Schools

Superintendent Drops in to Visit Walter Reed

He visits music program and other classrooms Thursday morning.

Outgoing School Superintendent Ray Cortines made a surprise visit to Walter Reed Middle School to visit the music department, but also took a tour of the rest of the classrooms.

Cortines was there to show his concerns for the and the who received their Reduction in Force notices.

K-CAL 9, the local CBS affiliate joined in the about the 12 teachers that could possibly be booted out of the school next year.

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The music students performed for Cortines after he toured the school and stopped in to watch some of the classes.

Click here for the link to the K-CAL clip.

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Music teacher Stephen McDonough and Principal Donna Tobin were quoted in the news TV clip.

School is closed on Friday for .

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