Minneapolis Public Schools’ Superintendent William Green announced today that he will not seek an extension to his contract beyond June 30, 2010.Dr. Green chose to inform the Board of Education a year in advance to give members ample time to choose his successor and ensure a smooth transition.
“Serving the Minneapolis Public Schools’ students, staff and community has been one of the greatest honors and I hope you will feel, at the end of my term, that all of our students’ educational experiences have been as enriched as I have been in serving them,” said Dr. Green.
“As a student of history, I have observed that a leader must feel the pulse of time and sense when it is time to begin to make room for a new kind of leadership. If a leader doesn’t sense when the time has come for him to pass the reins on to a different leader, the institution suffers. To do that would go against my commitment to this organization. I love the Minneapolis Public Schools’ family, in all of its richness, diversity, commitment, hard work and potential.”
At the end of his term, Dr. Green plans to return to teaching and writing as a history professor at Augsburg College in Minneapolis. He is a tenured professor and has been on leave from the college while serving as superintendent.
The school board process and timetable for selecting Dr. Green’s successor has yet to be determined. Details on the superintendent selection process will be released in the coming weeks.
To read Dr. Green's announcement in its entirety, see:
http://www.mpls.k12.mn.us/Dr_
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