Top Sacramento City schools administrator tapped as interim superintendent
Published: Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013 - 8:32 pm
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| Sara Noguchi |
Board members for Sacramento city schools tapped a top district administrator Thursday night to serve as interim superintendent after Superintendent Jonathan Raymond leaves his post at the end of this year.
The board named Sara Noguchi, an assistant superintendent for the district’s Central Area, to the post. She oversees 21 schools, including the superintendent’s seven priority schools, which are part of an initiative to transform low-performing schools in high-needs neighborhoods.
Noguchi, who celebrates her 51st birthday today, said in an interview that immediately after Thanksgiving she will begin working with Raymond in the transition to take on his responsibilities. At the same time, she will guide the person selected to take over her duties.
Her selection came in a 5-2 vote during the board’s closed session Thursday night, with board members Gustavo Arroyo and Diana Rodriguez opposed. The vote was announced at the start of the open session. Neither Arroyo nor Rodriguez was available to comment about the reasons for their opposition.
Noguchi will receive a per diem rate of $883 for each day worked – an amount equal to a maximum annualized income of $192,500.