Politics & Government
Manatee Schools Chief to Be Sworn In
Incoming Manatee County School District Superintendent Rick W. Mills will be sworn in during a special ceremony this week. Here are the details.

Rick W. Mills will be sworn in as Manatee County School District Superintendent during a special ceremony at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, March 20.
The ceremony will take place in the Board Room at the School Support Center, at 215 Manatee Ave. West, Bradenton.
Judge Thomas Gallen will preside over the swearing-in of Mills.
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The ceremony will be broadcast live on EDVTV, which is on BrightHouse channel 620 and Verizon channel 39.
EDVTV is also viewable from the internet via streaming at http://www.edline.net/pages/sdmc/departments/District_Support_Services/edvtv
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Mills most recently served as the Minneapolis Public School District CEO.
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