ASHBURN, Va.—Thursday night, the Loudoun County school board appointed Daniel Smith as the interim superintendent at an emergency board meeting following its firing of the previous superintendent, Scott Ziegler, who was entangled in scandals of lying to the public and mishandling school sexual harassment cases.
In accepting the interim position, Daniel Smith, chief of staff at Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) since April 18, said, “I accept the challenges that come with my new role. And I look forward to refocusing the efforts of our employees on maintaining and improving a world-class school division.”
School board chair Jeff Morse said the board would embark on a nationwide search for a permanent superintendent to have the recruit in place by July 1 to be ready for the 2023–2024 school year….