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March 06, 2006
Choosy Commissioners Choose Smith
Despite the fact that an advisory panel recommended three other candidates for consideration for the Hamilton County School Board superintendant position, County Commissioner Curtis Adams says the school board should still hire Rick Smith.
"Rick Smith is the right man at the right time to lead our system and he is the right man to get the entire community behind the Hamilton County Schools," Adams told Chattanoogan.com. "We didn’t go out of town to get Chattanooga city mayors Robert Kirk Walker, Pat Rose, Gene Roberts, John Kinsey, Bob Corker and Ron Littlefield," Adams told Chattanoogan.com. "We didn’t go out of town to get Dalton Roberts and Claude Ramsey. Look at the record of Chattanooga mayors and look at the leadership abilities Dalton and Claude have brought to this position. We don’t go out of town to get our sheriff or judges."
He continues...
"When Tom Kinser retired from Blue Cross, they promoted a very capable Vickie Gregg. When Harold Chandler resigned at UnumProvident, they had Tom Watjen in the wing ready to be promoted. The last time superintendents were brought in from out of town, Harry Reynolds and Jesse Register, they had the academic credentials but neither could bring the community together. Rick Smith can and the elected officials, business leaders, and the public will make sure he is successful. The Courthouse and the Hamilton County Schools will be on the same team and the public will be behind us."
Let it be said that Curtis Adams is nothing if not a maverick.
News Update | By colrus | 06:10 PM
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