When the Hamilton County Board of Education hired Dr. Bryan Johnson as superintendent in 2017, and once the public realized what an intelligent, energetic and collegial man had been put under contract to lead its school district, it was easy to be swept away in the thought that he would remain in place for many years.
He would see through long-term strategic plans, he would oversee the 10-year schools facility plan and he would be at the helm when the district reached its goal of being the best one in the state.
But that is not to be.
Johnson, 38, it was revealed in this newspaper last Sunday, will be leaving his post in August to take a job in the private sector with local logistics company U.S. Xpress.
The mean tenure of public school superintendents, according to The School Superintendents Association, is five to six years. Other surveys have put the figure at three to four years.