Diaz 6 months in Miami

Salcedo leaves Miami district after 6 months
SUSAN SILVERS ssilvers@ctpost.com
BRIDGEPORT — Barely six months after she was hired as a deputy superintendent in Miami, former Bridgeport Supt. of Schools Sonia Diaz Salcedo is packing it in. Salcedo said in a telephone interview last week she will resign from the Miami-Dade public school district effective June 30.

"I really want to go back to the superintendency," said Salcedo, an unsuccessful finalist for the superintendent's job in the Hillsborough school district near Tampa, Fla., last month.
But, she said, her job search for public school posts in Florida would be hindered because all applicants' names are disclosed.

Salcedo was hired Dec. 14 in Miami, two days after she reached a buyout agreement with Bridgeport's Board of Education. "I just need to take some time off," she added.
Salcedo, who was paid $125,000 for the remainder of her Bridgeport contract through June 30, was also paid an annual Miami salary of $185,000 — $13,000 more than her full Bridgeport salary. She said the Miami job working under Rudy Crew, the former New York school chancellor, was not what she expected.

In such a large district, she said she had to attend too many meetings on policy and curriculum issues, but didn't have the direct interaction with schools that she likes. However, Salcedo said she had given many speeches on Crew's behalf, which has led to some invitations to join private industry or become a consultant