Claremont Superintendent David Cash confirms plans to leave for Clovis position
Perhaps, the most important item on the agenda at the Claremont Unified School District's board meeting on Thursday was announced toward the end.
Superintendent David Cash confirmed he was leaving Claremont Unified to become superintendent at Clovis Unified School District near Fresno.
His last day with the Claremont district will be June 30.
The announcement moved some board members at Thursday's meeting to tears.
Superintendent David Cash confirmed he was leaving Claremont Unified to become superintendent at Clovis Unified School District near Fresno.
His last day with the Claremont district will be June 30.
The announcement moved some board members at Thursday's meeting to tears.
"Tonight, I'm announcing my resignation as superintendent of the
Claremont school district," Cash said. "I've accepted the job at
Clovis. Clovis is a wonderful community."
He said Clovis provided an excellent match for me both personally and professionally.
Cash thanked every school board member except Steven Llanusa, with whom he had gotten into verbal skirmishes regarding communication issues.
Cash said the Clovis district had state-of-the-art facilities for students and a high Academic Performance Index.
"You've made our job easy in some ways," board member Beth Bingham said. "We certainly welcome your technical education ... I don't know how we're going to get by without having our baseball conversations."
The audience and board members gave Cash a standing ovation after the board's comments.
Cash said he interviewed for the Clovis position in April.
The district with 38,000 students was considered "one of the best school districts in the nation," he said.
Cash, who became Claremont superintendent in June 2006, said he would give input, if asked, in the search for a new superintendent, but will not have an active role.
"It's always difficult to leave," he said.
Cash will continue with his Claremont superintendent duties, which will include finding new principals for Condit and Sycamore elementary schools.
Also at the meeting, the board honored several Claremont students who have received recognitions.
Claremont High School senior Anna-Louise Walton was recognized as a James E. Scripps Scholar from Scripps College as well as being a National Merit Scholarship finalist.
Other National Merit finalists were Manisha Gamage, Christine Lee, Jacob Ortega-Gingrich, Judith Yu and Scott Zylstra.
Paige Sechrest was a Claremont High National Achievement Scholarship winner, winning a $2,500 scholarship award. She was one of more than 150,000 students who took the 2007 PSAT and entered the 2009 National Merit Scholarship Program.
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He said Clovis provided an excellent match for me both personally and professionally.
Cash thanked every school board member except Steven Llanusa, with whom he had gotten into verbal skirmishes regarding communication issues.
Cash said the Clovis district had state-of-the-art facilities for students and a high Academic Performance Index.
"You've made our job easy in some ways," board member Beth Bingham said. "We certainly welcome your technical education ... I don't know how we're going to get by without having our baseball conversations."
The audience and board members gave Cash a standing ovation after the board's comments.
Cash said he interviewed for the Clovis position in April.
The district with 38,000 students was considered "one of the best school districts in the nation," he said.
Cash, who became Claremont superintendent in June 2006, said he would give input, if asked, in the search for a new superintendent, but will not have an active role.
"It's always difficult to leave," he said.
Cash will continue with his Claremont superintendent duties, which will include finding new principals for Condit and Sycamore elementary schools.
Also at the meeting, the board honored several Claremont students who have received recognitions.
Claremont High School senior Anna-Louise Walton was recognized as a James E. Scripps Scholar from Scripps College as well as being a National Merit Scholarship finalist.
Other National Merit finalists were Manisha Gamage, Christine Lee, Jacob Ortega-Gingrich, Judith Yu and Scott Zylstra.
Paige Sechrest was a Claremont High National Achievement Scholarship winner, winning a $2,500 scholarship award. She was one of more than 150,000 students who took the 2007 PSAT and entered the 2009 National Merit Scholarship Program.
wes.woods@inlandnewspapers.com
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