Cheshire Appoints Interim Superintendent of Schools

Assistant Superintendent of Schools Scott Detrick will serve as Cheshire’s interim superintendent when Dr. Greg Florio begins his new job in January following a unanimous vote by the Board of Education Thursday night, according to the Meriden Record-Journal.

The Record-Journal reports Florio, who will become the executive director of the Capitol Region Education Council, will leave the district on Jan. 4.

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Detrick has been serving as the assistant superintendent for instructional services and will remain the interim superintendent for the rest of the 2015-16 school year or until a new superintendent is selected, according to the Record-Journal.

In his new job Florio will oversee 18 interdistrict magnet schools, several special education schools and a wide array of services for 35 school districts in Greater Hartford. CREC serves about 9,000 students and has an operational budget of about $300 million and a staff of about 2,000, according to the Hartford Courant.

Read more about Detrick’s appointment at the Meriden Record-Journal here.