I would like to congratulate Dr. Gary Lilly for becoming our next Director of Schools.  It was an privilage for me to cast my vote for someone so dedicated to our system and community.  I will strive to support you any way I can as you lead us into the future.

I would also like to thank those many individuals that assisted us (the Board) in this long process.  Todd, thank you for spending countless hours with us and the candidates and making us all feel like we were taken care of.  Connie, thank you for the many hours of work, especially right after your return to work.  Becky, thank you for all the research you did for us, without it we would have been lost.  Again there are many others I have not named but you know who you are and I hope you believe how appreciative the Board is of your many efforts during this process and in your daily duties.  I also want to thank all the teachers, principals and administrators who attended the interviews and question sessions.

I want to commend my fellow Board Members on your service , especially throughout this whole process.  I feel we have all grown together and learned much from this search.  I am proud of the fairness we all incorporated in this process and feel that we could not have been more fair in our conclusion.

Lastly, I want to thank the candidates for your time and interest in leading our system.  Thank you all for letting us turn your life upside down for the day and putting you through the ringer.   Dr. Gray, thank you for doing this twice.

Thank you all,
Tony