San Diego Unified's new superintendent Terry Grier officially clocks-in as the district's top leader today. He's already issued an action plan for his first 100 days on the job . KPBS Reporter Ana Tintocalis has the story.
Grier acknowledges it's a tough time to be stepping in as superintendent. San Diego Unified faces an $80 million loss in state education funding. More than 900 pink slips just went out to school employees.
Despite the uncertainty and fears, Grier is pressing on. The first item on his 100-day action plan is to develop a better working relationship with the school board.
Former superintendent Carl Cohn was criticized for not communicating with trustees and often pushing projects through without consulting them.
Also on Grier's list is the need to analyze the district's achievement gap, to downsize district operations, to boost staff morale and to meet with union leaders to hash out problems. He also wants to develop an incentive program to boost student attendance.
Grier comes to San Diego from North Carolina.
Ana Tintocalis, KPBS News.
