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Carlsbad Unified board appoints Rick Schmidt as interim superintendent
Summary
Carlsbad Unified trustees appointed Rick (Richard) Schmidt as interim superintendent, effective Dec. 2, 2024, and approved an interim contract that pays $1,350 per full day worked; the contract anticipates employment through June 30, 2025, and passed 5-0 in open session.
Carlsbad Unified School District trustees on Nov. 20 approved the appointment of Rick Schmidt as interim superintendent, effective Dec. 2, 2024, and voted 5-0 in favor of an open-session contract that sets a daily rate of $1,350.
The board announced the appointment after closed session and later asked the board to approve a public contract. The contract, read into the record and approved in open session, anticipates that Schmidt may be employed up to June 30, 2025, but contains no promise of…
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