With Technology Funding Growing, Metro Schools Seeks Chief Technology Officer; Retains Katherine Johnston & Associates for Nationwide Executive Search.Business Editors & Education Writers NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 18, 2001 Metro Nashville Public Schools has retained Katherine Johnston & Associates of Nashville to assist Director of Schools Dr. Pedro Garcia in recruiting the district's first Chief Technology Officer. The CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. position was authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: by the Metropolitan Nashville/Davidson County Board of Public Education earlier this year. The district's technology requirements were then reviewed by a community task force, chaired by Metro Government Information Systems Director Richard McKinney Richard McKinney, a native of Ballymoney, Northern Ireland, is a goalkeeper who has formerly played for Ballymena United, Manchester City, Swindon Town, Colchester United, Walsall, Canvey Island and Chelmsford City. . The renewed focus on integrating and modernizing Metro Schools' technologies was prompted largely by Mayor Bill Purcell's insistence during the past two years that Metro Government begin funding long-overdue improvements in the district's technology infrastructure and technical staffing. In addition, in January auditors AUDITORS, practice. Persons lawfully appointed to examine and digest accounts referred to them, take down the evidence in writing, which may be lawfully offered in relation to such accounts, and prepare materials on which a decree or judgment may be made; and to report the whole, together with MGT MGT Management MGT Multi-Gigabit Transceiver MGT Master Guide Table MGT Midwestern Gas Transmission (gas pipeline company) MGT Measured Gas Temperature MGT Mobile Global Title MGT Marine Gas Turbine MGT Mobile Ground Terminal of America recommended that Metro Schools create such a position. Katherine Johnston & Associates (KJA KJA Kevin J. Anderson (author of Star Wars Extended Universe series) KJA Krasnojarsk, Russia (Airport Code) ) was subsequently selected by an administrative team that reviewed proposals from five offerors. Then, on Oct. 9, the Board of Public Education approved a contract with KJA, with costs not to exceed $18,000 in fees, plus approved expenses. Earlier, the Board of Public Education's Technology and Research committees recommended an executive-search firm be retained to identify strong CTO candidates. The district's goal is to have its first CTO at work not later than January 2002. Candidates for the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) position should phone 332-9903; or, submit expression of interest and resume via: CTO@kja-recruiters.com (with resume attached as Word document). Metro Nashville Public Schools educates nearly 70,000 students in grades pre-K through 12 in 129 Davidson County schools Davidson County Schools is a school district in Davidson County, North Carolina. The administrative education board is headquartered just off of U.S. Highway 64 on County School Road just outside the city limits of Lexington, North Carolina. , and employs nearly 10,000 full- and part-time educators and staff. The system's annual budget is more than $440 million. |
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