Portland Schools superintendent to resign, cites district's payroll issues
Botana cites payroll issues with the district as his reason for stepping aside early, as he had planned to retire in June of 2023.
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Botana cites payroll issues with the district as his reason for stepping aside early, as he had planned to retire in June of 2023.
Portland Public School District Superintendent Xavier Botana said he will offer to resign at a district board meeting at 4 p.m. Friday.
Instead of pointing fingers at Portland Public Schools, the city needs to look in the mirror.
Xavier Botana, who joined the district in 2016, says he plans to leave at the end of the two-year contract extension he received Tuesday night.
The Portland schools reopening plan calls for universal masking indoors and pool testing, among other COVID-19 mitigation efforts