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(Photo courtesy of El Camino College) School District’s State-Appointed Administrator Leaves for Position in San Francisco Area By Cristian Vasquez Union Representative Christopher Graeber. the state to help us,” added Graeber. “I am In another change to its leadership since “This is a very peculiar situation because willing to testify in Sacramento to tell them 2012, Inglewood Unified School District there is no model as to who should be hired how state takeovers don’t work. This system [IUSD] has lost its state administrator Dr. in this district.” needs to be better.” Vincent Matthews who was selected to serve Dr. Matthews, who was selected for Furthermore, the California State Auditor’s as the superintendent of the San Francisco the San Francisco position on March 29, Office released a report in January 2016 Unified School District (SFUSD). Appointed began his career in education 30 years ago expressing concern regarding the district’s to oversee Inglewood Unified by State as a teacher and has served as a principal recovery and the state’s ability to ensure Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom before becoming a superintendent. The San said recovery. “Since assuming control just Torlakson in 2015, Dr. Matthews accepted Francisco native is a product of that city’s over three years ago, the state superintendent the position offered by SFUSD and will public school system and stepped in to fill has appointed three individuals to serve as begin in his new role next week. the position left vacant by former State state administrator, not including an interim “Dr. Matthews is an outstanding educator trustee Don Brann, who stepped down last administrator, and the district has yet to who has done a fantastic job of turning year after more than two years with IUSD. demonstrate significant improvements to around the Inglewood Unified School District. “I am extremely proud of the hard work on its finances or operations,” indicates the He built great working relationships with the Inglewood staff,” Dr. Matthews said. “I report signed by State Auditor Elaine M. teachers, staff, administrators and the local am also appreciative of the assistance given Howle.“However, our ability to fully evaluate community,” Torlakson said via a press by Tom Torlakson and the entire California the appointment process was limited since release. “It’s a loss for Inglewood, but I Department of Education (CDE) team. the California Education Code does not know he will do the same great things for This was an extremely difficult decision, require the state superintendent to document San Francisco. I wish him the best.” but I needed to take this opportunity to be the basis for his appointment decisions.” Due to the budgetary woes that bankrupted closer to my family while returning to the While the auditor’s report indicates that IUSD back in 2012, the state took control district where I began both my student and the superintendent has appointed qualified of operations at the district’s request. State teaching career.” individuals to lead the district, it was noted control included a $55 million loan in order Dr. Matthews first managed a school district that the state superintendent has “great for IUSD’s financial obligations to be fulfilled. under a takeover in 2003 when Oakland discretion on who” is appointed. Graeber has Part of the state-funded bailout required that Unified surrendered to the state due to a been a vocal advocate of having Torlakson Torlakson “assume all legal rights, duties $37 million deficit. From there, he took his present at the IUSD’s board meetings at and powers of the governing board of the talents to lead the San Jose Unified School least once a month, but said the request has district and appoint a state trustee.” Since District for five-and-a-half years. He also yet to be fulfilled. the takeover, Torlakson has appointed four served as an area superintendent for the San “The response is, ‘That is why we have different administrators to run the district--all Diego Unified School District. a state trustee,’ and my response is, ‘Yeah, of whom have either been asked to leave or However, a report published by Southern but look what has happened,’” said Graeber. volunteered to vacate the position. California Public Radio indicates that IUSD’s “They thought Brann was going to save “We are really concerned with how all of financial stability and operations have not the district until his plan started unraveling this is playing out. This is a real setback. demonstrated significant improvement and he left. We don’t see him [Torlakson] Even though we had questions regarding under state administration. During a public that much. This isn’t an assignment that he Matthews, he was a consistent person in hearing hosted back in March 2016, Deputy asked for since the legislators gave it to him there and we were hoping he was learning State Auditor Ben Belnap stated that deficit after the state takeover, but he was given an the system and would make for a better spending has continued since the State assignment and he needs to be fully pledged school district,” said Classified Employees takeover. “We want more resources from in monitoring his employees out here.” • Inside This Issue Certified & Licensed Professionals.......................5 Calendar...............................2 Classifieds............................3 Community Briefs...............3 Hawthorne Happenings....3 Legals............................2, 6-7 Pets........................................8 Police Reports.....................2 Sports....................................4 Weekend Forecast Friday Partly Cloudy 64˚/57˚ Saturday Partly Cloudy 62˚/51˚ Sunday Sunny 64˚/51˚
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