Broward County School Board members held a meeting Tuesday to approve the contract of the incoming superintendent, days after they were supposed to sign off on the deal but were delayed.
Tuesday's special meeting was held for the board to vote on the contract agreement with Dr. Peter Licata.
Licata's contract was approved unanimously after several hours of discussion.
The vote had been scheduled for June 29 but board members couldn't proceed after they failed to secure a quorum.
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The rules state that five board members must be physically present for a meeting to proceed, but only three were there, leading to a "no-show" delay.
"I’m excited, I’ve been an expectant father for the last three weeks, waiting to give birth to this job," Licata said Tuesday. “I have to hold myself acountable, I will model that, I will hold everyone accountable as I am held accountable, we have to do that to make sure children succeed.”
Licata will be taking over the nation’s sixth largest school district.
