SALT LAKE CITY A Minnesota educator has been selected as the next superintendent of the Salt Lake City School District.
The Salt Lake City Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday to select Timothy Gadson III, associate superintendent of high schools with Anoka-Hennepin Schools in Anoka, Minnesota, as the district s top administrator. He will be extended a two-year contract and will start in July.
Gadson is believed to be the first Black educator to lead a Utah school district, according to the Utah School Boards Association. If it is the case, I think it s an honor and privilege. I think it s the Salt Lake City School District Board, really being bold and audacious and wanting the best candidate for the position. I think that I bring some things to the district and I m excited, Gadson said.
SLC School District appoints new superintendent
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SALT LAKE CITY â The Salt Lake City School District has selected its new superintendent.
In a meeting Tuesday night, the SLCSD school board announced that they had unanimously voted to appoint Timothy Gadson III, Ph.D., to the position. He will begin July 1 of this year pending contract negotiations.
Gadson is currently the associate superintendent of high schools with Anoka-Hennepin Schools in Anoka, Minnesota.
He has a Bachelorâs degree in business economics and secondary education from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, as well as both Masterâs and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from Washington State University.
Colleen Sullivan, who grew up in Royal Docks, describes the meetings as “lovely evenings spent with dear friends .
She said: “I’ve enjoyed each and every one of the meetings and you always learn something new. Historian Valery Alliez has a wealth of historic knowledge and I always enjoy her contributions.
“I particularly enjoyed the visit from Chris Ross, our East End poet, who entertained us with his wit and sincerity.”
Chris Ross, The East End Poet , reading some of his rhymes at one of the club s meetings.
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SALT LAKE CITY Two men and one woman were named finalists Wednesday for the next superintendent of the Salt Lake City School District. What has been at the forefront of my mind is to make sure that we find a leader who can truly represent our vibrant community here in Salt Lake someone who knows how to listen, someone with integrity and someone who will put our students first. I feel that each of the three finalists . meets the criteria we ve been searching for, said Salt Lake City Board of Education President Melissa Ford.
The finalists are:
Jharrett Bryantt, an executive leader in the Houston Independent School District, the seventh-largest school district in the United States.