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'''Andy Craig''' is the superintendent of [[Hoover City Schools]]. He became the system's interim superintendent in [[2006]] and accepted the job on a permanent basis in February [[2007]]. | '''Andy Craig''' (born [[1965]] in Nashville, Tennessee) is the superintendent of [[Hoover City Schools]]. He became the system's interim superintendent in [[2006]] and accepted the job on a permanent basis in February [[2007]]. | ||
Craig was born and raised in Nashville | Craig was born and raised in Nashville. He played football in high school and accepted an athletic scholarship to the University of Cincinnati. After a season on the bench, he decided to transfer to the University of Alabama at Huntsville to be closer to his family. While there he earned a degree in accounting, worked as a bartender, and met his future wife Ginger. Craig's first accounting job was auditing for Arthur Andersen. He next worked for an accounting firm in Decatur for six years, eventually making partner. After having done audits for Decatur City Schools as a consultant, the system decided to hire him as director of finance, a position he held from [[1998]] to [[2001]]. Among his tasks was helping to migrate the system from a mainframe-based computing system to one based on desktop PCs. | ||
That year Craig was hired as an assistant superintendent for finance and business by [[Hoover]]'s school superintendent [[Jack Farr]]. While there, he earned his Class A educational administration certificate. | |||
Craig and his wife have two children, | Upon the firing of [[Connie Williams]] as superintendent in [[2006]], he was named interim superintendent, a position he filled while continuing his duties as superintendent for finance. Craig decided to apply for the superintendent position permanently and, on February 5, [[2007]], was announced as one of the three finalists being considered for the position. The school board subsequently narrowed it down to two, Craig and another candidate, but the other took a job elsewhere. Craig was named as superintendent by unanimous vote of the board on February 22, 2007. | ||
Craig and his wife, Ginger, have two children, Graham and Casey, both students in the system. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
* Stock, Erin | * Stock, Erin (August 9, 2006) "Interim superintendent keeping ears, mind open." ''Birmingham News''. | ||
* Stock, Erin and Liz Ellaby | * Stock, Erin and Liz Ellaby (February 6, 2007) "Who will lead Hoover schools?" ''Birmingham News''. | ||
* Stock, Erin | * Stock, Erin (February 23, 2007) "Interim schools chief lands permanent post." ''Birmingham News''. | ||
* Stock, Erin (February 25, 2007) "Superintendent planning to learn and to delegate." ''Birmingham News''. | |||
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Revision as of 13:04, 25 February 2007
Andy Craig (born 1965 in Nashville, Tennessee) is the superintendent of Hoover City Schools. He became the system's interim superintendent in 2006 and accepted the job on a permanent basis in February 2007.
Craig was born and raised in Nashville. He played football in high school and accepted an athletic scholarship to the University of Cincinnati. After a season on the bench, he decided to transfer to the University of Alabama at Huntsville to be closer to his family. While there he earned a degree in accounting, worked as a bartender, and met his future wife Ginger. Craig's first accounting job was auditing for Arthur Andersen. He next worked for an accounting firm in Decatur for six years, eventually making partner. After having done audits for Decatur City Schools as a consultant, the system decided to hire him as director of finance, a position he held from 1998 to 2001. Among his tasks was helping to migrate the system from a mainframe-based computing system to one based on desktop PCs.
That year Craig was hired as an assistant superintendent for finance and business by Hoover's school superintendent Jack Farr. While there, he earned his Class A educational administration certificate.
Upon the firing of Connie Williams as superintendent in 2006, he was named interim superintendent, a position he filled while continuing his duties as superintendent for finance. Craig decided to apply for the superintendent position permanently and, on February 5, 2007, was announced as one of the three finalists being considered for the position. The school board subsequently narrowed it down to two, Craig and another candidate, but the other took a job elsewhere. Craig was named as superintendent by unanimous vote of the board on February 22, 2007.
Craig and his wife, Ginger, have two children, Graham and Casey, both students in the system.
References
- Stock, Erin (August 9, 2006) "Interim superintendent keeping ears, mind open." Birmingham News.
- Stock, Erin and Liz Ellaby (February 6, 2007) "Who will lead Hoover schools?" Birmingham News.
- Stock, Erin (February 23, 2007) "Interim schools chief lands permanent post." Birmingham News.
- Stock, Erin (February 25, 2007) "Superintendent planning to learn and to delegate." Birmingham News.
| Preceded by: Connie Williams |
Hoover Superintendent 2006 - present |
Succeeded by: (current) |