former Dept. Supt. Jaime Aquino
Jaime Aquino, left, has resigned from his post of deputy superintendent with the Los Angeles Unified School District. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times / August 5, 2013)
September 13, 2013, 9:06 p.m.
Calling the Los Angeles Board of Education dysfunctional and warning that academic progress is at stake, a senior school district administrator confirmed Friday that he is resigning.
Deputy Supt. Jaime Aquino said he would remain with the nation's second-largest school system through Dec. 31.
His departure removes the top manager for academic initiatives during a period of rapid and seminal change, including a new curriculum, a new program for students learning English, a mandate that all students meet college-preparation requirements and a program to distribute tablet computers to every student. 
Aquino has been the right-hand man for L.A. schools Supt. John Deasy, who called his departure a "terrible loss."
Aquino, 48, said that the current school board majority has begun to micromanage everyday