Broward School president Greg Haile resigned abruptly Wednesday night time, providing little indication as to why he was leaving after 5 years on the job, The South Florida Solar-Sentinel reported.

“Three board members had been appointed within the final six months, and the board as a complete is new, with no board member but to have served a full time period. Whereas you haven’t requested such a transition, the time is now,” Haile wrote in a resignation letter obtained by the newspaper.

He added that the letter would function his 120-day discover of the termination of his employment settlement.

The transfer appeared to come back as a shock to the Board of Trustees, which held an emergency assembly Thursday. Slightly than settle for his resignation, the board voted to proceed talks with Haile in an effort to influence him to remain. The board strengthened that message in an announcement after the assembly, with the chair noting, “We intend to do the whole lot we will to have interaction President Haile in an open dialog about his determination to resign, after which to find out the perfect subsequent steps to advance the School’s mission to rework the lives of scholars by high quality, inexpensive training.”

Haile acquired his begin at Broward School in 2011 as normal counsel and vp of public coverage and authorities affairs. He was elevated to president in 2018. Beforehand, he served a six-year stint at Harvard College, the place he taught increased training legislation and coverage.

The resignation comes as Republican Florida governor Ron DeSantis is in search of higher management over increased training, introducing sweeping adjustments that prohibit instruction on sure subjects, undercut tenure provisions and, critics argue, erode tutorial freedom. 

School presidencies have develop into more and more political in Florida. In current months, Republican lawmakers have emerged as finalists in govt searches or been employed into these positions; U.S. senator Ben Sasse was employed as president of the College of Florida, adopted by former state lawmaker Richard Corcoran, who stepped into the position of interim president at New School of Florida. Most not too long ago, Fred Hawkins, one other legislator and DeSantis ally, was named president of South Florida State School.