Julian Crocker named interim school district superintendent
Julian Crocker.
–Julian Crocker has been named interim superintendent for the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District.
Chris Williams’ last day will be Feb. 6, 2019.
Crocker was first elected as County Superintendent in 1998, and re-elected in 2002 and 2006. Prior to his election, he served as Superintendent of Schools for the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District for nine years. He has also been Superintendent of Schools in San Mateo and Palo Alto, California. He retired in 2015.
The announcement came in a letter from San Luis Obispo County Superintendent of Schools James Brescia:
“Dear Paso Robles JUSD Students, Families, Faculty, Staff, and Community.
“At the board meeting on December 11, 2018, the district trustees unanimously agreed to have Julian Crocker, former Paso Robles superintendent and retired San Luis Obispo County Superintendent of Schools, serve as an interim superintendent for the district.
“Dr. Crocker will assist the newly elected, reelected, and returning trustees in making informed decisions regarding next steps in governing the district. The Deputy Superintendent, Jen Gaviola, Chief Academic Officer, Carol Kenyon, and Chief Business Officer, Brad Pawlowski fully endorse and welcome Dr. Crocker.
“Senior leadership will work with Dr. Crocker, faculty, staff, district site leadership, and the trustees to strategically plan and implement next steps in navigating the district through current challenges.
“The San Luis Obispo County Office of Education will continue to support the district with fiscal oversight, direct and indirect intervention, as well as providing
Dr. Crocker any resources available. I fully support the trustees’ decision to appoint Dr. Crocker on an interim basis. My office looks forward to reviewing the
progress he, the district leadership, and the trustees make in stewarding the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District.”
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