The Jefferson County Board of Education has hired H. Brian Yearwood as the next superintendent of Jefferson County Public Schools.

In a unanimous vote Thursday night, the board approved a four-year contract with Yearwood. His annual salary will be $350,000, plus benefits.

“I’m just deeply grateful for the trust that has been placed in me to serve in such a remarkable community,” he told reporters during a video conference Thursday.

Yearwood grew up in Trinidad and Tobago before immigrating to the U.S. on a college tennis scholarship. According to his resume, he worked as a teacher, tennis coach, principal and administrator in public school systems in Texas, and earned his doctorate in educational Leadership from Texas Tech University in 2002.

Yearwood will be the first Black superinten

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