From Dennis Smith, Former Superintendent of Schools, Orange County

The election of a county-wide elected Orange County School Board Chairman adds unwanted and unneeded “back-room politics” to the school district. Let the elected school board do their elected job without interference from a “super” board member with double the votes of any other member.

As a former superintendent of the OCPS I see some very real dangers in giving one individual such disproportionate voting power over the children, schools and teachers of Orange County.

The backers of this proposal have obviously never been responsible for running a school district. This referendum is a bad idea and does nothing to improve the quality of education for our students.