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Board tables superintendent search; directs staff to hold public forum and survey before deciding

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Summary

The board postponed a decision on how to run the 2025–26 superintendent recruitment, voting to delay choice of search method and asking staff to gather community feedback and host a public forum where Acting Superintendent Heath Rocha can be introduced.

The Los Gatos‑Saratoga Union High School District board voted Jan. 14 to table a decision on how to proceed with the 2025–26 superintendent recruitment and asked staff to schedule public outreach before selecting a search method.

The board had been presented three options: hire an external search firm (estimated cost about $30,000), conduct the search using internal Human Resources staff, or appoint Acting Superintendent Heath Rocha to the post without an external search. HR director Dagmar Derrickson explained the pros and cons of each approach and provided a…

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