Long Beach To Host It’s Official: I’m Retiring In 2020

From the Long Beach Unified School District:

December 18, 2019

Long Beach To Host It’s Official: I’m Retiring In 2020

I have been superintendent of this great school district for 18 years. I love my job. But the time is right to announce that I will be retiring at the end of this academic year.

I have remained connected to this school district ever since I began as a kindergartner here 56 years ago. I started as a teacher at Roosevelt Elementary School 38 years ago. I met my wife on the job. My kids graduated from our schools. I want to publicly thank my family for their support.

I also thank our teachers, support staff, labor partners, administrators, parents and community partners for everything they’ve done to ensure that our students are ready for college and careers. I thank our Board of Education and the other board members who preceded them during my time as superintendent.

After so many years of working here, I found it difficult to write this statement without becoming emotional. At the same time, however, our school district is in a strong position with many talented staff and leaders. The future is bright for this organization, and I look forward to seeing the continued progress of our students and schools.

I am fully committed to help with this transition period, and I again thank everyone in our school communities for their support through the years.

This press release was produced by the Long Beach Unified School District. The views expressed here are the author’s own.