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St. Johns School Superintendent Tim Forson announces plan to retire

Published on November 7, 2024 at 3:36 pm
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St. Johns County School District Superintendent Tim Forson announced on Thursday that he will retire at the end of the school year. Forson, who served as the school district’s superintendent since 2016, will step down from next June.

Forson has spent more than 40 years working in the St. Johns County School District. He started by teaching and coaching at St. Augustine High School and went on to serve as the second principal of Bartram Trail High School.

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It wasn’t until after his first retirement that Forson was appointed as the district’s superintendent.

A St. Johns County School District spokesperson says that the district will soon begin the hunt for his successor. 

Forson’s last day as superintendent will be June 30, 2025.

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Jacksonville Today has asked Forson for an interview and will update this story.

Editor’s note: A previous version of this story referred to Forson as Bartram Trail High School’s first principal. He was the school’s second principal.


author image Reporter email Noah Hertz is a Jacksonville Today reporter focusing on St. Johns County. From Central Florida, Noah got his start as an intern at WFSU, Tallahassee’s public radio station, and as a reporter at The Wakulla News. He went on to work for three years as a general assignment reporter and editor for The West Volusia Beacon in his hometown, DeLand.

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