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Cartwright board places interim superintendent on paid administrative leave pending contract investigation
Summary
The Cartwright Elementary District governing board voted 3–1 with one abstention to place interim superintendent Sadeghi on paid administrative leave while investigators review the legality of a proposed contract covering July 1, 2025to June 30, 2028.
The Cartwright Elementary District (4282) governing board voted to place Interim Superintendent Sadeghi on paid administrative leave pending an investigation into the circumstances and legality of the district's current contract, which the board said would run from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2028.
Board President Lydia Hernandez moved the measure after the board met in executive session; a board member seconded the motion. In a roll-call vote, Board Member Rosa Cantu voted yes, Board Member Cassandra Hernandez voted yes, Board Member Denise Garcia voted no, and Board Member Jennifer Romero abstained. President Hernandez then announced the motion carried.
The board described the leave as administrative and tied it to the ongoing investigation; the transcript records no additional details about the investigation's scope, investigators, or timeline. Jennifer Romero said she was "just disappointed that we're doing this big decision without having, any input from the community" and then abstained. Denise Garcia said she disagreed with the action, stating, "I do, disagree. I believe that miss Sadeghi did not have due process. I believe that this investigation is unfounded, and therefore, I vote no."
The board convened in executive session earlier in the meeting. The motion to place the interim superintendent on leave was presented after the executive session concluded. The minutes and transcript do not specify an effective date for the leave beyond the board's immediate action, nor do they identify who will carry out the investigation or any timeline for its completion.
The board announced its next regular meeting will be held Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, at 5 p.m. at the Cartwright School District Boardroom. The special meeting was adjourned at 7:51 p.m.
What the board did not record in detail in the public transcript: the identity of the investigator(s), the factual basis of the inquiry beyond a reference to the contract's "circumstances and legality," and any employment-status details beyond "paid administrative leave." Those items were not specified in the portions of the transcript provided.
