Photo by Libby Stanford / Summit Daily archives Following a split 3-3 Summit School District Board of Education vote last week on whether to renew Superintendent Marion Smith Jr.’s contract, the district leader said his proficient evaluation speaks for itself. , the board rated Smith across 11 categories for an average score of 3.32 out of 5, with 1 being not proficient and 5 being exemplary. “I’m a very data-informed person, and so the data speaks for itself in the final evaluation,” Smith said Thursday. “… It’s a proficient evaluation. And the board makes the decision how they choose to move forward, and that’s the decision they made based on my proficient evaluation.”