• Superintendent Search

Superintendent Selected

Finalists Information

  • On Tuesday, May 7, the Duval County School Board selected Dr. Christopher Bernier and Dr. Daniel Smith as the finalists for the Superintendent position.

  • Superintendent Search Finalist. Dr. Christopher Bernier

  • Superintendent Search Finalists. Dr. Daniel Smith

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Past Events

    • June 12, 2024 - School Board approved Dr. Bernier's superintendent contract.

    • May 23, 2024 - School Board selected Dr. Christopher Bernier as next superintendent.
    • May 13, 2024 - Finalists interviews and Meet and Greet

    • May 7, 2024 - Special Board Meeting - Board selected two semifinalists.
    • April 24, 2024 - Special Board Meeting - Board selected six semifinalists.
    • Feb. 13, 2024 - Board Workshop - Approved a revised timeline for the superintendent search process.  
    • Oct. 18, 2023 - Special Board Meeting - Discussed candidate information and next steps. Determined to postpone the search until early 2024. 
    • Sept. 19, 2023 - Board Workshop - Discussion of superintendent's preferred qualities.
    • Sept. 12, 2023 - Community Forum 
      • Sandalwood High School; media center - 6 p.m. 

    • Sept. 12, 2023 - Board Workshop - Reviewed results from online survey.
    • Sept. 12, 2023 - Community Forum
      • Fletcher High School; media center - 11 a.m. (community can attend online and in-person)

    • Sept. 6, 2023 - Community Forum
      • Raines High School; media center - 6 p.m. (community can attend online and in-person)

    • Aug. 24, 2023 - Community Forum
      • Atlantic Coast High School; media center - 6 p.m. (community can attend online and in-person)

    • Aug. 22, 2023 - Community Forums
      • Baldwin High School  11 a.m. (community can attend online or in-person)
      • Westside High School; media center - 6 p.m.

    • Aug. 9, 2023 - Board Workshop - Approval of superintendent search timeline.
    • July 12, 2023 - Board Workshop - Discussion of perceived goals/challenges that the new superintendent might face in the future.
    • June 20, 2023 - Special Board Meeting - Next steps in superintendent search process.
    • June 14, 2023 - Board Workshop - Overview of superintendent search process.
    • June 2, 2023 - Dr. Diana Greene's retirement date.  

    • May 23, 2023 - Dr. Dana Kriznar selected to serve as superintendent for a period not to exceed six months.