Some Duval County School Board members wrote tougher criticisms of Superintendent Nikolai Vitti’s performance in their notes to his evaluation than they expressed during face-to face sessions with him last week. Board Chairman Ashley Smith Juarez, for instance, wrote in her notes that Vitti is “often disrespectful to board members [and] has misrepresented the truth publicly and privately.” She called him stubborn and said he “struggles with judgment and communication,” often reacting without planning or informing the board. read more