Board members talked for hours on Monday behind closed doors before taking the vote publicly.
Board President David Peercy read a statement that said members considered community input about all three finalists.
Elder, who has been the interim APS superintendent, was up against Ignacio Ruiz, assistant superintendent for the Clark County School District in Nevada, and Bolgen Vargas, a self-employed consultant and former superintendent of Rochester City School District in New York.
“We understand that community members have provided passionate support for each of these three candidates, and hope that we can all come together and support our board decision as we enter into a critical and challenging period of return to full in-school instruction,” Peercy said. “The board decision was that Mr. Elder would be the best candidate at this time based on his educational background and current understanding of our district challenges.”
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PRAGUE The lower house of the Czech Republic’s Parliament has approved new legislation that defines the state’s responsibilities and rights in fighting the pandemic in a hard-hit European Union country.
It’s a step to end a political crisis that started last week after the lower house refused the minority government’s request to extend the state of emergency, a powerful tool that gives the Cabinet the extra powers needed to impose nationwide restrictions and limit people’s rights.
In defiance, the government re-declared the state of emergency at the request of the leaders of all 14 Czech regions, who said they do have not enough powers to fight the pandemic.
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