BROOKSVILLE — Longtime Hernando County educator and principal Ken Pritz was picked Tuesday morning to be the district's second assistant superintendent.

The move caps superintendent Bryan Blavatt's long quest to add a top-ranking administrator to his staff, and adds another potential internal candidate to replace Blavatt when he retires in June 2013.

"It was a slam dunk," said Blavatt. "It's going to give an opportunity to provide some more institutional memory. 

"It also gives us the opportunity to work with Ken for a year and (assistant superintendent) Sonya (Jackson) so that whoever comes in will have a nice easy transition next year."

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