LAUSD hires new charter chief
The Los Angeles Unified School District has hired an administrator with ties to the charter movement, as the new executive director of the Charter Schools Division.
Jose Cole-Gutierrez of Los Angeles takes over for Greg McNair, who will rejoin the district's legal team. In his post, Cole-Gutierrez will oversee 125 existing independent public schools and the review and approval of new ones.
He is a former general manager of the California Charter Schools Association and adjunct professor at Cypress College. He earned a bachelor's degree in history from Stanford University and master's in education from Harvard University.