The position of superintendent is appointed by the school board.[4] Its former Superintendent, Laurie J. Gaylord, was first elected in 2012, with her second term ending in November 2020. Following a decision by voters in 2018, the next Superintendent was appointed rather than elected. The current superintendent, John D. Millay, took office in 2020.[5] The district is overseen by the Martin County School Board, a body of five elected officers.[6]
History
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In 2023 Michael Maine became the superintendent.[7]
That year there were controversies over whether certain books could be displayed in schools.[8]
School Board
The district School Board is elected on a non-partisan basis. Members of the board are:[9][6]
District 1: Christia Li Roberts
District 2: Marsha Powers
District 3: Victoria Defenthaler
District 4: Anthony Anderson
District 5: Michael DiTerlizzi
Schools
The district operates the following public schools:
Dr. David L. Anderson Middle School. Named for the first Black person to be elected to the county School Board & Florida's longest-serving school board member[10]
Hidden Oaks Middle School
Indiantown Middle School
Murray Middle School. Robert G. Murray, an African American, was a teacher from 1928 to 1937 and from 1945 to 1958 and was principal of
Stuart Training School.[11]
Stuart Middle School
Elementary schools
Bessey Creek Elementary School
Citrus Grove Elementary School
Crystal Lake Elementary School
Felix A. Williams Elementary School
Hobe Sound Elementary School
Jensen Beach Elementary School
J.D. Parker School of Science, Math and Technology
East Stuart Elementary School, Stuart, closed 1970 (turned into county-wide kindergarten
magnet)
Murray Junior/Senior High, Port Salerno (originally Carver Junior/Senior High, also called Carver Training School and Murray Training School), opened 1964 replacing Stuart Training School, closed 1967 (became county-wide 9th grade)[12]