District's No.2 man John Deasy likely successor to Ramon Cortines
By Connie Llanos/Los Angeles Daily News
Today may be John Deasy's first day as deputy superintendent of Los Angeles Unified, but the fast-talking New England native has already ruffled a few feathers at the nation's second-largest school district. Some senior staff members were upset by a memo Deasy sent two weeks ago that ordered them to bring organizational charts, project lists and details of their duties and goals when they have their first one-on-one meeting with their new boss. The grumbling reached Superintendent Ramon Cortines, who sent his new No. 2 - and rumored heir apparent - an e-mail urging him to get acquainted with staff members before handing them a to-do list. (more...)