Sharon McClain, the superintendent of Hermosa Beach City School District, accepted an offer for the top job last night from Del Mar Union School District, a larger K-6 district in San Diego County.
She leaves the K-8 South Bay district after a five-year tenure. McClain said she was recruited for the Del Mar Union job by education head-hunters The Cosca Group, which called her last month.
In a conversation yesterday, McClain made clear that her husband, Joe Condon, will remain as head of Lawndale School District, where he's been since 1992.
"He's not going to leave. He'll probably retire from there," she said.
The couple have family in the San Diego and Orange County areas, and had been talking about moving down there in the future. Until Condon retires, McClain said she'd rent an apartment in the Del Mar area during the week, and the couple will retain their Long Beach home.
McClain said she'd meet shortly with the Hermosa Beach school board to talk about a transition period.
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