Interim Volusia County Schools Superintendent Carmen Balgobin aimed to correct the record on Tuesday when she gave a passionate speech at the end of a School Board meeting, following several weeks of discontent in the community directed at her. I feel compelled tonight to respond to a few statements and inaccurate narratives that have been put out there, she said, because I see it not only as a disruption to our vision and our focus of why we’re all here, but also to my professional reputation.
Speaking for about 10 minutes likely the longest address she s made all year Balgobin specifically responded to criticism over a board-approved pay increase for her work as interim superintendent, as well as backlash over the move to hire Ida Wright for a part-time position immediately after she lost her bid for re-election to the School Board.