The San Diego Unified School District must have whiplash. On Tuesday, Superintendent Bill Kowba announced he would retire in June. Less than 24 hours later, the school board announced they had found a successor: Cindy Marten, the principal of Central Elementary School in City Heights.
Marten and School Board Trustee Scott Barnett spoke to KPBS about her appointment. You can watch and listen to their interviews here.
KPBS Education Reporter Kyla Calvert also reports that in their rush to appoint Marten, school board members may have violated the Brown Act, California's open meeting law. Calvert is continuing to follow this story, so stay tuned.
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