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• Harold Border — current chief of Orange County High Schools in Florida;  • Frederick Heid — current superintendent, Community Unit School District in Algonquin, Illinois;  • James McIntyre, Jr. — assistant professor of practice and director of the Center for Educational Leadership at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville;  • Michael Ramirez — deputy superintendent of Denver Public Schools in Colorado;  • Nakia Towns — deputy superintendent of Hamilton County Schools in Chattanooga, Tennessee  About a dozen or so people attended the inte...

As superintendent, Frederick Heid says he'd give teachers a louder voice LAKELAND — Frederick Heid is the superintendent of the Community Unit School District in Algonquin, Illinois, but has worked extensively in Florida, rising from teacher to working with the Florida Department of Education’s school turnaround office. Heid, 50, was adamant that he wants to work as a partner with the School Board, but also with those in the classroom every day to ensure they feel valued and respected. At a Wednesday night meet and greet in Haines City, Heid said he met a veteran teacher with 27 years ...

“I would lead from a perspective of leading to listen and understanding what’s going on at all levels,” Ramirez said. “It starts with you as a board and understanding.”  He wants to develop trust among district employees because, he said, “when the trust is not there, it really slows down the work.”  In addition, he said he wanted to talk to high school graduates and find out if they felt like were prepared for the real world, something he has done in other school districts. Ramirez is proud of his Puerto Rican heritage, his family, his faith and the fact that he is the fi...

Nakia Towns is vying for PCPS superintendent

Harold Border, 48, is currently chief of high schools for nearby Orange County and said he would communicate daily with board members.