Sam Johnson is out
By John Horgan
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007 at 4:39 pm in Uncategorized.
It’s been a rough ride. Sam Johnson’s short tenure as superintendent of the San Mateo Union High School District will come to an end in late June. He has said he will retire at that time. There are a lot of people who believe his departure can’t come soon enough. The district is in disarray, both financially and certainly morale-wise. Now the question becomes: Who should replace him? For decades, the district has been led by an in-house individual. Maybe it’s time for the district’s trustees to look outside for Johnson’s replacement. In a separate but related matter, two of Johnson’s steadfast supporters on the district’s board of trustees, Marcia Cohn-Lyle and Diane Vranes, have stated they fully intend to seek re-election in November.
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April 8th, 2007 at 6:00 pm
It is good to see that someone at the San Mateo County Times is still aware that the SMUHSD and its teachers and staff have issues to be ironed out.
April 9th, 2007 at 2:50 pm
Channel 5 local news has story on Grand Jury report that sounds like he is getting out just in time. Wonder if you could loose a retirement thru all this?
April 10th, 2007 at 4:16 pm
Carole, you may be right. But most of the Grand Jury report is really old news. Not that this makes it irrelevant. But the public is well aware of the depths of the district’s many problems.
April 11th, 2007 at 9:22 am
I believe the expenditures for the first phase of construction need to be formally
investigated, given the results of the Grand Jury report.
April 11th, 2007 at 1:13 pm
It’s important to note that San Mateo County does not have a criminal grand jury, only a civil grand jury. If you are interested in possible criminal allegations, the grand jury is probably not going to be of much assistance. But it might be a good place to start.