DeSoto County Superintendent Kuykendall to retire
HERNANDO – DeSoto County School District Superintendent Milton Kuykendall announced on Monday he will not seek re-election for a fourth term and will retire when his term ends in December 2015.
“I plan to leave politics,” said Kuykendall, 67. “I know what it takes to run an campaign, and I want to give those seeking this office time to run. As superintendent for the last 12 years, I have accomplished every campaign promise I made.”
Kuykendall has led the state’s largest school district, which has earned an “A” rating the last two years and has opened 18 new schools during his tenure. He also exerted considerable influence over the Legislature as an advocate for the state’s public schools.
Daily Journal
11/17/14
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