Dan Hornick seeks to move OC schools from "good" to "great"

Starting his third year on the job, superintendent says post-pandemic attendance has improved significantly

In a fractious time, in a place that’s not exactly awash in funding for public education, the Orange County Public Schools got very lucky with Dr. Daniel Hornick, the superintendent of schools now in his third year on the job.

A lifelong athlete and former coach and teacher, Hornick is a study in optimism leavened with candor. In the midst of an intervi…