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New London ―Superintendent Cynthia Ritchie was given a one-year contract extension and a raise this week after receiving a glowing annual review by the Board of Education. The board on Monday extended...
A college friend who retired from teaching reading in a public high school told me last week that she and her husband have created a foundation to pay for summer reading classes for second- and third...
New London School Superintendent Cynthia Ritchie received glowing reviews for her work in the district in her most recent performance evaluation and earned
State Audit Criticized For Using Rumors as Allegations By Mario A. Cortez An extraordinary audit report analyzing the San Ysidro School District’s (SYSD) financial mismanagement released last week by the California Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team (FCMAT) is being criticized for containing several inaccurate claims and allegations. The report, published last week and taken offline the next day, analyzed SYSD’s activities and contracts from 2012 through last year. Among the subjects of this fiscal review were the use of bond funds and the approval of a solar energy contract. T...
Board President Rosaleah Pallasigue, Board Member Irene Lopez, and former Superintendent Julio Fonseca. Photo – Mario A. Cortez San Ysidro School District Superintendent Julio Fonseca resigned abruptly on Friday night after a four-hour closed-door Board meeting. The District’s Board of Trustees had called a special meeting for September 1, to review complaints against Fonseca, including one raised by a district employee. The Board conducted a closed-door meeting among the board members, Fonseca, and his lawyer for over four hours, before emerging to announce its action. “The Board, by ...