Nominee to lead D.C. education agency gets mixed reviews
Mayor Vincent C. Gray’s nominee for state superintendent of education received both praise and pointed criticism at a confirmation hearing Friday before a D.C. Council committee.
Jesus Aguirre has served since October as the District’s acting state superintendent of education, overseeing an agency that funnels millions of federal dollars to schools, runs buses for students with disabilities and crafts policies that affect both traditional public schools and public charter schools.
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Several members of the public testified in support of Aguirre’s confirmation, arguing that he showed himself to be an able administrator as director of the city’s Department of Parks and Recreation since 2009.
Aguirre managed — against all odds — to open pools and recreation centers on time, said Mary Terrell, a retired D.C. Superior Court judge.
“Every summer this becomes the battle of the ages, and there were many who said it could not be done,” Terrell said. “But he got it done … and I think he would bring that same can-do attitude to his work at OSSE.”
