{"id":807609,"date":"2020-05-19T15:07:35","date_gmt":"2020-05-19T21:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=383567"},"modified":"2020-05-19T15:07:35","modified_gmt":"2020-05-19T21:07:35","slug":"summit-school-board-selects-new-superintendent-in-emotional-public-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/summit-school-board-selects-new-superintendent-in-emotional-public-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Summit school board selects new superintendent in emotional public meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Summit School District Board of Education President Kate Hudnut, left, and board members take a moment to celebrate their work after an emotional meeting Tuesday when the board picked Marion Smith Jr. as the district’s next superintendent.<\/strong>
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DILLON \u2014 As dozens of community members watched via Zoom on Tuesday morning, the Summit School District Board of Education selected Marion Smith Jr.<\/a> for superintendent in an emotional public video conference.<\/p>\n

Smith most recently served through December as chief operating and education officer for TechSmart in Seattle. In his application and interview with the board and stakeholder groups, Smith emphasized that his \u201cunderstanding of navigating complex education systems\u201d as well as his prioritization on \u201cequity\u201d distinguished him from the group applicants.<\/p>\n

In his interview Friday, Smith defined equity as \u201ceveryone getting what they need in order to thrive.\u201d He zeroed in on his racial-equity leadership and student-centric results to close gaps in achievement and have continuous systemwide improvement.<\/p>\n

\u201cEquity is not something that we do,\u201d Smith said Friday. \u201cIt\u2019s how we do everything. It informs how we think, how we do policy, how we do resource allocation.\u201d<\/p>\n

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