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Vote set on LAUSD deputy superintendent
- 06-22-2010
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By Connie Llanos/Los Angeles Daily News
The Los Angeles Unified school board today could appoint a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation director as the district's No. 2 man, possibly setting him up to succeed schools chief Ramon Cortines when his contract expires. The board is scheduled to vote in closed session on the appointment of John Deasy, the deputy director of education at the Gates Foundation where he has worked since 2008. For months, top district officials have searched for candidates to fill the No. 2 post, which has remained empty since Cortines vacated it in late 2008. Cortines took over leadership of the district after the school board bought out former Superintendent David Brewer's contract. (more...)
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