New appointment for the King City Joint Union High School District in Monterey County

  State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell will hold a news conference on Thursday morning to announce the appointment of Dr. John Bernard as the state administrator for the King City Joint Union High School District in Monterey County. The state takeover of the district was required by law after the district was granted a state loan to avoid bankruptcy.

            The $13 million emergency loan for the King City Joint Union High School District was authorized in Senate Bill (SB) 130, authored by Senator Jeff Denham (R-Merced). The bill was passed on an urgency basis in the Legislature and was signed into law by Governor Schwarzenegger on Wednesday.