Dr. David K. Moore currently serves as the Superintendent of Schools for the School District of Indian River County (SDIRC). Upon
his arrival in Indian River, he initiated work to completely re-envision education in the District and solidified a framework
for systems change through the development and implementation of the ACHIEVE 2025 District Strategic Plan. Dr. Moore
continued to move forward with significant shifts in practice to maximize student learning outcomes, including annually
revising and implementing a District Strategic Plan and African American Achievement Plan; creating systems of support
to enhance the quality of instruction in classrooms; establishing leadership academies for administrators and instructional
coaches; developing the infrastructure and educational culture in which data-driven decision-making thrives; successfully
negotiating a multi-year teacher contract and salary raises for all teachers; and securing an operating millage to provide
fiscal resources needed to expand district supports.
Additionally, Dr. Moore was named as a National School Public
Relations Association “Superintendent to Watch 2021,” and completed the Yale University Fellowship Program for
Educational Leaders and the Florida Chief Executive Officers-District Leadership Program during the 2022-2023 academic
year. Under Dr. Moore’s leadership, during the 2021-2022 academic year, the SDIRC realized an improvement of 16 state
rankings for the District Grade from a ranking of 38 in 2018-2019 to a ranking of 22. This improvement in rankings showed
the highest rate of improvement in the State of Florida, with the exception of one other small district that also increased
a comparable number of state rankings.
More recently, during the 2022-2023 academic year, the SDIRC was the most
improved school district in the State of Florida when compared to the 2018-2019 academic year, increasing 25 state
rankings from 38 (18-19) to 13 (22-23). Additionally, Spring State Assessment results showed that the percentage of
students in the SDIRC performing on grade level or above, exceeded state percentages in all content areas tested,
ultimately resulting in the SDIRC being named a “Grade A” school district. This performance is an unprecedented
achievement in the SDIRC.
Prior to becoming superintendent, Dr. Moore served as an Assistant Superintendent for Miami-Dade County Public
Schools (M-DCPS), the fourth largest school district in the nation. During his more recent years with MDCPS, Dr. Moore
led the Division of Academic Support (DAS) which encompasses the Education Transformation Office (ETO), Student
Services, and the Office of School Improvement (OSI). Dr. Moore was instrumental in redesigning each area under his
supervision and significantly contributed to M-DCPS becoming one of the nation’s highest performing urban school
districts. Under Dr. Moore’s leadership, the ETO experienced a reduction in the percentage of schools supported by the
Office due to being identified as performing below a “C,” from 83 percent in 2015 to just one percent in 2019. Dr. Moore
led the charge which resulted in M-DCPS having zero schools with a designated school grade of “F” over a span of three
years. Additionally, schools supported by the ETO realized drastic improvements in students scoring proficient within all
content areas.