LACCD board won't say why they paid chancellor to leave

Marshall Drummond was named chancellor of the Los Angeles Community College District in May 2007. Prior to that, he served as chancellor of the California Community College system.

At the time, LACCD officials touted his Sacramento experience and ability to establish a lobbying presence in Washington D.C.

Drummond was placed on a leave of absence in June. Weeks later, district officials announced his departure. He had 23 months remaining on his contract.

The LACCD is made up of nine colleges and serves more than 130,000 students.

This report comes from Neon Tommy, via LA Observed:

In July, the seven-member board of the Los Angeles Community College District paid then-Chancellor Marshall Drummond nearly a half-million-dollars to quietly leave office.

The sudden and puzzling departure of the high-profile career educator, who once oversaw the entire 110-campus California community college system, drew a short piece buried inside the Los Angeles Times, before vanishing from the media radar.