Bill Slayton Wins District 5 School Board Seat

November 5, 2008

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Bill Slayton won the District 5 Escambia County School Board seat, defeating Tom Harrell.

Slayton received 52.6 percent of the vote to Harrell’s 47.4 percent. Slayton received a total of 15,121 votes while Harrell had 13,607.

“I am delighted about the possibilities benefits now for the students, the teachers, District 5 and the county,” Slayton told NorthEscambia.com late Tuesday night. “I think that we will see at the very first school board meeting in January that we have a board that can work together and work with the superintendent. We are going to be a much more friendly board.”

Slayton said he is looking forward to working with new Superintentn Malcolm Thomas, a man that he was taught alongside in Escambia schools and that he considers a good friend.

Both Slayton and Harrel were political newcomers, with longtime incumbent Pete Gindl losing his seat in the primary.

Slayton, 59, is a retired educator, with 36 years experience in the Escambia School District at Tate High School as a teacher, administrator, assistant principal and principal. He holds a bachelor’s degreen and a Masters of Education Degree from the University of Southern Mississippi and an administrative certification from the University of West Florida.

Harrell, 58, is a retired educator with 36 years experience, including 11 years as an adjunct professor at Pensacola Junior College.

The school board position pays $36,014.

NorthEscambia.com file photo.

Comments

2 Responses to “Bill Slayton Wins District 5 School Board Seat”

  1. JENNIFER BLACK on November 6th, 2008 10:27 pm

    WE ARE IN GOOD HANDS……MY BAND DIRECTOR AT TATE….C/O 1988……
    YOU ARE THE BEST MR. SLAYTON!

  2. Medicine Man on November 5th, 2008 9:50 pm

    Bill Northview needs a Field House very badly, its time to get this School evened up with all the other High Schools in the county.

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