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Toliver, de-facto SUSD superintendent

Stockton, CA / Bilingual Weekly

SUSD Interim Superintendent Carl Toliver (at center) sits behind a flurry of whirling feathers as St. Mary’s Catholic Church Aztec Dancers open the SUSD Board open session with a Mesoamerican dance. The SUSD Board offered Toliver a 2-year contract as full Superintendent. PHOTO BY ROBERTO RADRIGÁN / BILINGUAL WEEKLY

It seems the Stockton Unified School District (SUSD) Board will take a two-year respite looking for a permanent Superintendent. On Tuesday, July 27, 2010, boardmembers voted 6-1 (with trustee Jose Morales dissenting) to offer a 2-year contract to Carl Toliver. Continue reading »

Ramirez back to business as usual

Stockton, CA / Bilingual Weekly

Salvador Ramirez

With Daniel Castillo gone and replaced by Steve Smith, the Stockton Unified School District (SUSD) Board on Tuesday, July 27, 2010, got the votes needed to restore Trustee Salvador Ramirez to full powers within the directive, getting back his committee assignments. Continue reading »

SAME OLD INTERIM, SAME OLD PROBLEMS

Carl Toliver was, for most of Stockton Unified School District (SUSD) Superintendent George Ridler’s administration (2001-2005), the man-behind-the-scenes, a quiet administrator who got things done without making enemies in the process. Continue reading »