A day after he was unanimously voted in as Orange Beach School System’s first superintendent -- the community had a chance to meet Randy Wilkes. The Coastal Arts Center of Orange Beach hosted the meet and greet Wednesday night -- where Wilkes said he’s ready to get to work. He tells FOX 10 News he has great goals and even higher expectations.
) - A day after he was unanimously voted in as Orange Beach School System’s first superintendent -- the community had a chance to meet Randy Wilkes.
“Work and ethic. We are going to outwork everybody in the area. And our desire is to not just be academically the best in the state -- we want to be the best in the nation. And we believe that is very possible here in Orange Beach,” said Wilkes. “We have a lot to do, which we’ve had a lot of big boxes to check -- but none bigger than naming our superintendent. He is the man for the job,” said Stuart.
With over 1,100 students -- they’ll have 60 to 70 teachers -- most they’ve retained -- but say they expect to fill the rest of the staff vacancies by the end of this month.
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