Gloria E. Ciriza will officially become the next San Diego County superintendent of schools on July 1, following approval of the County Board of Education.
The board unanimously approved Ciriza late Wednesday evening. She was previously announced as the board's selection on April 15, but her contract needed to be approved at a public board meeting.
Ciriza is currently the SDCOE's assistant superintendent of student services and programs, which includes the Juvenile Court and Community Schools, Special Education, Student Support, Student Wellness and School Culture, Whole Child and Community Design, and Outdoor Education departments, a statement from the office said.She joined SDCOE in March 2021 and has advanced SDCOE's North Star goal to reduce poverty through public education, the department said.
She later served as an associate principal in the Poway and Chula Vista elementary school districts. During her tenure as principal, Heritage Elementary School became the highest-performing of 47 schools in CVESD. The Association of California School Administrators named her its 2018 Administrator of the Year for Curriculum and Instruction, and the California Association of Bilingual Educators named her Administrator of the Year in 2010.
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