The Chesterfield County School Board has chosen John Murray as its next superintendent, it announced Thursday afternoon. He has been serving as interim superintendent since September.
“He understands rapid growth and the challenges it brings and he understands academic progress,” said Vice Chair Lisa Hudgins, the board’s Midlothian District representative, after the board voted unanimously to hire Murray permanently.
“I am confident that we will thrive and I look forward to what we will accomplish,” he told the board.
Murray, who has held several roles in Chesterfield schools, takes the position at a turbulent time for Central Virginia’s largest school district…