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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: theking on April 24, 2025, 02:40:07 PM
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Fresno Unified trustees name interim superintendent Misty Her as new leader
Fresno Unified trustees plan to make interim Superintendent Misty Her the full-time leader of the state’s third-largest district, naming the longtime district educator as the sole finalist for the post.
The Wednesday evening announcement by the school board concludes a tumultuous 15-month search process for a new leader after Bob Nelson, the former superintendent, announced his retirement in January 2024.
The board voted, 6-1, in closed session to select Her as the next superintendent, and will approve a superintendent contract at its April 30 meeting. Trustee Susan Wittrup casted the “no” vote.
Her has worked in Fresno Unified for more than 30 years as a bilingual instructional aide, elementary school teacher, vice principal, principal, assistant superintendent and instructional superintendent . She was named a deputy superintendent in March 2021 and took over as interim leader of the district in May 2024.
She is the first woman to lead the district since its inception in 1873 — and will become the nation’s highest-ranking Hmong K-12 educational professional, according to the district.
Some Hmong parents and community members spoke in support of Her’s appointment at Wednesday’s school board meeting, and urged trustees to remove the interim lab
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She better not steal money. ;D