DeLand High School, 800 North Hill Ave., DeLand
Sept. 19: Deltona City Hal, 2345 Providence Blvd., Deltona
Sept. 23: Holly Hill School, 1500 Center Ave., Holly Hill