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UCSD Preuss Principal to Quit in Wake of Grade Manipulation Probe

The principal of the heralded and embattled Preuss School on the UC San Diego campus is quitting. Doctor Doris Alvarez submitted a letter of resignation today. KPBS reporter Ed Joyce has the story.

The principal of the heralded and embattled Preuss School on the UC San Diego campus is quitting. Doctor Doris Alvarez submitted a letter of resignation today. KPBS reporter Ed Joyce has the story.

Paul Drake is the senior vice chancellor for academic affairs at UCSD. He says the resignation is effective immediately and was a direct result of the recent audit. A San Diego School District audit of the charter school found numerous instances of grade manipulation.

When asked if Alvarez was asked to step down because of the results of the audit Drake said: "Uh, yes she was."

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Alvarez went on administrative leave when the audit began about five months ago. The school was picked as the tenth best charter school in the country by U.S. News And World Report earlier this year.

Drake says Alvarez will work in his office until her retirement next June.

Ed Joyce, KPBS News.