"The state Board of Education voted unanimously Wednesday night to appoint two of its members to oversee four poorly performing school districts, two of them in Monterey County — Greenfield Union and Alisal Union."
A third Salinas Valley district, King City Union, was not among those that will receive a visit from state officials. Officials were unavailable to explain why late Wednesday night.
The two state trustees will meet with the districts' leadership and the state District Assistance and Intervention Team to help develop plans for improving academic performance, and will return to the board in March to report on the progress. The state board took action in Sacramento at a meeting broadcast on the state Department of Education Web site.
The state board moved away from issuing harsher sanctions — which included possible district takeover by the state — against the academically troubled districts in favor of working with them to solve problems, said Esperanza Zendejas, Alisal superintendent, who was present in Sacramento.
