announced her retirement<\/a>. Vazquez, who has worked for Orange County Public Schools for more than 30 years, announced that she will retire from the district when the current school year ends.<\/p>\nTuesday’s meeting is expected to focus on how the district will conduct the search, what the process will look like, and how quickly it will begin, according to School Board members.<\/p>\n
Angie Gallo, who is taking over as School Board chair, said she is looking for a candidate with an innovative business mindset who can create school environments students want to be in.<\/p>\n
\u201cKids don\u2019t want to be in school six and a half hours a day anymore. That\u2019s just not who they are,\u201d Gallo said. \u201cWe have to meet them where they\u2019re to bring them back. So, it\u2019s really going to need to be someone who\u2019s innovative.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gallo said the next superintendent also needs to understand the education system, the needs of teachers and staff, and the challenges facing schools locally and statewide. OCPS has faced numerous challenges recently \u2014 including continually decreasing enrollment numbers, and the budget issues and school closures they have caused.<\/p>\n
“They don’t have to be from Florida, but they need to understand the unique dynamics that is happening in Florida right now, definitely,” Gallo said of the next superintendent. “And understands what’s going on in Orange County, because we did close seven schools. We still have a number of schools that are under-enrolled. We’re trying to get that enrollment up through different programs and different opportunities, but it has to be someone who can help us continue to move that needle forward and bring back students that have left Orange County Public Schools.”<\/p>\n
Gallo also said Vazquez\u2019s retirement is bittersweet, but after decades with the district, she is excited for Vazquez\u2019s next chapter.<\/p>\n
“I am excited for that next part of her adventure in life,” she said.<\/p>\n
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