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Santa Clara County school board appoints interim superintendent
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) — Students and teachers in Santa Clara County have a new superintendent leading them as of Thursday morning despite protests from some community members. Two weeks ago, the Santa Clara County Office of Education fired Mary Ann Dewan without cause. The school board is not telling the public why she was […]
Santa Clara County education board appoints new leader amid turmoil
The Santa Clara County Office of Education has found a new interim superintendent, and he lives in Southern California. The county Board of Education voted 6-1 to appoint Charles Hinman Wednesday to temporarily replace ousted superintendent Mary Ann Dewan. Hinman has a 35-year career in public education, which includes multiple stints as a superintendent in school districts across California. He said he was notified more than one week ago by the search firm Leadership Associates that the superintendent position “was going to be open.”
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