Overview
- Denise Saddler will assume the interim superintendent role on July 1, succeeding Kyla Johnson-Trammell.
- Saddler brings over 40 years of Bay Area education experience as a teacher, principal and network executive officer.
- The Board of Education is set to approve her employment contract terms at an upcoming public session.
- Former Superintendent Johnson-Trammell was removed in an April 4-1 vote held behind closed doors that the district says was part of a planned transition.
- The NAACP has called for greater transparency in the selection process, highlighting Johnson-Trammell’s leadership in ending state receivership and repaying a $100 million loan.