Weldon City Schools Superintendent Elie Bracy III has been hired as division superintendent of Portsmouth Public Schools in Virginia.
The Viriginian-Pilot of Norfolk reported the school board made its decision this evening. He will begin his duties February 16.
Bracy has been superintendent of Weldon City Schools since 2005.
The newspaper reported his Portsmouth contract will go through June 30, 2018, and he will earn $184,000 in base pay.
“I am elated, I am excited and I am humbled to be in this position,” the newspaper quoted him as saying. “I look forward to moving this district forward.”
Portsmouth serves about 15,000 students in 19 schools.
The board unanimously approved Bracy’s appointment.