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School Board members who opposed hiring Chesapeake’s new superintendent explain their rationale Original

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By John Buzbee Verified
| The Virginian-Pilot Verified
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... CHESAPEAKE — All four members of the School Board who quietly voted against the hiring of a new superintendent have now spoken up. They were the minority of a 5-4 decision on Monday to appoint Doug Brubaker as the school district’s chief executive. Brubaker, who is leaving a five year-tenure with the Texarkana Independent School District in Texas, will be the Chesapeake’s school system’s first administrator who wasn’t already affiliated with the district.
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Divided Chesapeake School Board names new superintendent Original

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By John Buzbee Verified
| The Virginian-Pilot Verified
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... CHESAPEAKE — The School Board has appointed its next superintendent. At its Monday evening meeting, the board moved in a 5-4 vote to hire Doug Brubaker to act as the next top administrator of the district. Brubaker was the superintendent of Texarkana’s school district in Texas. He is scheduled to start work on August 13. He will be the first superintendent of Chesapeake schools not to have worked within the district prior to becoming its top leader.
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Divided Chesapeake School Board names new superintendent

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By John Buzbee Verified
| Yahoo Verified
Divided Chesapeake School Board names new superintendent John Buzbee, The Virginian-Pilot Updated Mon, July 13, 2026 at 11:06 PM UTC Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHESAPEAKE — The School Board has appointed its next superintendent. At its Monday evening meeting, the board moved in a 5-4 vote to hire Doug Brubaker to act as the next top administrator of the district. Brubaker is the superintendent of Texarkana's school district in Texas.
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