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Coos Bay SD 9 board appoints Gary Roberts interim superintendent after Justin Ainsworth resignation
Summary
Coos Bay School District 9 accepted Superintendent Justin Ainsworth’s resignation (previously recorded in a consent agenda) and authorized immediate negotiations for an interim contract with Gary Roberts, who was also appointed chief administrative officer, district clerk and budget officer for 2025–26.
The Coos Bay School District 9 board announced that Superintendent Justin Ainsworth had resigned and moved quickly to install interim leadership ahead of the 2025–26 school year.
Board members voted to authorize the executive committee to negotiate an interim superintendent contract with Gary Roberts and later appointed Roberts interim chief administrative officer, district clerk and budget officer for the 2025–26 school year.
The board said Ainsworth’s resignation had already been accepted via the consent agenda at a prior meeting; some members expressed concern that the resignation was listed in the consent agenda rather than discussed in open session. Board member Kim said, “something as big as superintendent’s resignation should be, in my opinion, not in a consent agenda,” and…
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