The school board’s five-month search for its next superintendent ended this week, with the selection of Ed Tierney for the school district’s top job.
The board voted to hire Tierney, deputy superintendent of Palm Beach County Schools, over two local finalists — deputy superintendent Amber Archer Acevedo and Coral Shores High School principal Laura Lietaert.
Board member Yvette Mira-Talbott spoke earnestly in support of Acevedo, but ultimately joined the other four members in making the vote for Tierney unanimous…